Museum Passes

The library has passes available for people to check out from the Information Desk in the Children’s Library. These passes offer free or reduced admission to attractions in Connecticut and Rhode Island.  Information about each of our passes can be found below.

  • All passes must be borrowed with an adult library card and valid Driver’s License or picture ID
  • Passes circulate for two days.  The only exception is when a holiday falls on the date of return
  • Passes are due back by 3pm on the day they are due. If you are running late please call.
  • Passes can only be put on hold if they are checked in.  We can hold them for up to two hours.
  • There is a $5 late fee if returned after 3pm
  • There is a $10 late fee for each day the pass is late.
  • Passes must be returned to a staff member.
Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 394-6565
FREE - Pass admits 2 adults and 4 children
$45 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Children’s Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT
(860) 231-2824
Pass admits 1 child free with every paid adult
$175 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Childrens Museum of Southeastern CT
409 Main Street
Niantic, CT
(860) 691-1111
FREE – Pass admits a family of 4
$75 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Connecticut’s Old State House
800 Main Street
Hartford, CT
(860) 522-6766
FREE – Pass admits up to 2 adults and 2 children
$50 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Discovery Museum and Planetarium
4450 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 372-3521
FREE – Pass admits up to 2 adults and 4 children
$150 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT
(860) 434-5542
FREE – Admits 2 adults and 2 children up to age 12
$100 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Imagine Nation Museum
1 Pleasant Street
Bristol, CT
(860) 314-1400
FREE – admits a family of 4
$100 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Kidcity Children’s Museum
119 Washington Street
Middletown, CT
(860) 347-0495
FREE – Admits children ages 1-8 and adults from 1 household
$55 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Maritime Aquarium
10 North Water St
Norwalk, CT
(203) 852-0700
$2.00 off combination ticket (Aquarium and Daytime IMAX) for up to 6 people
$25 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Mark Twain House
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT
(860) 247-0098 ext. 26
Pass admits 1 adult or 2 children’s tickets with purchase of an adult ticket. (Pass not valid on holidays)
$150 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Boulevard
Mystic, CT
(860) 572-5955
Admits 2 adults and 2 children at a discounted price
$6.00 off adult admission
$4.00 off child admission
$250 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic, CT
(860) 572-0711
FREE - admits 2 adults and 3 children
$50 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

New Britain Museum of Art
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, CT
(860) 229-0257
FREE - admits any 4 people
$75 replacement fee if lost or stolen
New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park
191 Farmington Avenue
Kensington, CT
(860) 827-9064
FREE – admits 4 adults or any combination of persons equal to 4 adult admissions
 

Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT
(203) 432-5050
$5.00 of admission
Thursday after 2:00 pm free
Pass not valid in February 

Roger Williams Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI
(401) 785-3510
$3.00 discount for up to 4 people
$200 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

State Parks and Forest Day Pass
Pass is valid only at CT State Parks and Forest Recreation Areas
FREE - admits 2 adults and 4 children
Not for commercial use. CT State Parks and Forests are open daily from 8:00 am until sunset
Valid January 2011 through December 2011 

Stepping Stones Museum
303 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT
(203) 899-0606
Pass admits 1 child free with 1 paid adult (max 3)
$100 replacement fee if lost or stolen 

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT
(860) 278-2670
FREE – admits 2 adults and 2 children ages 6-17
$50 replacement fee if lost or stolen