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Boston Children’s Museum

Boston Children’s Museum

308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500   http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/
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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.

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Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, Technology

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

After receiving your coupon from the library, make a reservation on the Museum’s Reservations web page:

– Select Discount Programs
– Select Purchase Discount Program Tickets
– Select Half Price Library Timed Tickets
– Complete your transaction. You will receive your tickets via e-mail.

A total of four people can receive half-price admission with each discount coupon. If you wish to bring a larger party, you will need to pay full price.

On the day of your visit, bring your tickets and your library discount coupon. These can be printed out or shown on your smartphone or tablet.

**On the first Saturday of each month, the Museum opens at 10:00 to accommodate for Morningstar from 8:00-10:00.

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Children’s Museum of New Hampshire

Children’s Museum of New Hampshire

6 Washington Street, Dover, NH 03820
603-742-2002   http://www.childrens-museum.org/
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The Children's Museum of New Hampshire offers opportunities for children and families to explore art, science, and culture through dozens of activities and exhibits. Among these are the Thinkering and Steam Innovation Labs; Dino Detective; Music Matrix & Sound Watch; Naturalist's Study; Cave Explorers; and Post Office. The recently re-opened Dover Adventure Playground features a life-size flat-bottomed vintage gundalow boat; a net climber; swings and slides; a 3-story Garrison tower; a 1,200 pound, 3x8 foot climbable Alewife granite fish sculpture; a splash pad; musical instruments; and a life-sized “whale's tail” sculpture perched on the roof of the Dover Pool. Regularly scheduled special events take place throughout the year, including the Dover Mini Maker Faire; Teddy Bear Clinic + Picnic; Toddlerfest; 5K Road Race + Kid-Venture Course; and Earth Day Celebration; among others. A museum shop is on the premises.

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Categories: Children, Family, History, Music, Science, Technology

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

The Library pass provides 50% off full price admission for up to FOUR people.

This is just a reservation! You may pick up the physical pass in the Children's Room by bringing your Dover Public Library card.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance. If you’re unable to use the pass on the date you reserved, please contact the library as soon as possible as we can give others the opportunity to reserve that date.

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Currier Museum of Art

Currier Museum of Art

150 Ash Street, Manchester, NH 03104
603-669-6144   http://currier.org/
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The Currier Museum of Art, located in Manchester, NH, features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. The permanent collection includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, Calder, John Singer Sargent, Frank Lloyd Wright, Andrew Wyeth, and Sol LeWitt. Special exhibitions provide opportunities to present work by contemporary and/or local artists, as well as take in-depth looks at certain objects or areas of the Museum's collection. Public programs include tours, live classical music and “Family Days” which include activities for all ages. The Museum also offers tours of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Zimmerman House, now listed on the Register of Historic Places (reservations required). There is a museum store on the premises.

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Categories: Architecture, Art, Family, History

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

These passes provide patrons 50% off general admission to the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH for TWO adults and ANY youth family members (13-17 years). Ages 12 and under are always free. 

This is just a reservation! Please pick up the physical pass at the Adult Circulation Desk.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance. If you’re unable to use the pass on the date you reserved, please contact the library as soon as possible as we can give others the opportunity to reserve that date.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401   http://www.gardnermuseum.org/home/
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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.

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Categories: Art, Family, Music

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

This is a  DIGITAL PASS!

You will receive an email confirmation with the promo code. Use that code to book discounted tickets with the museum.

This pass admits up to FOUR people for $5 per person. Children 0-17 are always admitted free.  

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance. If you’re unable to use the pass on the date you reserved, please contact the library as soon as possible as we can give others the opportunity to reserve that date.

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Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Fine Arts

465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300   http://www.mfa.org/
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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.

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Categories: Art, Family, History

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

This pass provides TWO adults and FOUR children (7-17) admission for $10/each. Children 6 and under are free. Not valid for special events.

THIS IS A DIGITAL PASS. You will receive a promo code via email to book discounted tickets with the museum. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE DASH (-) IN THE PROMO CODE

This pass DOES NOT guarantee admission. Tickets may be reserved in advance online here using email promo code.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance. If you’re unable to use the pass on the date you reserved, please contact the library as soon as possible as we can give others the opportunity to reserve that date.

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Museum of Science

Museum of Science

1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114
617-723-2500   http://www.mos.org/
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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.

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Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science, Technology, Sky

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

THIS IS A DIGITAL PASS. You will receive a confirmation pass by email.

Please bring your library pass confirmation (printed or digitally on phone). When you arrive at the Museum, stop at the Box Office to purchase Exhibit Hall tickets.

