Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program

Your library card opens the world to you through physical books, audiobooks, music CDs, DVDs—as well as downloadable or streaming version of the same products.  Now let your library card open the doors of Connecticut libraries by participating in the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program!

The East Hartford Public Library is among the over one hundred fifty (150) Connecticut library locations participating this year in the Connecticut Library Association’s Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program.

To celebrate National Library Week, which falls during April, the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program invites you to visit all of the participating Connecticut public libraries. Each library has its own architecture, vibe, and collection to explore and browse! The program is open to adults and children, and the hope is that it encourages residents to explore the amazing diversity of our public libraries.  

To begin, visit your local participating library to pick up your Passport. In East Hartford, residents may visit both the Raymond Library and the Wickham Memorial Library to pick up passports, get stamped, and receive a token gift (while supplies last). The Raymond Library is located at 840 Main St., and the Wickham Memorial Library is located at 656 Burnside Avenue. For library hours and a complete listing of programs and services, visit our website: www.easthartfordct.gov/library.

Next, take your Passport along as you visit other participating libraries. At each visit, show your Passport; the library will stamp your Passport and may give you another small gift.

(Please note: not all Connecticut libraries are participating and not all participating locations are giving gifts! Please be kind to library staff.)

If you visit at least five (5) participating libraries and return your Passport to a participating library by May 10, 2024, then you will be entered into a state-wide drawing for a chance to win a $200 Visa gift card for adults (18 and up) and a $200 Visa gift card for children (under 18). This is a state-wide contest where four winners will be selected: one adult and one child from a random drawing from all returned Passports with at least five separate library stamps, and the one adult and one child who visited the most libraries/received the most stamps.