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Lifehack: Get free Zoo Atlanta, museum passes from Gwinnett libraries

Gwinnett Libraries card holders can check out free passes to Zoo Atlanta.

Credit: Photo courtesy of Zoo Atlanta

Credit: Photo courtesy of Zoo Atlanta

Gwinnett Libraries card holders can check out free passes to Zoo Atlanta.
By Amanda C. Coyne
Dec 22, 2017

Gwinnett County Public Libraries don’t just check out books. You can get free passes to Zoo Atlanta, Georgia state parks and historic sites and six metro Atlanta museums with your library card.

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Cardholders can check out a weeklong pass for a group of four to any of the museums or attractions that Gwinnett County libraries have partnered with.

You can go to:

**Passes to Zoo Atlanta and the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory cannot be reserved in advance.

*Passes to the Hudgens Center for the Arts, Southeastern Railway Museum, Center for Puppetry Arts and Wrens Nest Museum do not include special events or educational programs. You can click on each attraction above to place a hold on passes or find out more information on them.

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Amanda Coyne is a hyperlocal reporter for the AJC, covering Gwinnett County.

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