Patrons who wish to use Townsend Public Library passes must have a Townsend Public Library card or a C/W Mars library card. Preference will be given to Townsend residents.
All Year:
Boston Children's Museum, Boston
The Library has single use, pre-dated discount passes that can be used on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Admission coupons are issued to the library and are date specific. Passes are reserved on a first come, first serve basis. Up to four people can visit the Museum with a pass and each pays an admission fee of $3 dollars per person.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Library has passes that need to be returned to the Library after use. We have two passes that admit 2 people each on Sundays and Holidays. We have two passes that admit 2 people each on Saturdays. We have three passes that each admit 4 people Tuesday-Friday. A $5.00 admission will be charged at the door for all library pass users.
Museum of Science, Boston
The Library has single use, pre-dated discount passes. Patrons wishing to make use of this service need to call or stop by the library to reserve the pass for the specific day the patron is planning to go to the museum. Passes are reserved on a first come, first serve basis. The pass admits up to four people. Entry fee with discount pass is $5.00 per person. Please
present the coupon at the box office (nonmember red line) to get the discount. Offer not good towards purchase of Omni, Planetarium or combination tickets.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston
The Library has four passes that need to be returned to the library after use. Each pass lets four people in for free. Patrons wishing to make use of this service need to call or stop by the library to reserve the pass. The pass can be used any time the Garden is open. (The Garden is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.) the garden is open 10am-5pm year round Tuesday-Sunday 7 Holiday Mondays. It is open Wednesday evenings until 8:00pm May thru August.
EcoTarium, Worcester
The Library has single use passes that can be used any day the EcoTarium is open. The pass admits up to 2 adults and 2 children in one vehicle, for a discounted rate (Adults $4.00; Children and Seniors $3.00; Children under 3 are free). The pass is not valid on special program days and they are closed on Mondays and selected holidays. Please make sure that the reverse side of the pass is completed before using it at the EcoTarium gate. This offer is not to be combined with other offers, group rates or special event prices. No pets.
Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester
The Library has four passes that need to be returned to the Library after use. Each pass admits up to 4 adults and/or children for free. Children under 6 are admitted for free. The pass can be used whenever the museum is open.
Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation Parks Pass
The Library a pass that must be returned to the Library after use. The ParksPass is valid for one carload of visitors to park for free at any state park day-use area location listed below (fees listed apply to cars without a ParksPass):
Southeastern Massachusetts
Borderland State Park $2
Demarest Lloyd State Park $7
Horseneck Beach S.R. $7
Myles Standish State Forest, College Pond Area Only $5
South Cape Beach State Park $7
Scusset Beach S.R. $7
Watson Pond $5
Northeastern Massachusetts
Ashland State Park $5
Bradley Palmer State Park $5
Cochituate State Park $5
Great Brook Farm State Park $2
Halibut Point State Park $2
Harold Parker State Forest $5
Hopkinton State Park $5
Maudslay State Park $2
Pearl Hill State Park $5
Salisbury Beach S.R. $7
Walden Pond S.R. $5
Willard Brook State Forest $5
Central Massachusetts
Blackstone District:
Brimfield State Forest, Dean Pond $5
Douglas State Forest $5
Quinsigamond State Park, Regatta Point $5
Rutland State Park $5
Streeter Point R.A. $5
Wells State Park $2
Connecticut Valley District:
Chicopee State Park $5
Hampton Ponds State Park $5
Lake Lorraine State Park $5
Robinson State Park $5
Mt. Holyoke Range State Park $2
Mt. Sugarloaf S.R. $2
Mt. Tom S.R. $2
Quabbin District:
Dunn State Park $5
Erving State Forest $5
Lake Dennison R.A. $5
Lake Wyola State Park $5
Leominster State Forest $5
Otter River State Forest $5
Wachusett Mtn. S.R. $2
Wendell State Forest $5
Western Massachusetts
Beartown State Forest $5
Clarksburg State Park $5
D.A.R. State Forest $5
Gardner State Park $5
Mohawk Trail State Forest $5
Natural Bridge State Park $2
Pittsfield State Forest $5
Sandisfield State Forest $5
Savoy Mtn. State Forest $5
Tolland State Forest $5
Windsor State Forest $5
A parking fee of $2.00-$7.00 is charged at most locations between Memorial Day and Columbus Day, and few, charge a parking fee year-round.
Please note the 2008 Annual State Parks Pass is not valid at the Quabbin Reservoir, Nahant and Nantasket Beaches.
The ParksPass is not valid for camping.
Seasonal:
The Butterfly Place, Westford
The Library has single use passes that can be used any day the Butterfly place is open. The pass is only good for one admission. We only give out two passes per family. Admission with pass is free. The Butterfly Place is open February 14th through October 31st (Closed Easter Sunday.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Library has single use passes from September through May. Each pass admits up to two people any day the museum is open (The Museum is closed on New Year's Day, Patriot's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day). It entitles each visitor to a $7 MFA general admission, redeemable at any ticket desk. Each pass also entitles each visitor to upgrade to a special exhibition ticket for an additional $8 (plus $5 fee above), the same day only. The offer is subject to availability. Prices are subject to change. The pass can not be combined with any other offers. To validate pass, complete information on the reverse. The pass does not provide discounts for the MFA shop/catalogue, parking, dining, films, concerts or lectures/seminars. Please be sure that the reverse side of the pass is completed before using it at the museum.
New England Aquarium, Boston
The Library has single use, pre-dated discount passes good from November 1- June 30th. The Aquarium does not offer a pass program in the summer. Patrons wishing to make use of this service need to call or stop by the library to reserve the pass for the specific day the patron is planning to go to the museum. Passes are reserved on a first come first serve basis.
The pass admits up to four people. The pass does not provide discounts on parking, at the IMAX Theatre, at the cafe or gift shop, and cannot be applied toward Whale Watch or Harbor Tour tickets. Please make sure that the reverse side of the pass is completed before using it at the museum. Entry fee with discount pass is $8 per person for all ages (Regular admission rates are $19.95 for age 12+, and $11.95 for ages 3-11). Patrons may use the co-pay of $8 for each individual admission as credit toward a New England Aquarium membership. The Aquarium is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston
The Library has a pass that must be returned to the Library after use. The pass is good for one free ticket per family or group using the pass. The pass must be presented to the Box Office at 180 The Riverway one half hour before curtain to get your one free ticket. Performances are on weekends only 12:00-2pm or 4:30-6:30pm. Attendance by children under 3 is discouraged. The theatre season is November-May.
