To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500 http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1913 by the Science Teachers’ Bureau, the Boston Children’s Museum is the second oldest children’s museum in the world and one of the few that maintain a collection. Designed for both children and families, the Museum exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health & fitness, and the arts, emphasizing hands-on engagement and learning through experience, and employing play as a tool to spark the inherent creativity, curiosity, and imagination of children.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, Technology
Pass Benefits
Pass admits up to 4 people at 50% off admission price per person; children under 12 months free.
This is an e-ticket, valid only for one day. You can either print it out or display the pass on your phone or mobile device. Please be sure that the pass barcode is visible. Print, email, or text your e-ticket at the time reservation is made. Please contact the museum for assistance.
Concord Museum
200 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742
978-369-9763 http://www.concordmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1886, the Concord Museum is a repository of local history and a gateway to the town of Concord. It educates visitors from around the world about the history of Concord and its continuing influence on American political, literary and cultural life through permanent and changing exhibits, educational programs and publications. Its collection contains a range of unique items from the area, including a Paul Revere lantern; many objects that once belonged to Henry David Thoreau; a reproduction of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s study; and furniture, artwork, and objects from the colonial era on.
Pass Benefits
This pass is a card pass that is checked out and must be returned. Once reserved, you may pick up the pass the day of use or the afternoon before if the Library is open. Check with the institution for any additional information about the day you plan to visit including safety guidelines and potential timed ticketing requirements.
Each pass admits 4 people at $5 off per person.
All passes that need to be returned must be returned on time to the branch you checked it out from.
Discovery Museum
177 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720
978-264-4200 http://www.discoveryacton.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Acton's Discovery Museum, located on a 4-acre campus, is aimed at providing an environment in which play becomes a conduit for learning about science, technology, and nature. The museum’s building contains a number of galleries dedicated to teaching scientific concepts in a fun, hands-on environment, as well as themed play spaces for younger visitors. Outdoors, Discovery Woods includes a nature playscape with a cargo net climb, nest swing and beaver lodges, as well as a treehouse with an observation deck and a bouncy bridge. There are opportunities to practice orienteering with provided maps and instructions on trails on the property. A museum shop is on the premises. The museum building is fully ADA compliant, with exhibits based on Universal Design principles.
Categories: Children, Family, Science
Pass Benefits
This pass is fully digital and you can retrieve it via your personal e-mail only. Once reserved, be on the lookout for an e-mail from support@assabetinteractive.com. Check with the institution for any additional information about the day you plan to visit including safety guidelines and potential timed ticketing requirements.
This pass admits up to 3 visitors at 1/2 price admission per person; any additional visitors must pay the regular admission price.
This library discount is NOT a reservation; you must reserve a ticket for a specific day and time prior to coming to the Museum campus; patrons must check into the Museum within one hour of their reservation time, and may stay as long as they like. Tickets are only valid for the date and time selected. Patrons can reserve tickets on our website prior to their visit and pay upon arrival. On-site ticket purchases will only be available if the Museum is not at capacity. No payment will be collected online, you will pay when you arrive. Present the Library pass e-mail with barcode to Admissions staff when checking in and the discount will be applied to the cost of your visit. You may print the pass or show it on your phone.
Garden in the Woods (Native Plant Trust)
180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA 01701
508-877-7630 http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Garden in the Woods (Native Plant Trust) displays rare and common native New England plants in a naturalistic setting at its location in Framingham, Massachusetts, attracting visitors from all over the world. Set on 45 acres, it includes two miles of paths that meander over glacier-sculpted ridges and through narrow valleys. A pond, a wooded bog, several springs, and a brook bring a diversity of wildlife into the garden. The garden is maintained by the Native Plant Trust, which works throughout New England to monitor and protect rare and endangered plants, collect and bank seeds for biological diversity, control invasive species, conduct research, and educate the public.
Pass Benefits
With each reservation, two guests gain admission to either Garden in the Woods or Nasami Farm for 50% off regular admission. Once reservation is made, ensure the location you wish to visit is open as private events, weather, and other reasons may cause schedule changes.
