To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
The Butterfly Place
120 Tyngsboro Road, Westford, MA 01886
978-392-0955 https://www.butterflyplace-ma.com/
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A winding pathway through an atrium filled with flowers, koi fish, and quail allows visitors to walk among butterflies from all over the world. Staff members are available for questions and “show and tell” demonstrations. A continuously running video explains the butterfly life cycle, and exhibits enable visitors to observe eggs, caterpillars, cocoons and chrysalides with information about each species. A gift shop is on the premises. There is a public picnic area and free parking is available.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science
Pass Benefits
This pass admits one person free of charge.
This is a physical pass.
Regular admission rates for The Butterfly Place are $14.00 for adults, $12.00 for seniors, and $10.00 for children. Children under the age of 2 are free.
This pass is donated to the Billerica Public Library in memory of Marsha Agostino.
Discovery Museum
177 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720
978-264-4200 http://www.discoveryacton.org/
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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 digital pass admits three (3) people at half price. Additional people in your party pay the regular admission price: Adult: $17.00 ; Senior (60+): $16.00 ; Child: $17.00 ; Under 1 year old: Free ; Teachers are always free!
Tickets must be reserved online in advance at www.discoveryacton.org. This is a reservation process only; you will be charged admission when you arrive at the Museum. All discounts (including the library pass) are applied on arrival. See Discovery Museum website for most up to date information.
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-1638 https://hmsc.harvard.edu/
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The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture is a partnership of museums on the Harvard University Cambridge campus dedicated to the natural world, science, and human cultures. They include the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, the Harvard Museum of Natural History (comprised of the Harvard University Herbaria, Mineralogical and Geological Museum, and Museum of Comparative Zoology), the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, all located between Oxford St./Divinity Ave area. Of particular note are the famous glass flowers, models commissioned by Harvard in 1886 to aid in the teaching of botany (and made in Germany over the course of more than eight decades), on display in the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science
Pass Benefits
Each pass admits up to 4 people at 50% off the regular admission. Regular admission for Adults is $15, Seniors (65+) is $13, and youths (3-18) is $10. Children under 3 are free
This is a physical pass that is picked up at the Billerica Public Library's Circulation Desk on the main floor. To receive the discount present the pass at the admissions booth when purchasing tickets in person at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture.
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
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.
Your Library pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
Please bring your library pass confirmation (printed or displayed on a phone) when you visit.
When you arrive at the Museum, stop at the Box Office to exchange your library pass and purchase your Exhibit Halls tickets at the discounted rate. If you have any questions or would like to reserve your Exhibit Halls passes in advance to avoid waiting in line the day of your visit, please call 617-723-2500 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily).
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.
This pass is donated to the Billerica Public Library in memory of Bob Burnham.
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5200 http://www.neaq.org/
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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
• This coupon allows 50% off admission to the New England Aquarium.
• Redeem this coupon in the General Admission line at the Aquarium’s ticket booth for discounted admission for up to 4 people.
• Only applies to adult and child pricing.
• This is not a ticket.
• Library pass holders no longer need to make advance reservations. Tickets cannot be pre-purchased online nor over the phone. The original, dated pass must be presented at the Aquarium Box Office (“General Admission” line) at the time of the visit.
• Library pass holders will be granted immediate entry after purchasing discounted tickets, even if the Aquarium is sold out to the general public at that time.
• 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.
Seacoast Science Center
570 Ocean Boulevard, Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, NH 03870
603-436-8043 http://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/
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Located within Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, NH, the Seacoast Science Center has been providing educational experiences on behalf of New Hampshire State Parks since 1992. The center includes hands-on science exhibits (undersea exploration to marine debris), live animal exhibits which feature creatures that live in the rapidly changing Gulf of Maine ecosystem; and many special events, like “Music-by-the-Sea” concerts and “Sippin' for Seals” (dancing and drinks to support the Marine Mammal rescue Program).
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science, Ocean
Pass Benefits
Library Member Pass Holders are eligible for half-price Seacoast Science Center admission. Library Pass Holders are required to pay the New Hampshire State Parks use fee. All online ticketing transactions include a small processing fee.
Pass holders should purchase tickets in advance to ensure entry due to limited capacity and scheduled visitation.
This library pass must be printed and brought to the Seacoast Science Center. You may print it out from home or at the Billerica Public Library. After you have reserved your library pass you must also purchase e-tickets from the Seacoast Science Center and make a timed-entry reservation at https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/. You will receive an email confirmation for the purchased tickets. The library pass must accompany your online ticket confirmation upon admission to the Seacoast Science Center in order to receive the discount.
Instructions for purchasing e-tickets:
- Go to: https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org. Click on the blue Admissions Tickets button.
-Click on the first box that says Admission Ticket. In the new window, choose the Pass Holder Admission option.
-In the new window, choose the Pass Holder Admission option. Click on the date of desired visit in booking calendar.
-Choose the desired entry time and number of tickets per age category. If a time slot is FULL please choose another time.
-For each ticket chosen please select:
Member or Pass Holder: Pass Holder
Type of Pass: Library
Name of Library: Billerica Public Library
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