150 Passport Prizes
To celebrate the library’s 150 birthday, grab a Sesquicentennial Passport and embark on an adventure at the library and around your community. Available March – December, the Passport is full of activities and events for all ages so you can map out your perfect journey.
Prizes
How to earn it:
Complete one activity of your choice to earn your first prize.
 
Prize:
  • Welcome Sticker

How to earn it:
Collect 15 stamps by completing activities of your choice.
 
Prizes:
  • Commemorative Sesquicentennial tote bag
  • Coupon for a free book from Friends of the Library

How to earn it:
Fill out the tear-out ticket in the back of your Passport and return it to any Columbus Metropolitan Library location. Participants have two opportunities to enter the raffle. Raffle entries must be submitted by August 1 for the first drawing or by December 1 for the second drawing.
 
Prizes:
  • Yeti cooler filled with books and 2 camp chairs
  • One-on-one family or neighborhood history research session with the library’s Local History and Genealogy team
  • $100 library café gift card
  • Kindle Fire 10 Tablet
  • Two tickets to the 2024 Celebration of Learning (Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation fundraiser)
  • Sesquicentennial Swag Bag
Each stamp can only be earned once. Participants cannot repeat the same activity to earn additional stamps. Limit one prize at each level per customer and one grand prize entry per customer.
150 Passport Information
Find out more information about our 150 Passport program.
150 Passport Events
Check out the list of events and programs you can attend to earn a stamp on your passport.
150 Passport Reading Challenge
Let’s read together to celebrate 150 years of our library!
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