Library Offers Big Discounts for Family Attractions

The offers residents discounted admission passes to 16 area attractions. Some of its passes include free admission. Here are 5 of our favorite deals for snow weary families:

• Boston Children's Museum – 308 Congress St. in Boston. Admission to the Boston Children’s Museum is normally $12 per person. The library passes offer admission at $2 per person. For a family of 4, that is a $40 savings.
• Discovery Museum – 177 Main St. in Acton. Admission to the Discovery Museums is normally $10.50 per person. Each pass admits 3 people at half of the general admission price per person.
• Ecotarium – 222 Harrington Way in Worcester. Admission is normally $12 for adults and $8 for children. Each library pass admits up to 2 adults and 2 children at more than half off, $5 for adults and $4 for children.
• Museum of Science – 1 Science Park in Boston. Exhibit hall admission is currently $21 for adults and $18 for children. Each pass admits 4 people at $5 per person.
• New England Aquarium – 1 Central Wharf in Boston. Aquarium admission is currently $21.95 for adults, $13.95 for children 3 to 11 years old. Each pass admits 4 people at $8 per person.

To find out if the passes you would like to use are available on a specific date, go to the . You can reserve tickets online. Tickets can also be reserved at the Circulation Desk or by calling 508-366-3050. Passes are available to residents with valid library cards in good standing.

The library also offers discounted tickets to:
Fruitlands
Garden in the woods
Higgins Armory Museum
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Massachusetts States Parks Pass
Museum of Fine Arts
New England Quilt Museum
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Tower Hill Botanic Gardens
Worcester Art Museum