To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Adventure Aquarium
1 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ 08103
844-474-3474 https://www.adventureaquarium.com/
[Details/Reserve]
Located on the Delaware River Camden Waterfront, the Adventure Aquarium is the latest iteration of what was originally the New Jersey State Aquarium. It is currently home to over 15,000 aquatic animals, including the largest collection of sharks in the Northeast, Little Blue penguins, Nile hippos, and more. Exhibits and attractions include a 3-D theatre; tanks containing southern stingrays, various types of sharks, and other sea creatures; the Shark Tunnel; and a number of touch tanks. There are eating opportunities and a gift shop on the premises. All restrooms feature handicap accessible stalls. Sound-reducing headphones, weighted blankets, and wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with a deposit.
Categories: Children, Family, Science, Ocean
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Adventure Aquarium uses dynamic ticket pricing for general admission.
The library promo code provides a reduced ticket price that is NOT dynamic, and will not change based on demand.
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
212-769-5100 https://www.amnh.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History is the largest natural history museum in the world. The museum complex, located in New York City, contains 45 permanent exhibition halls, a planetarium, and a library. Its collections contain over 100 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts, as well as specialized collections for frozen tissue and genomic and astrophysical data. There is a museum shop on the premises, as well as many opportunities for food and drink.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Make a separate reservation for each person/voucher (Up to 4)
Each voucher can be redeemed for free admission to the museum's permanent collection, as well as one special exhibition/show of your choice.
Limit 4 vouchers per household each month.
Timed entry online reservations required.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial
62 Battleship Place, Camden, NJ 08103
856-966-1652 https://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/
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Located in Camden, NJ, the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial opened in 2001 after the ship's long storied career in the U.S. Navy. The restored battleship, the country's most decorated, is now home to a museum dedicated to its history. Originally commissioned in 1943, the ship served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Lebanese Civil War, and in the Persian Gulf. Visits are by tour.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Military, Ocean
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 2 adults and up to 3 children.
Digital and/or Printable passes accepted!
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
718-623-7260 https://www.bbg.org/
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Founded in 1910, the 52-acre Brooklyn Botanic Garden is located near the Brooklyn Museum. Home to over 14,000 kinds specimens from all over the world, special gardens highlight various types of plants, with the botanic garden collections housed both indoors and out. Information about what's currently in bloom, suggested itineraries based on the time of the year, and a map of the grounds are available on the website. There is an art gallery, a small café, and gift store on the premises.
Categories: Art, Family, Nature, Science
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 2 adults and accompanying children.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
Crayola Experience
30 Centre Square, Easton, PA 18042
610-515-8000 https://www.crayolaexperience.com/easton
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The Crayola Experience, located in Easton, PA, is an indoor family attraction with hands-on activities inspired by Crayola's latest products and technologies. Twenty-eight activities and attractions are spread out over a space larger than an NFL football field, including Melt & Mold, Chaos and Creativity Show, Activity Studio, Adventure Lab, Character Meet-n-Greets, Crayon Factory Show, Water Works, and Drip Art, among others. All attractions are ADA compliant. There is a café and gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Science
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Go to tickets.crayolaexperience.com or click the link and enter store name HCL to receive a discounted affiliate rate on your tickets!
Diggerland
100 Pinedge Drive, West Berlin, NJ 08091
610-515-8000 https://www.diggerlandusa.com/
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Diggerland, located in West Berlin, NJ, is comprised of two parks—a construction-themed adventure park, featuring specially engineered machines (all which can be safely driven, ridden, and operated), a rope course, and a climbing wall; and a water park with swimming, slides and obstacle courses. Note that a number of attractions at both parks require a minimum height of 36” to ride, some under the assistance of a parent or guardian. (Consult the website for specific information about each.) Stroller and wagons may be brought into the park. Strollers are also available for rent on-site. There is a nursing station on the grounds. There are also numerous options for eating and a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, Technology, Recreation
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Elmwood Park Zoo
1661 Harding Boulavard, Norristown, PA 19401
800-652-4143 https://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/
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Elmwood Park Zoo, located in Norristown, PA, was established in 1924. It features dozens of wild and endangered species on their 16-acre campus, including jaguars, red pandas, zebras, giraffes, and more. Attractions include an old-fashioned carousel, the Caterpillar Train, and—for an additional fee—a zip line. There are a range of eating options and a gift store on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, Zoo
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 2 adults and up to 6 children.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
Imagine That!
4 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ 07932
973-966-8000 https://www.imaginethatmuseum.com/
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Imagine That! is a 16,000 sq. ft. children's museum offering a variety of exhibits and activities focused on pre-school-age and young school children. Embracing a learning-through-play model, areas of encounter include a real firetruck, two jungle gyms, a pirate ship, a place for arts & crafts area, a pet vet center, and a music room, among others.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits up to 4 people.
Physical pass only; must be picked up at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
No need to return the pass.
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Boulevard, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-200-1000 https://www.lsc.org/
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The Liberty Science Center is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. The Center houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live simulcast surgeries, hurricane- and tornado-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, and the Western Hemispheres biggest planetarium—the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater. Hearing accessibility devices and wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first served basis. Food and drink are available within the museum, and there is a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, Science, Ocean, Sky
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Present your Hunterdon County Library Card at the Box Office for a $3 discount. You may buy your tickets ahead of time online and they will refund you the discount once the library card is presented.
There is no need to make a reservation through the library to visit the Liberty Science Center! Just remember to bring your library card.
