Adult patrons with library cards in good standing may reserve passes remotely on the library website. Enter your full library barcode number (with no spaces) and your PIN (usually the last 4-digits of your phone number). Please arrange to retreive reserved passes early and/or cancel reservations so that others may use our passes. Patrons may need to leave their library card at the desk, so please bring a library card to the Circulation Desk when picking up the pass. Click on this link and follow instructions. Phone reservations may be made by calling (508) 758-4171. We appreciate your cooperation. Click here for more information on policies concerning Museum Passes (fees may vary):
Buttonwood Park and Zoo
This pass admits 4 people for FREE. The MFPL owns seven passes, one for each day of the week. Passes MUST be returned the following business day by 11:00 A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge
Hours: 7 days a week, 10am until 5pm
Closed:
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
Cape Cod Museum of Fine Arts
Each pass admits one person to the galleries. The passes are not valid admission to special events or programs with a separate admission. Pass is due back on the next business day by 11:00 A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge $
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm
Sunday, 12-5pm
Also open Mondays during the summer starting Memorial Day
Children's Museum of Boston
Available Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Each pass admits up to 4 people at a discounted rate of $2.00 per person.
Hours 10am-5pm; Fridays 10-9. Closed holidays. See their web page for more information.
Heritage Museums and Gardens
Each pass provides half-price admission for 4 adults and 4 youths. Pass is due back on the next business day by 11:00A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge.
Regular Rates:
Adults $12
Seniors(60+)$11
Youth (6-16), $6
Children 5 and under, FREE.
Hours: April 1st-October 31st
Open daily 9am-6pm and Wednesdays until 8pm.
Also open Monday on Holidays and school vacation weeks
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Each pass admits 2 people per pass on weekends and holidays and 4 people per pass on weekdays; at the discounted rate of $5 per person.
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm.
Closed: Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Open many Monday Holidays: phone ahead. The MFPL has 3 Tues.-Fri. passes; 2 Sat. only; and 2 Sun. only passes. Daily passes MUST be returned on the next business day by 11:00 A.M. in order to fill all reserves. There is a $5 a day late charge
This pass is valid for up to 2 adults, seniors or students with a $3.00 copay per person to the museum. Children 12 and under are free. MFPL has 1 M,W,F pass; 1 T,Th, Sat. pass and 1 Sun. pass. Daily passes must be returned the following business day by 11:00 A.M. in order to fill all reserves. There is a $5 a day late charge
MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
This pass allows 1 vehicle to park for FREE within more than 50 Mass. State Parks. The MFPL owns 1 pass good for 1-Day loans (not valid for camping): Daily passes MUST be returned by 10:00 A.M. the next business day. There is a $5 a day late charge
Museum of Fine Arts
These passes admit 2 people per pass at the discounted rate of $5 per person. Add $8 per person to upgrade pass for Special Exhibits Subject to Availability.
Hours: Monday & Tuesday, 10am-4:45pm
Wednesday-Friday, 10am-9:45pm
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4:45pm
Closed: January 1, Patriot's Day (3rd Monday in APril), July 4, Thanksgiving (3rd Thursday in November) & Christmas Day
This pass admits 4 people per pass at the discounted rate of $5 per person. This pass is not available for the Omni or Planetarium. Pass must be picked up at the library not the museum
Hours: Daily, 9am-7pm & Friday,9am-9pm
Enter at the RED non-member line
Mystic Aquarium
Pass allows up to 2 adults and 2 children. The discounted rate is $20 per adult and $15 per child.
Additional people must purchase tickets at regular rates: $24 per adult, seniors $21 and $18 per child. Under 2 years of age are admitted FREE.
The pass is due back on the next business day by 11:00 A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge.
Mystic Seaport
Daily pass admits 2 adults and 3 children (18 and under) free per pass.Additional people must purchase tickets at regular rates:
Adults, $17.00
Youth, $9 (6-12)
Children ages 5 and under are FREE. The pass is due back on the next business day by 11:00 A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge.
Pass admits one person FREE
Hours: Labor Day-Memorial Day:
Wednesday-Sunday, 12-5pm
Thursday, 12-7pm
Second Thursday each month is AHA Night: FREE admission, 5pm-9pm
Children under 17 free with adult
New Bedford Whaling Museum
This pass admits 2 people for FREE. Children under 6 are free.
Hours: Open: Sunday-Saturday, 9am-5pm
9am-9pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Pass is due back on the next business day by 11:00 A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge
New England Aquarium
This pass admits 4 people per pass at the reduced rate of $8 per person.
Open: September - June for Aquarium only.
Pawtucket Red Sox
This discount pass enables groups of up to 6 to attend PawSox games for a flat rate of $18, a savings of up to 57%. General admission is first come, first served seating including the blue seats in the stadium bowl, the grass berm in left field and the center field bleachers. Excluded dates are 5/30, 6/18, 7/1, 7/2, 7/3, 7/22, 7/31 and 9/5. Season schedules are available at the library and on the PawSox website www.pawsox.com
Plimoth Plantation
This pass admits 2 adults and 2 children per pass ast the discounted rate of:
$10 per adult
$6 per child.
Hours:
Open daily April-November, 9am-5pm. The pass is due back on the next business day by 11:00 A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge.
Providence Children's Museum
This pass admits 4 people at a discounted rate of $2 per person
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 9:30am-5pm. Open Mondays during Summer months and holidays, 9:30-5pm. MFPL has daily passes, for ANY DAY the museum is open.
Roger Williams Park Zoo
This pass entitles the bearer to a $3 discount on admission up to 4 people in any combination of 4 adults(13-61),seniors(62+),or children (3-12) from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. The park is closed Thanksgiving Day and December 24th & 25th. The park closes at 2:00pm on the last Saturday in June to prepare for the annual fundraiser. Hours of operation from April to September are 9-5 daily with the last admission at 4:30pm. Hours of operation for October to March are 9-4pm daily with last admission at 3:30. The pass is due back on the next business day by 11:00 A.M. There is a $5 a day late charge