These are card passes that must be checked out and returned to the CFPL Main location. As they are card passes, they can be picked up the night before or day of use.
Gore Place
52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA 02453
781-894-2798 https://www.goreplace.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Gore Place is a historic 19th century country house located in Waltham, MA. Indoor and outdoor tours of the 50-acre estate—which boasts a magnificent Mansion, an authentic 1793 Carriage House, a working farm, and beautiful grounds—are available; check the website for the schedule. Special events include an annual sheepshearing festival and a summer concert series. There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Tours
Pass Benefits
This pass is a card pass that is checked out and must be returned. Once reserved, you may pick up the pass the day of use or the afternoon before if the Library is open. Check with the institution for any additional information about the day you plan to visit including safety guidelines and potential timed ticketing requirements.
Gore Place offers a combined Mansion Tour and Take-a-Walk Backpack Library Pass.
Each pass permits two adults and two accompanied children to tour the 1806 Gore Mansion at the reduced rate of $5 per adult and free for the accompanying children--regularly $16 per adult and $11 for children ages 6-16. The pass also permits passholders to rent a Take-a-Walk backpack at a reduced rate of $2–regularly $5.
Please note: The Mansion Tour pass is good for daytime Mansion tours only and may not be used during evening or special themed tours or during special events such as the Sheepshearing Festival at Gore Place.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210
617-478-3100 https://www.icaboston.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The building that houses the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Fan Pier is the first in the US designed by the architectural firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The museum was founded in 1936 as a sister institution to New York’s MoMA, though it had no permanent collection until starting one after moving into the new building on the waterfront in 2006. In addition to the collection, changing exhibitions, music, dance, film, talks, tours, family activities, and teen programming are offered throughout the year.
Categories: Art, Family, Music, Dance
Pass Benefits
ONLINE
• Advance tickets are recommended and can be purchased online: https://www.icaboston.org/
• Click on “Buy Tickets” and select your chosen date for ICA General Museum Admission
• Click on “Library Pass Coupon” ticket price. Anyone 18 and under receive complimentary admission and should use the ticket price “Youth (0-12)” or “Youth (13-18)”
• Follow steps to complete order. Your ICA tickets will be emailed to you.
• When you arrive at the ICA, proceed to the visitor services desk with your tickets and your library pass. Please show this pass to the staff member at the Visitor Services desk. If you have questions about the online ordering system, contact visitorservices@icaboston.org.
IN PERSON
• We recommend purchasing advance tickets online, however tickets can be arranged in person at the Visitor Services desk by showing this pass to the staff member. Hours and days of operation can be found on the website: https://www.icaboston.org/visit
Your ticket is valid for entry any time during the date selected. Please note: last entry to the museum is 20 minutes prior to closing time.
Tickets are final sale.
Advance tickets is recommended and can be purchased online https://www.icaboston.org
BENEFITS
Library Passes are $10 per ticket (discounted from the regular fee of $20 per ticket). One library pass will be valid for up to two admission tickets at the discounted price. Current pricing and visitor information: https://www.icaboston.org/visit
Patrons under the age of 18 are free without the pass.
Please visit the ICA website for schedule changes and visitor information.
Also: Admission is FREE for all every Thursday from 5 to 9 PM during ICA Free Thursday Nights. Advanced tickets are recommended for free days and nights. Tickets for Free Thursday Nights become available at 10 AM the morning of directly through the ICA website.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401 http://www.gardnermuseum.org/home/
[Details/Reserve]
The Gardner Museum houses the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a local patron of the arts who died in 1924, in a building she commissioned to look like a 15th century Venetian palazzo. The center of the original building showcases courtyard plantings that reflect the seasons as they evolve throughout the year. In addition to her collection, which remains displayed exactly she arranged it per her will, there are changing exhibitions, concerts, lectures, family events, and an artist-in-residence program. In 2012, the museum opened an addition designed by Renzo Piano that houses a space for their concert series.
