Homeschool Hack: Library Passes
A great way to save money on educational field trips is to utilize the free passes available through the library. There are many passes to choose from, and all passes have a circulation period of seven days and may be renewed once for a total circulation period of fourteen days. The passes can be used once every six months but with so many passes to choose from, by the time you have cycled through the passes once, it will be time to start again. These are great enrichment activities to add depth to your homeschooling.
Whatever you are studying, maybe there’s a play that fits your theme. It’s always worth keeping on eye on the performances that are available through Alliance Theatre.
The pass is valid for 2 tickets to Hertz Stage or Coca-Cola Stage performances, or 4 tickets to Family Series performances.First come, first served.
Important:Bring the Library Pass and your online ticket receipt to the Alliance Theatre Box Office to receive your tickets.Valid only for current productions.
Not valid for future productions, classes, camps, programs, or other events.
To Redeem:
Choose your performance, date, and time.
Enter the promo code in the top-right corner of the screen.
Tickets will appear as price type “Library Pass”
Select desired performance to complete checkout.
The Breman Museum connected people to Jewish history, culture and the arts. This is a great museum to visit during a World War Two study or a Georgia History Unit. Currently, they have a Fiddler on the Roof exhibition, so if you just saw one of the many productions performed throughout Georgia, you may want to reinforce it with a museum visit. The Family Pass is good for four free admissions to the museum. The Family Pass is for general admission only and is not valid for special events or exhibits.
The Center for Puppetry Arts produces 600+ performances a year, and offers 50+ types of educational programs, It is home to more than 5000 puppets and artifacts.
The Pass admits four people to the World of Puppetry Museum OR a 25% discount on an All-Inclusive Ticket.
An All-Inclusive ticket is for one person and includes: a Family Series Performance, a Create-A-Puppet Workshop, and admission to the Museum. The performance is for Family Series ONLY.
To “purchase” an All-Inclusive Ticket, call the Center’s Ticketing Office at 404.873.3391 and use the code LIBRARY. Present the Passport at ticketing to redeem your discounted All-Inclusive Ticket.
Not valid for online sales, previously purchased tickets, group tickets, or any other discount.
It is not possible to purchase an All-Inclusive Ticket using the Passport on Sunday performances. Try to redeem it on Tuesday.
Call 48 hours in advance to inform the Center you will be using the Passport to redeem an All-Inclusive Ticket.
You can explore the watershed exhibit, take a stroll along the story stroll, visit the art gallery and watch the twenty-minute Reimagine our River Film. The pass can save you up to $80 on admission.
The Family Pass is good for four admissions to the Center. The Pass is for general admission only and is not valid for special events or exhibits.
The Center reserves the right to limit the pass to one use per family per day.
There are so many parks and historic sites to see in Georgia. Our family has taken advantage of this pass on numerous occasions. You can use it all over Georgia. We have used it at the Little White House, Jarrell Plantation, and Fort McAllister State Park.
The Park Pass consists of a hanging tag that allows free parking at all of Georgia’s state parks and historic sites.
The Historic Site Family Pass allows two free admissions into any of Georgia’s historic sites. The Family Pass is for general admission only; it is not valid for special events, tours, or program fees.
Discovery BackpackThe Discovery Backpack consists of a backpack with binoculars and three foldout, weatherproof guides: Georgia’s Birds, Georgia’s Wildlife, and Georgia’s Trees and Wildflowers.
Go Fish is currently closed due to repairs. Check out their website for reopening details: https://gofisheducationcenter.com/
The Family Pass allows up to four free admissions to the Center.
Macon Museum Pass
The Tubman African American Museum offers enrichment for an American history study. The Museum of Arts and Sciences is great for younger children, and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is perfect for sports enthusiasts. We have taken three passes to Macon in the past and split up as a family, visiting the museums that most appealed to our different children and their interests. When taken to any of the three museums, the Macon Museum Pass admits up to four people to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, Museum of Arts and Sciences, and Tubman Museum. The Pass is for genral admission only and is not valid for special events or exhibits.
The Michael C Carlos Museum is a fantastic history museum. With collections from Africa; ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East; ancient Greece and Rome; the Indigenous Americas; and South Asia; as well as American and European Works on Paper.
Allows up to six free admissions to the museum. The Pass is general admission only and cannot be used for other museum offerings, such as audio tours, special exhibits, or special programming. Children must be accompanied by parents.
Created to preserve technological history and educate visitors on the past and future of computing, this is a great museum for future computer engineers and tech industry professionals.
The Library Pass is good for four admissions to the museum. The Pass is for general admission only and is not valid for special events or exhibits.
The Shakespeare Tavern is a perfect outing for a high schooler (or any age) studying shakespeare. The Tavern offers a lot of educational opportunities, but if you are just looking for a cheap way to see a performances, these passes are great.
Allows up to two free tickets to a performance at the Shakespeare Tavern (general admission or balcony seats for tiered seating shows.
Additional tickets may be purchased at a discount of $15 each with the Pass.
Redeeming the Pass:
Patrons present both the Theatre Pass and the Theatre Pass Voucher at the box office.
Tickets can only be picked up on the evening of the performance only.
Reservation Steps:
Select a show at the Shakespeare Tavern calendar. www.shakespearetavern.com/tickets/calendar
Reserve by contacting the box office 404.874.5299 x0 or email boxoffice@shakespearetavern.com
Policies
Tickets may only be reserved for performances within the pass circulation period so don’t select a performance outside of your fourteen-day window.
Limit: one performance per circulation (renewal does not add another performance).
Failure to pick up reserved tickets may affect future use of the Pass.
Tip: Arrive early; seating begins 75 minutes before the performance.
Clayton County Additional Passes:
Some library systems have additional passes not available at other libraries. Clayton County has two additional passes:
Our family visited Spivey Splash for the first time last year and enjoyed our experience. Here are the details for the pass:
1 checkout is allowed per household during the season (May 27 through September 2, 2025).
The checkout period is 7 days, and there are no renewals.
If the pass is not returned before the end of the checkout period, a $1.00 per day late fee will be applied until the pass is returned.
Lost or misplaced passes will incur a $75 replacement fee.
To check out a pass, patrons must be at least 21 years old, a Clayton County Resident, and have a valid Clayton County PINES Library Card with no more than $10 in charges on their account.
Passes must be returned to the same branch from which they were checked out.
Four (4) free tickets to select Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performances.
To be eligible, you must register for an account.
Once registered, you will receive regular emails regarding upcoming available concerts. You can log into your account and redeem your tickets online five (5) days prior to each performance.
You do NOT need to visit the library to reserve a pass. This pass is available to anybody receiving public assistance from the State of Georgia.
In the future, The Homeschool Issues will be reviewing as many of these passes as we can. If you would like to contribute to this with your photos and reviews, we’d love to hear from you.
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