This pass provides 50% off general admission for FOUR people to the Museum’s Exhibit Halls. Children under 3 are always free.
[Full price Tickets are currently $29 for Adults, $24 for children 3-11, and $25 for Seniors 60+]

If you have any questions or would like to reserve your Exhibit Hall passes in advance, please call 617-723-2500 (9–5pm daily).

If you cannot display the pass on your phone and need help printing, visit the library for assistance.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance. If you’re unable to use the pass on the date you reserved, please contact the library as soon as possible as we can give others the opportunity to reserve that date.

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New England Aquarium

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.

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Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science, Ocean

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

THIS IS A DIGITAL PASS.  Click on the orange Access Pass box in your email.  Passes can be scanned directly off the phone or other device OR may be printed.  Barcode must be included.

•       This coupon allows 50% off admission for 4 people to the New England Aquarium. Children under 3 are free.
•       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 four 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.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance.   

Please reserve only for the date you intend to visit the museum, as this is a digital discount pass and will be delivered electronically.   We only have one pass available each day and strive to offer as many patrons as possible the opportunity to use it.

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New Hampshire Historical Society

New Hampshire Historical Society

30 Park Street, Concord, NH 03301
603-228-6688   https://www.nhhistory.org/
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Founded in 1823, the New Hampshire Historical Society collects objects, books, manuscripts, and images that document New Hampshire's history. Exhibitions at their headquarters in Concord, NH contain a range of objects, photographs, and documents that illuminate the state's history, art, and culture. These include Native American artifacts; items from the Revolutionary period through the Civil War and World War II; the 1818 eagle that once sat atop the state capitol; portraits of notable New Hampshire residents such as Franklin Pierce and Daniel Webster; early furniture, silver, and other decorative arts; 19th-century White Mountain landscape paintings; and memorabilia from New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primaries. Temporary exhibitions focus on various aspects of the society's holdings. Research may be conducted in the on-site library.

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Categories: Art, Crafts, Family, History

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

All exhibits are open to the public - Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.        You must make a reservation with the Historical Society to use the  research library.

Pass provides free admission for 4 adults, children under 18 are free.  Full-time students and active military personnel and their families also are admitted free of charge with a valid ID.

This museum offers exciting exhibitions on the State's rich heritage and traditions as well as a variety of programs for children and adults throughout the year.  Pick up at Adult Circulation Desk.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance.  Please contact the library as soon as possible if you will be unable to use this pass so that someone else will have the opportunity to use it.

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New Hampshire State Parks

New Hampshire State Parks

172 Pembroke Road, Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3556   http://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/
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New Hampshire has 93 state park properties that provide a variety of recreational opportunities for all ages and abilities. The park system includes beaches, campgrounds, historic sites, waysides, natural areas, a multitude of trails, and much more to explore. A list of these, along with trail maps which may be downloaded as pdf files, may be found on their website. The pass provides access to most locations in the system, though there are a few exceptions.

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Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Recreation

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

Each day pass is valid for the date listed on the pass and grants admission to all day-use parks for two adults and up to four dependents. It is not valid at Hampton Beach State Park - South Beach, Wallis Sands State Park, Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, or the Flume Gorge and it is not valid for use at the metered parking on the seacoast or for camping. Most of the parks are only open from Memorial Day weekend through Columbus Day weekend, except for Monadnock State Park, which is open year-round. Please check individual state parks for closures, rules, and regulations.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance.  Please contact the library as soon as possible if you will be unable to use this pass so that someone else will have the opportunity to use it.

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Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Essex Museum

161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970-3783
978-745-9500   http://www.pem.org/
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The Peabody Essex Museum grew out of the collection of East India Marine Society, an organization of Salem captains whose charter called for acquisition of “natural and artificial curiosities.” Its permanent collection contains art and artifacts of Africa, Asia, India, China (with a Qing Dynasty house brought from the Huizhou region), Japan, Korea, Pacific Islands, and features objects of maritime art and history that include paintings, drawings, ship models, marine decorative arts, tools, weapons, navigational instruments, and ship and yacht plans. It also has a thriving changing exhibition schedule that sometimes includes important traveling shows.

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Categories: Art, Family, History, Ocean

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

This is a DIGITAL PASS.

This pass admits 2 people for $12 per person for general admission only. Children under age 16 free general admission. Yin Yu Tang Chinese House and other special exhibits require additional admission fees.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance.  Please contact the library as soon as possible if you will be unable to use this pass so that someone else will have the opportunity to use it.

