We get this question a lot.  A couple of people in the area who rent their
houses have tried to use the library's CMBG passes as a perk for their
renters.  We have had to make it very clear that the passes are only for
library cardholders, and that the cardholder has to be one of the CMBG
visitors.  So, a cardholder cannot get tickets and hand them off to their
guests, relatives, etc.  We are pretty firm about this.  Having said this,
we are in the Boothbay region and very close to the gardens.  These passes
are used almost daily in July and August, and we want to be sure our
regular patrons have access to them.  Libraries which are further away may
not have this issue!

Best,
Jen Britton



On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 12:20 PM Alice Olson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Do you require someone to be a patron of your library to utilize free
> passes (that you have purchased) such as to The Botanical Gardens in
> Boothbay, for example? Our services are free here, but we have had a
> disgruntled person who wants passes but doesn't want to become a patron. I
> don't know why... We are just wanting to see wha the rest of you do.  Thank
> you!
>


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