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  • « Getting to Know Kids | Home | Things to Do: Three Activities to Build Self-Esteem »

    Things to Do - made simple and inexpensive and FUN

    By Tobi Kibel Piatek | April 22, 2008

    Mentors need ideas for things to do - inexpensive, fun and interesting. This totally fills the bill.

    DO YOU KNOW OF OTHER LIBRARIES THAT OFFER SIMILAR PROGRAMS? OTHER FREE RESOURCES?
    PLEASE POST THESE TO THIS BLOG - thanks

    Cultural Pass to Adventure at Beaverton City Library

    Each Cultural Pass to Adventure is available for a one-day check-out from your local Washington County library. You must pick up and return the pass to the same library.

    Each pass provides free admission to the destination of your choice. Some restrictions may apply. Check with your library or each destination for further details.

    Check out the Cultural Pass to Adventure at your local WCCLS library. (Not all passes are available at all libraries.) Use the online catalog to see which passes are available now.

    Follow these easy steps to plan your trip to adventure:

    Destinations (click for more information)

    A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village
    Children’s Museum
    Chinese Classical Garden
    The Japanese Garden
    Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
    Pittock Mansion
    Portland Art Museum
    Rice NW Museum of Rocks & Minerals
    Washington County Museum

    BCL subscribes to most passes that are available through the program. Each pass provides free admission to the destination of your choice but there is a $10.00 charge if the pass is returned late. You must be at least 18 years old to secure a pass and some restrictions may apply. All passes must be checked out at, and returned to, the Beaverton City Library on the same day the pass is used.

    Topics: Quality Time, Resources for Mentor, Resources for Teacher |

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