! The following library branch is closed on the selected date, which may affect your ability to receive passes that require picking up in person.
- Cary Memorial Library
To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Monday, January 20, 2025
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 Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass admits three (3) people to Discovery Museum and Discovery Woods for half off. Children under one are free. Half price admission is $8.50
Additional guests in your party will be charged the regular admission fee of $17.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
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 Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
This one-day Library Partner Admission Pass admits up to 4 people to a Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary. Admission is discounted to $2 admission per visitor over the age of 2.
Children under 2, admitted free.
Some sanctuaries require reservations before visiting. Please visit https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/trails for the latest information on which sanctuaries are open for visitation.
For sanctuaries that require reservations, passes should be requested several days in advance for the date you wish to visit, to increase the likelihood that tickets will still be available for that date. Mass Audubon does not guarantee access on any specific date/time if tickets are not available.
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED
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 Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Each pass allows admission for 2 adults at $10 each (general admission and special exhibition) and up to 4 children ages 7–17 at $10 each (special exhibition only).
There is no discount for children 7–17 for general admission, currently $10.
Children 6 and under are admitted free.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
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 Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 2 guests at half the price of admission. Children 5 and under are admitted free of charge.
Please check their website for hours of operation.
Pass must be returned in clear pouch provided, by 9AM the morning after scheduled use.
THIS IS A RETURNABLE PASS
PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO CARY LIBRARY NO LATER THAN OPENING HOURS THE DAY AFTER USE
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-1622
http://www.plimoth.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Plimoth Patuxet Museums offers a living history that tells the story of the English colonists who became known as “Pilgrims” and the Native Americans with whom they interacted. A big draw is the re-creation of the original settlement, populated with interpreters in period dress with whom one may interact that are based on actual historical figures. Native People from various nations in historically accurate dress provide information about the Wampanoag—the first tribe the Pilgrims encountered—at a home site based on how the group would have lived in the 17th century. In addition to the two settlements, the museum includes a visitor center, the Craft Center, barns that contain rare and heritage animal breeds, and a grist mill that manufactures cornmeal. Plymouth Patuxet Museums is also responsible for the replica of the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
This pass entitles the library patron to purchase Plimoth Plantation Heritage Pass Tickets for up to six individuals at the reduced rate of $18 per adult, $12 per child ages 5-17.
May not be used with any other discount. Borrower's ID must match name on pass.
Paid admission may be applied toward purchase of Plimoth Plantation membership within 30 days with receipt. Visit https://plimoth.org/or call 508-746-1622 for hours, directions or other information. If you are unable to visit the museum on the date you've reserved, please contact your library to cancel this pass and make it available for another patron.
Thank you.
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED
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 Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Coupon admits up to 2 adults and children under 18 for free or reduced admission (equivalent to the admission benefit of a Trustees Family Level Membership) at Trustees properties, including DeCordova Museum, Fruitlands Museum, The Old Manse, Malcolm Preserve, and other natural and cultural locations throughout Massachusetts.
Please note the temporary suspension of the indoor galleries at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. For more information please visit: https://thetrustees.org/place/decordova/
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED
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 Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
Zoo New England Pass admits 6 people to either Stone Zoo or the Franklin Park Zoo.
With this coupon adult admission is reduced to $9.00 and child admission to $6.00
Children under 2 are free.
Please check the website for hours of operation and closures.
https://www.zoonewengland.org/visit/