Mütter Museum
19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-560-8564 https://muttermuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia is dedicated to the history of medicine. Its collection of anatomical specimens, models, and old medical instruments are displayed in a 19th-century “cabinet museum” setting. These include a number of human skeletons and skulls, as well as various wax models used for the study of various pathologies in the human body. A portion of the museum's holdings are displayed in permanent exhibits. (Of special note are slides of the brain of Albert Einstein.) In addition, there are themed rotating special exhibitions and a bi-annual art exhibition in the museum's art gallery. There is a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: History, Science, Technology
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Admission for up to 4 people.
Timed entry tickets are required.
Digital and/or Printable passes accepted!
Additional restrictions apply, please read the loan instructions carefully.
Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle
84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
215-345-0210 https://www.mercermuseum.org/
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The Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle are two poured-in-place concrete castles designed and built by gentleman anthropologist and tile maker Henry Mercer in the early 20th century. Located in Doylestown, PA, both structures—one built as a museum, the other as his home—now house his collections, each equally interesting as architecture. The museum complex features local and national traveling exhibits; a collection of over 50,000 pre-Industrial tools; a research library focused on the history of Bucks County and the surrounding region; and a gift shop. Fonthill Castle houses the famed decorative Moravian tiles Mercer produced during the American Arts & Crafts Movement.
Categories: Architecture, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for up to 4 people.
10% discount at the museum shop.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
Monmouth Museum
765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738
732-747-2266 https://www.monmouthmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Located on the Brookdale Community College campus, the 15,000 sq. ft. Monmouth Museum serves as a cultural center of the arts, history, and science to all ages and abilities. The institution has a diverse set of offerings—a couple of galleries with changing exhibitions of the work of local artists, a play space for toddlers, and two wings for children with a number of interactive exhibits and an outdoor nature area. The museum is also home to one of North America's largest collections of 18th and 19th century sewing clamps, also known as sewing birds. For accessibility questions, please call 732-747-2266, x3.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, History, Nature, Science
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits up to 2 Adults and 2 Children.
Must show current library card along with the physical pass upon entering the museum.
Families are restricted to 2 Monmouth Museum library pass uses per year.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
973-971-3700 https://www.morrismuseum.org/
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Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is home to a rather eclectic mix of collections focusing on fossils, local wildlife, model trains, minerals, Native Americans, and paintings and sculpture, among other things. The jewel of the museum, however, is the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata, a demonstration of which is conducted every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Part of the museum is in a Georgian-style mansion designed by Stanford White. There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, History, Music
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 2 adult and up to 3 children.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
Morven Museum and Garden
55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-8144 https://www.morven.org/
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Home to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and to five New Jersey governors, this National Historic Landmark is situated on five acres in the heart of Princeton, NJ. Permanent and changing exhibits focus on the history of America as experienced by occupants of Morven and citizens of New Jersey. The grounds include gardens with annuals from the 18th and 19th centuries and a recreated Colonial Revival style garden originally planted in the 20th century.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History, Nature
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 1 person per pass.
Digital and/or Printable passes accepted!
National Constitution Center
525 Arch Street, Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-409-6600 https://www.constitutioncenter.org/
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Created by an act of Congress in 1988, the National Constitution Center is a museum in Philadelphia committed to increasing the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people on a non-partisan basis. In addition to permanent and special exhibits, rare artifacts, and live theatre devoted to various aspects of the founding document of the country, the center hosts debates, the most famous of which has been the presidential primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. There is a coffee shop and gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Family, Governance, History
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 2 adults and up to 4 kids.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.
Old Barracks Museum
101 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
609-396-1776 https://www.barracks.org/
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In existence as a museum for over a century, the Old Barracks Museum's exhibits and interpretive programs focus on the world of colonial and revolutionary America as experienced in New Jersey. Towards the end of the last century, the museum underwent a restoration to return the building to how it would have looked when it was constructed in 1758. Its collection numbers around 2,000 objects, including one of the oldest known flags in North America (The “Pine Tree Flag”), one of two known copies of a broadside issued by the First Continental Congress directing merchants to cease orders for goods from Great Britain, a mid-18th century powder horn, and a collection of samplers created in the 18th and 19th centuries. There is a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Family, History, Military
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Digital and/or Printable passes accepted!
Admits 4 visitors of any age.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
212-423-3500 https://www.guggenheim.org/
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The Guggenheim Museum's home in New York is in unique building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright which was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2008. Its permanent collection contains many well-known 20th century works, including art from various movements, including—but not limited to—Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, German and Austrian Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalist, Post-Minimalist, and Conceptual art. Temporary exhibitions draw from both the museum's collection and outside sources. A museum shop is on the premises.
Categories: Architecture, Art, Family
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 4 adults per pass; free admission for children under 12.
Digital & Printable Passes Accepted!
$5 admission for a maximum of two additional guests.
Free admission to Guggenheim museums in Bilbao and Venice.
10% savings on-site and online at the Guggenheim Store and 25% discount during biannual Member Shopping Weeks.
Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Road, New Windsor, NY 12553
845-534-3115 https://www.stormking.org/
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Originally founded to exhibit a collection of Hudson River School paintings, Storm King Art Center is a museum located on 500-acres in New York's Hudson Valley. Currently, the museum collects, exhibits, and conserves modern and contemporary art—from large-scale sculpture situated in Storm King's expansive landscape and site-specific earthworks to related drawings and photographs. The core collection includes pieces by Alexander Calder, David Smith, Mark di Suvero, Henry Moore, Douglas Abdell, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Serra, and Louise Nevelson. More recently acquired work includes large-scale sculptures by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alice Aycock, Andy Goldsworthy, Alexander Liberman, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, and Maya Lin. Food is available on the premises.
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 2 adults and all children from that household.
Entry to Storm King grounds during Member-Only hours/events.
10% discount on Museum Store purchases.
Physical pass only; must be picked up and dropped off at North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street in Clinton.