Museum Passes
***Emailed printable passes or pickup for physical passes (depending on the institution) are available for selected institutions, based on availability and regulations for each individual institution. Remember to visit the museum’s website before you go for all the latest visiting and safety instructions. Email pea@noblenet.org with any questions! ***
The Main Library loans free or discounted admission passes to educational, cultural or recreational organizations. The loan period for all passes is one day. One pass per day per family is the maximum allowed. Please see our complete policies below.
Reservations
Museum passes may be reserved in advance with a library card in good standing (no outstanding balance over $50.00). Patrons may reserve up to 10 passes per month. During high-demand periods such as school vacation weeks, patrons may reserve 2 passes per week. Patrons may not reserve an individual institution’s pass more than once per week (each new week begins on Monday).
The Peabody Institute Library is obliged to comply with the admissions terms and conditions that each museum sets for its Library pass program. The museums that are available in the program and the terms that they set are subject to change at any time.
Library staff will make every effort to resolve any scheduling conflicts that may arise in the event of a scheduling error. The Library is not financially responsible for errors made in the reservation procedure. The Library advises patrons to verify museum hours before making plans, and asks patrons to notify the Library of any changes.
Patrons are expected to cancel their reservation when they cannot pick up a pass, so that the pass is available to others. The Library has a No Show Policy: patrons who have failed to pick up 2 passes are blocked from making advance reservations for 45 days.
Picking Up a Pass
Museum passes must be picked up and returned to the Main Library to receive the discounted admissions rate. Do not pick up your pass at the museum you are visiting. A printed email reservation confirmation is not valid for museum admission.
Pick up your pass prior to your museum visit or no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of use for Monday – Saturday reservations. For Sunday museum visits passes must be picked up by 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Passes not picked up by 10 a.m. on the day of use for Monday – Saturday reservations or by 4 p.m. on Saturday for Sunday reservations become immediately available to other patrons on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Patrons are expected to have their Library card available at the time of pick up for ease of processing the reservation. Library cards must be in good standing. Any fines on the library card must be cleared before the pass can be issued. When borrowing a returnable pass, patrons may be asked to sign a slip that acknowledges that they understand the return policy of the Museum Pass Program.
Returning a Pass
Dated, coupon passes do not need to be returned.
MULTI-USE PASSES MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MAIN LIBRARY no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day after its use. Because these passes are reserved on consecutive days, it is important that they be returned promptly for use by the next borrower. For patrons’ convenience, these passes may be dropped in the Pass Return Box located outside of the Children’s Room entrance at the Main Library when the library is closed.
Lost or Missing Passes
The cost to replace a pass that is not returned is $25.