A library card is an invitation to an endless buffet of books, movies, magazines, online-learning assets, legal forms, health information, oral histories, maps, old newspapers and more.

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, a promotion by the American Library Association. In addition to all the free learning and entertainment a library card unlocks, there’s a pathway at your local branch — almost everywhere you might be in Louisiana — to free admission at some of the state’s best museums.

The opportunity represents a potential savings ranging into the hundreds of dollars.

• In Orleans Parish, the New Orleans Public Library’s Culture Pass program has a roster of more than a dozen museums and attractions, including French Quarter house museums, the Contemporary Arts Center

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