Kids illustrated library explorers cat, fox, axolotl, sloth, and dog characters.

Now at participating libraries: Collect Library Explorers trading cards

Explore, discover, connect, and create with your local Georgia public library!

Kids can collect trading cards by participating in different library activities such as checking out books, completing reading challenges, using library tech, and more.

Help your child collect all 11 cards, including 2 rare cards, and cards that unlock exclusive online content. Ask your local librarian how to get started and earn the first card. With your PINES card, you can visit any participating library to ask about kids trading cards.

Kids can collect, trade, and play games with their friends! Preview all the cards below.

Print a checklist of cards, so you know which ones you still need to collect.

Explore

Discover

Connect

Create

Rare

Explore

The cardholder cat trading card with exploration ability providing access to a world of fun, books, activities and more at the library.

Starter card

Soundwave focus axolotl with headphones and tablet with focus ability to tune out distractions as you enjoy the next great audiobook with eRead Kids.
Summer Reading Champion fox and dinosaur with colorful books trading card with endurance read ability to participate in the ultimate reading challenge and grant a temporary shield against boredom for summer.

Discover

Connect

Programming power-up with colorful characters trading card with activate fun ability to temporarily increase mood and energy of everyone present.
Beanstack tracker dog with colorful books trading card with minute master ability to log minutes, reach a goal, and complete reading challenges.
Knowledge keeper sloths with colorful books trading card with knowledge ability to provide expert, immediate assistance with a question or interest, instantly removes confusion from user.
Techie fox with Launchpad tablet and story spark ability to provide instant access to fun and education reading apps.

Create

Rare

Character collective colorful kids trading card with favorite tracker ability asking which one you like best axolotl, fox, cat, dog or sloth.
Crafty kid cat with colorful art supplies trading card with painter's brush ability to convert energy into artistic power and generate a temporary boost of joy and focus.

Find a participating library near you!

Athens Regional Library System
Azalea Regional Library System
Cherokee Regional Library
Chestatee Regional Library
Clayton County Library System
Coastal Plain Regional Library
Columbia County Library System
Conyers-Rockdale Library
Coweta County Library System
Dougherty County Public Library
De Soto Trail Regional Library System
Eastern Regional Library System
Flint River Regional Library System
Hall County Library System
Hart County Library System
Henry County Library System
Houston County Public Library
Jefferson County Library System
Kinchafoonee Regional Library System
Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
Mountain Regional Library System

Newton County Library System
Northeast Georgia Regional Library System
Northwest Georgia Regional Library System
Ocmulgee Regional Library System
Oconee Regional Library System
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Okefenokee Regional Library System
Peach Public Libraries
Piedmont Regional Library System
Pine Mountain Regional Library
Roddenbery Memorial Library
Sara Hightower Regional Library System
Screven-Jenkins Regional Library System
South Georgia Regional Library
Statesboro Regional Public Libraries
Thomas County Public Library System
Three Rivers Regional Library System
Troup-Harris Regional Library System
West Georgia Regional Library System

Collect, trade, and play games

Play Critter Bonanza!

Game Rules
Each trading card has been assigned a point value on the lower right corner of the front of the card. These values allow kids to use the cards in a 2-player, war-style card game.

How it works
Players shuffle all the cards together. Players keep any rare cards they have collected.

The deck is divided evenly and dealt one at a time, face down. Each player takes their stack of cards, shuffles them, and hides their stack from the other player. If a player has a rare card, they can keep it on the side of their stack for later use.

Each player turns up a card from their stack at the same time and the player with the higher valued card takes both cards.

If both players play a card of equal value, it is a tie. Each player plays one additional card face-up as a tie-breaker. The player with the highest card takes all four cards played on that hand. If a tie occurs again, this process continues until one face-up card is higher than all the others, and the winner takes all the cards played.

Rare ability: Rare cards are indicated with a yellow bookmark and a point value of 100. Players can choose to play this card alongside another card once during the game. Playing a rare card with another card doubles the points of the non-rare card.

Card type bonus: Each card is one of four types (Explore, Discover, Connect, Create). During play, if a player’s card type matches the card type played before it, the player adds +25 to the value of the card in play. Card types are indicated by symbols: Explore = magnifying glass | Discover = sparkle | Connect = lighting bolt | Create = paintbrush

How to win
When each player has played all their cards, the player with the most cards wins the round. The first to win 3 rounds wins the game.

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