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Check Out Washington
Patrons of most public libraries in Washington can access state lands through the Check Out Washington Program.
Library card holders can check out a limited-edition special Discover Pass. The library Discover Pass allows borrowers access to millions of acres of state parks and other state public recreation lands.
Washington State Parks offers this program in partnership with the Washington State Library, the Washington departments of Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources. The Washington State Parks Foundation provided initial funding to help launch the program.
Background
The original pilot program started in spring 2019 with four library systems. By 2020, the program expanded to nearly 200 libraries. In 2021, funding from the Legislature afforded two special Discover Passes to any library outlet that requested them, expanding Check Out Washington across the state.
Libraries reopening across the state
The COVID -19 pandemic closed all Washington libraries in March of 2020, but they are slowly starting to reopen. Most participating libraries also offer curbside pickup service, including the Check Out Washington Discover Pass.
Participating library systems include those listed below. This list is updated periodically. For more information, please call your local library.
- Anacortes Public Library
- Asotin County Library
- Bellingham Public Library
- Burlington Public Library
- Camas Public Library
- Carpenter Memorial Library
- Cathlamet Public Library
- Central Skagit Library
- Columbia County Rural Library District
- Davenport Public Library
- Denny Ashby (Pomeroy)
- East Adams Library District
- Ellensburg Public Library
- Everett Public library
- Fairchild Airforce Base
- Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
- Gilmour Memorial Library (Kittitas)
- Grandview Library
- Hesseltine Public Library (Wilbur)
- Jefferson County Library
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord Libraries
- Kalama Public Library
- Kelso Public Library
- King County Library System
- Kitsap Regional Library
- LaConner Regional Library
- Liberty Lake Municipal library
- Libraries of Stevens County
- Longview Public Library
- Lopez Public Library
- Mid Columbia Libraries
- Mount Vernon City Library
- North Central Washington Libraries
- North Olympic Library System
- Odessa Public Library
- Orcas Island Library
- Pend Oreille County Library District
- Pierce County Library System
- Port Townsend Public Library
- Puyallup Public Library
- Richland Public Library
- Roslyn Public Library
- San Juan Island Library
- Seattle Public Libraries
- Spokane County Library District
- Spokane Public Library
- Sprague City Public Library
- Tacoma Public Library
- Timberland Regional Library
- Upper Skagit Library District
- Walla Walla Public Library
- Walla Walla Rural Library District
- Whatcom County Library
- Whitman County Library
- Yakima Valley Libraries