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Portland Art Museum

Portland Art Museum

7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101
207-775-6148   https://www.portlandmuseum.org/
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In existence since 1882, the Portland Museum of Art has grown to house a collection of over 22,000 pieces. Its holdings include works of American, European, and contemporary art, and important pieces by Maine-associated artists such as Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Louise Nevelson, three generations of the Wyeth family, and John Greenleaf Cloudman. The major European movements from Impressionism through Surrealism are represented, with works by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, René Magritte, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, and Auguste Rodin, and more. There are also important works by George Bellows, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Abraham Walkowitz, Childe Hassam, and Fitz Henry Lane. A museum store is situated on the premises.

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Categories: Art, Family

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

These passes allow free admission for 2 adults.  Admission is always free for anyone 21 years and under.  Fridays are free to all.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance.  Please contact the library as soon as possible if you will be unable to use this pass.  

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Seacoast Science Center

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).

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Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science, Ocean

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

This pass admits two adults and up to four children at for half-price admission. Library Member Pass Holders are required to pay NH State Parks use fee of $4 per adult and $2 per child from April - September. Pick up passes in Children's Room.

All visitors must make reservations with the museum for timed tickets before visiting.

Go to: www.seacoastsciencecenter.org
- Click on the Admissions Tickets button.
- Choose the Pass Holder Admission option.
- Click on the date of desired visit on the booking calendar.
- Choose the desired entry time and number of tickets per age category.
If a time slot is FULL, please choose another time or date.
- For each ticket chosen, select:
- Member or Pass Holder: Pass Holder
- Type of Pass: Library
- Name of Library: type in the name of your library

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance.  Please contact the library as soon as possible if you will be unable to use this pass so that someone else will have the opportunity to use it.

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Strawbery Banke Museum

Strawbery Banke Museum

14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-433-1100   http://www.strawberybanke.org/
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Strawbery Banke Museum is located in the South End Historic District of Portsmouth, NH, on a 10-acre campus that features more than 37 restored buildings built between the 17th and 19th centuries. Visitors may visit the historic buildings, some with staff in period dress engaged in traditional crafts such as boat-building, coopering, and wood-working; enjoy interactive exhibits about the history of the neighborhood and its preservation; and stroll and appreciate the heritage gardens and orchards, various heirloom breeds, and beehives. Themed centers provide different pathways for understanding the history. A museum store and a couple of restaurants are on the premises.

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Categories: Architecture, Children, Crafts, Family, History

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

Email address required to reserve pass

From May 1 through October 31, this pass provides free admission for 2 adults and children to the museum's historic buildings. The buildings are closed from November-April - except for special events.  The pass also provides admission to Baby Animals, July 4th: An American Celebration, Ghosts on the Banke, and the Candlelight Stroll. [Note:  Candlelight Stroll passes are very limited - please reserve only one date per family.]

In the winter, this pass provides a 50% discount on admission to Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond. Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond is an outdoor skating rink with professionally maintained ice. Please be aware that ice conditions change frequently. (Follow the Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond Facebook Page and/or call the rink at 603-422-0600) 

Library pass holders are not able to purchase tickets online. Library passes will be honored in person at the admission desk.

You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance.  Please contact the library as soon as possible if you will be unable to use this pass so that someone else will have the opportunity to use it.

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Woodman Museum

Woodman Museum

182 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820
603-742-1038   http://woodmanmuseum.org/
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Created in 1915 with money from a philanthropist interested in promoting history, science and the arts to her fellow Dover citizens, the eclectic Woodman Institute Museum includes a medicinal & industrial garden; the oldest Sycamore tree in Strafford County; and four historic houses filled with artifacts connected to the nation's and Dover's past: The Woodman House (1818), The Damm Garrison House (1675), The John Parker Hale House (1813), and The Keefe House (1825). Of note in the museum's collection is the saddle used by President Abraham Lincoln when he rode to review troops shortly before his assassination. Changing exhibitions of artwork at the Thom Hindle Gallery include works available for purchase.

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Categories: Architecture, Art, Family, History

Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)

Pass Benefits

Pass allows two for the price of one or half-off the full price for one visitor

Regular Admission:
Members: Free
Adults: $15
Seniors (65+): $10
Active Military: $10
Adult Student/Teacher: $10
Child/Student (4-17): $7
Children (3 + under): FREE
EBT Cardholder Families: $3/ea

The last museum tour departs at 3:30pm. You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance. You must visit the library to pick up the physical pass - Passes are available at the Adult Circulation Desk.

If you are unable to use this pass, please contact the library as soon as possible to allow others the opportunity to use it.

The Woodman Museum is closed December through March 31. 

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