Categories: Art, Family, Music
Pass Benefits
Prior to your visit, ensure you check their website to see what the current safety protocols entail, including possible timed ticketing, holiday closures, mask requirements, vaccination requirements, and other details you will want to know before reserving your pass.
- Each pass admits up to 4 adults for $5 each (General Admission only).
- Children under 18 are admitted for free.
- This pass is an eVoucher. Promo code and instructions for use will be included in your confirmation email after pass is reserved. Click the red "Access this pass" button in the email to view (it is not necessary to print the pass). Promo code is located below the barcode.
Mass Audubon (Drumlin Farm)
208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
781-259-2200 http://www.massaudubon.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Mass Audubon maintains about 100 wildlife sanctuaries in Massachusetts, more than half of which may be visited for walks on trails and visits to nature centers and museums. Among these is Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, a working farm with animals and crops, plus exhibits that include native wildlife, such as owls, foxes and deer. A shop on the premises sells items related to nature, such as bird feeders and binoculars.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature
Pass Benefits
COVID UPDATE: Prior to your visit, ensure you check their website to see what the current safety protocols entail, including possible timed ticketing, holiday closures, mask requirements, vaccination requirements, and other details you will want to know before reserving your pass.
This Library Partner Admission Pass admits 1 vehicle OR up to 4 people to a Mass Audobon wildlife sanctuary. Some sanctuaries have a $2 admission fee per visitor over the age of 2. You must use the pass on the date you reserved the pass.
Massachusetts State Parks (Department of Conservation and Recreation)
251 Causeway Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114-2104
617-626-1250 http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/
[Details/Reserve]
The Massachusetts State Parks have locations in all regions of the Commonwealth, from Pittsfield to Boston, and from Gloucester to Provincetown. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, and reservoirs, each with its own unique activities and amenities like hiking, biking, swimming and boating, camping, and more.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Recreation
Pass Benefits
COVID update: Prior to your visit, ensure you check their website to see what the current safety protocols entail, including possible timed ticketing, holiday closures, mask requirements, vaccination requirements, and other details you will want to know before reserving your pass.
Pass valid for free parking for one passenger vehicle at over 50 MA State Parks that charge a parking fee.
All passes that need to be returned must be returned to the branch you checked it out from. You can pick up the pass the day before or the day of your reservation.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300 http://www.mfa.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, in existence since July 4, 1876, is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, with a collection of almost 500,000 works of art, ranging from ancient Egyptian artifacts to contemporary painting, sculpture and video. In addition, there are always special exhibitions on view, opportunities to take advantage of educational programs—some right in the galleries—and a contemplative Japanese garden.
Categories: Art, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Once reserved, you will get an e-mail that contains the discount code (which will be displayed under a barcode and start with the letters 'IP'). You must book the tickets on the MFA website to get the discounted rate. The e-mail is not your pass.
Promo code in e-mail entitles visitors up to (2) Library Pass rate tickets for adults and (4) Library Pass Youth tickets per order. Tickets will be discounted to $10 each.
Pass entitles each visitor to upgrade to a special exhibition ticket for an additional cost, same day only, subject to availability.
The Museum of Science in Boston is located on a piece of land that extends the width of the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge. Dedicated to promoting and educating visitors about science and technology, the museum includes a planetarium, the world’s largest open-air Van de Graaff generator, an IMAX theatre, a butterfly garden, and permanent and changing exhibits on birds, insects and animals; space; dinosaurs; engineering; nanotechnology; math; biology; and more.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science, Technology, Sky
Pass Benefits
Passes are now digital only! You must enter an e-mail address and have the pass e-mailed to you. No pickup required!
*This pass will admit up to 4 people at a 50% discount on tickets to the Museum’s Exhibit Halls. Children under 3 are not included in the count of 4 and are always admitted for free but must have a timed ticket.
*Your Library pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
*YOU MUST ALSO CALL THE MUSEUM TO RESERVE A TIMED TICKET. Call 617-723-2500 (daily, 9am – 5pm). Please call at least 1-2 days ahead to reserve your time slot otherwise the Museum might be fully booked.
