西雅图图书馆证新玩法：一证免费逛18家博物馆
位于华盛顿州金县的西雅图有一张被低估的“城市通行证”：图书馆借书证。据《西雅图中文时报》介绍，西雅图公共图书馆（SPL）与金县图书馆系统（KCLS）的“Museum Pass”计划，让持证居民每月可按参观日期免费预约一次博物馆门票，两个系统的额度独立计算，等于每月有两次机会。
每张借书证最少可预约两张成人票，热门场馆额度更高：西雅图水族馆一次可免费带四人入场；太平洋科学中心最多可带 2 名成人、6 名青少年和 2 名照护者；林地公园动物园最多四人；流行文化博物馆（MoPOP）可带 2 名成人和 2 名儿童。合作博物馆共 18 家。
预约在各系统网站进行，每日放票时间固定：SPL 为中午 12 点，KCLS 为下午 2 点，热门场馆名额通常很快订完。此外，持证还可经“Check Out Washington”借用 Discover Pass 免费进入华盛顿州立公园，该通行证单日票价 11.5 美元、年票 51.5 美元。
A Seattle library card now opens 18 museums for free: how the Museum Pass works
SEATTLE, Washington — Seattle, in King County, Washington, has an underused city pass: a library card. According to the Seattle Chinese Times, the Museum Pass programs run by Seattle Public Library (SPL) and the King County Library System (KCLS) let cardholders reserve free museum admission once a month by visit date, and because the two systems' allotments are independent, residents effectively get two chances a month.
Each card guarantees at least two adult tickets, and marquee venues allow more: the Seattle Aquarium admits four people free; the Pacific Science Center allows up to two adults, six youths and two caregivers; Woodland Park Zoo allows up to four; and the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) allows two adults and two children. Eighteen museums take part.
Reservations open on each system's website at fixed times — noon for SPL and 2 p.m. for KCLS — and popular venues book out quickly. Cardholders can also borrow a Discover Pass through "Check Out Washington" for free entry to Washington state parks; the pass otherwise costs $11.50 for a day or $51.50 for a year.
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图片来源：西雅图中央图书馆。图片：Dietmar Rabich，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Seattle Central Library. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
