The LaGrange Memorial Library has announced a partnership with Hills & Dales to offer free passes to the community to visit the estate. Library patrons from Troup County will be able to check out a community pass that will allow for free admission for a group of up to four for a guided tour of the Callaway family home and a self-guided tour of the gardens. The Georgia Public Library System partners with organizations all over the state so that they can offer Experience Passes, where library patrons can check out passes for free admission at locations like the Alliance Theatre, the Center for Puppetry Arts and other locations throughout Georgia. They also have discounts for places like the Georgia Aquarium. Hills & Dales reached out to the library to see if it wanted to offer similar passes as the state Experience Passes, but it will only be available to Troup County residents. Under the partnership, Hills & Dales has provided a pass that admits four to the historic site. Anyone with a library card and who is a resident of Troup County can come in and check out the pass for use for seven days. “They take the pass. They get admission. They bring the pass back to us, and then somebody else can check it out,” said Kelly Ansley, regional director of the Troup-Harris Regional Library System. There are no checkout limits, so if people didn't get to go during their seven days, then they can check it out again if there are no hold requests. Patrons are also free to check out the pass…
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