*After you make your timed reservation with the Museum, they will send you an email confirmation with your reservation time.
*Please bring both your library pass confirmation (printed or displayed on a phone) and your email confirmation from the Museum when you visit. Show both confirmations at the gate to enter. You do not need to stop at the Box Office.
*If you are unable to show your Library confirmation on a phone, you may print out a copy using the link in the confirmation email or request a paper copy from the library.
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5200 http://www.neaq.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The New England Aquarium is home to thousands of aquatic animals, from the giant Pacific octopus to Northern fur seals to little blue penguins. They offer a wide range of exhibits, including a shark and ray touch tank and the Giant Ocean Tank, a four-story coral reef featuring hundreds of Caribbean animals. In addition, they have an IMAX theatre and run whale watch boat excursions in partnership with Boston Harbor Cruises from April through November.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science, Ocean
Pass Benefits
Must provide valid e-mail address to book as this coupon is digital as of 9/1/2022. E-mailed digital pass allows 50% off admission to the New England Aquarium.
Only applies to adult and child pricing.
This is not a ticket.
Redeem this coupon in the General Admission line at the Aquarium’s ticket booth for discounted admission for up to 4 people.
Please visit neaq.org/coupons for details.
Review the Aquarium’s website at www.neaq.org/safety ahead of your visit to ensure a safe and accessible experience.
Valid only for Aquarium admission.
This coupon does not provide any other discounts and cannot be applied to combo tickets.
Library coupons or tickets obtained with library coupons may not be sold.
Void if altered or copied. No cash value.
Hours of operation are subject to change.
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505-0598
508-869-6111 https://www.nebg.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Located in Boylston, MA, and open year-round, the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill features carefully planned gardens and collections of ornamental, edible and native plants, with a number of trails that traverse the 132-acre property. In addition, there are many programs and events, including classes, lectures, art exhibits and concerts. The Garden is run by the Worcester County Horticultural Society, the third oldest active horticultural society in the United States.
Categories: Art, Crafts, Family, Nature
Pass Benefits
COVID UPDATE: Click here to book your tickets online and view their Covid-19 protocols. Use promo code LIBDI to receive the library discount. You must present both your ticket AND the physical library pass when you arrive. Tower Hill is now allowing walk-ins so you no longer need to get your tickets in advance, but you always need to present the pass.
Pass valid for 2 guests at half-price.
All passes that need to be returned must be returned to the branch you checked it out from. You can pick up the pass the day before or the day of your reservation.
Trustees of Reservations (with deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum)
The Trustees of Reservations preserve and protect more than 100 special properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value—nearly 25,000 acres—all around Massachusetts. From Crane's Beach in Ipswich and World's End in Hingham to The Old Manse in Concord and Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, visitors to Trustees sites enjoy local history and nature in its various forms: beaches, meadows, forests, swamps and more.
In the summer of 2019, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the largest park of its kind in New England, became part of the Trustees. The museum, located in Lincoln, MA, encompasses nearly 30 conserved acres and presents contemporary art from New England—and beyond—with sculptures in the landscape and museum exhibitions. For a full list of locations, please visit their web site.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Benefits
Trustees GOPASS admits 2 adults & children under 18 at the Family Level admission rate which varies by the location you visit. Valid at more than 100 Trustees properties that collect an admission fee (including Fruitlands, deCordova, and The Old Manse).
Be sure to check with the destination you hope to visit to see if additional timed ticketing is required, as well as any other COVID protocols.
Zoo New England
1 Franklin Park Road, Boston, MA 02121
617-541-5466 http://www.zoonewengland.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Zoo New England operates Franklin Park Zoo, a 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, and the Stone Zoo, located on a 26-acre site near Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. In addition to animals, both zoos are engaged in wildlife and conservation programs, research, and education.
Pass Benefits
Pass valid for admission for up to 6 people at $9 per adult and $6 per child at the Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo.
There are no promo codes on the pass! Just come in, pick up your pass, and show the coupon at the Box Office to get the discount.