Pass Reservation Details
Discount passes to Boston area museums and parks are funded by local organizations and may be borrowed by patrons with an MVLC library card in good standing. Please note that:
- Museum passes may be reserved online by MVLC cardholders.
- Passes may be picked up the day before or the day of use. A $5 fine will be charged if passes are not picked up by noon on the day of use.
- Passes that must be returned should be put in the outside media book drop by 8:30 am the following day. Late fee is $10 per day $30 maximum.
- Passes may be booked 30 days in advance. Users are limited to four passes in a 30 day period. The same museum pass may not be booked more than once in a 30 day period.
- The system will not allow reservations to be made if library card has fines of more than $20.00 per MVLC policy.
- The community saves thousands of dollars each year with the reduced price passes. The passes are purchased with town funds and by the following community groups: Wilmington Sons of Italy, We’re One Wilmington, the Community Fund, and the Wilmington Arts Council.
If the pass you want is reserved or is not offered, you can check other MVLC libraries.
Book a Pass
Reservation Methods
Some passes are booked on the museum’s site, and some are booked on the library’s site. Some you can print from home and some you need to pickup at the library. The table below gives you a list of which is which. The reservation process will take you through the correct process but this table is a good place to double-check without having to go through the reservation process.
Museum | Printable Pass | Pickup Coupon | Pickup Pass |
Boston by Foot | x | x | |
Boston Children’s Museum | x | x | |
Boston Harbor Island Ferry | x | ||
The Butterfly Place | x | ||
Davis Farmland | x | ||
Discovery Museum | x | ||
The Hall at Patriot’s Place | x | ||
The House of Seven Gables | x | x | |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | x | ||
Institute of Contemporary Art | x | ||
JFK Museum | None of the above. Just show library card! | ||
Mass Audubon | x | ||
Mass State Parks | x | ||
Merrimack Valley Reperatory Theatre | x | ||
Museum of Fine Arts | x | ||
Museum of Science | x | x | |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | x | ||
New England Aquarium | x | x | |
New England Botanic Garden | x | ||
New England Quilt Museum | x | ||
Northshore Children’s Museum | x | ||
Peabody Essex | x | ||
Public Health Museum | x | ||
The Salem Witch Museum | x | ||
Trustees of the Reservation | x | ||
USS Constitution | x | ||
Zoo New England | x |