The Libraries of Eastern Oregon offer year-round opportunities for library card holders to gain passes to museums, local arts, culture, history and recreation organizations.

The program is called “Discover and Go!” and it’s currently provided by LEO and public libraries in 16 Eastern Oregon counties — Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler.

Stephanie Chase, LEO executive director, welcomes all library card holders in Eastern Oregon to check out the places they can explore through the Discover and Go cultural pass program.

To get your four-person pass, you must first have a library card from your local library. Then go to http://librariesofeasternoregon.quipugroup.net and click on your library’s name from a pull-down menu.

Enter your library card number and create a pin passcode. After you are logged in, you can browse for passes by date or venue, and you can make your reservation and print or download your pass.

“You can either click on the ‘show first available offer’ link to the right, which will take you to the first day a pass is available for that attraction, you can click on the ‘select available date’ link at the top left, which will allow you to pick a particular date and see what’s available for that day,” Chase said.

When you’ve selected the attraction and date you are interested in, click on the green reserve button and the pass will be reserved on that date for you.

You can cancel as long as you have not already downloaded or printed the pass, and passes cannot be used by others in your place. A photo ID is often required at the cultural site.

“There is an exciting selection of cultural attractions to visit,” Chase said.

Among them are the Heritage Station Museum in Pendleton, Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, in The Dalles, Columbia Gorge Museum in Stevenson, Washington, High Desert Museum in Bend, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon State Parks parking permits for day use parks, and Tamastslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton.

“We anticipate adding the Portland Japanese Garden, the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland and the Fort Dalles Museum in the next month or so, with additional cultural organizations over the next few months,” Chase said.

For more information, Chase recommends reading the “Frequently Asked Questions” at librariesofeasternoregon.org or inquire at your library.