Museum Passes
Available from the South Hadley Public Library
The following one-day passes are available to patrons ages 18 and older with a valid Central/Western Massachusetts Regional System (C/WMARS) library card. Call or visit the library to reserve or borrow a pass to one of these area attractions.
Passes must be returned by 9:30 a.m. on the day they are due. They may be returned in the book drop at the Gaylord Street entrance.
Passes for each attraction may only be reserved twice a month per family, to allow more patrons to enjoy them.
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
http://www.picturebookart.org/Home
125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002
413-658-1100
Pass admits 2 adults and 4 children.
Holyoke Children's Museum
http://www.childrensmuseumholyoke.org
44 Dwight Street, Holyoke, MA
413-536-7048
Pass admits up to 6 people per visit. The pass cannot be used for admission to any special exhibits or events, and does not include fees for any special workshops.
Mystic Aquarium [discount pass]
Exit 90 off I-95 in Mystic, Connecticut
Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children at a discounted price.
New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT
860-623-3305
Pass admits up to 2 adults for $5 each and 2 children free. Children 3 and younger are always admitted free. Please note that the Library has specific passes for weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and they are not interchangeable.
Norman Rockwell Museum
Route 183, Stockbridge, MA 01262
413-298-4100
Pass admits 4. Children aged 18 years and under are admitted free with an adult (up to 4 children per adult).
Springfield Museums
http://www.springfieldmuseums.org
The Quadrangle, Downtown Springfield, MA, State and Chestnut
413-263-6800
Pass permits 1/2 price general admission for up to four visitors to the Springfield Science Museum, Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. The pass does not apply to special exhibitions, programs, or planetarium fees, and cannot be combined with other discount rates or coupons. Children under 3 are admitted free.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, MA
413-458-2303
Pass admits 2 adults from June through October. Admission to the Clark is free November through May, and children are always admitted free.
3-Day Massachusetts State Parks Pass
The South Hadley Public Library also has a 3-day pass to admit a Massachusetts resident passenger vehicle to state parks that charge a daily parking fee. The pass is not valid for camping.
Other libraries have passes to other attractions available for checkout. Click here to search for them in the Western Massachusetts combined library catalog. Passes must be reserved in person or by telephone, and cannot be requested through the catalog. A few libraries only loan their passes to patrons who hold that library's card or who belong to their Friends organization.