July 2019 HINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY MUSEUM PASS POLICY

Hingham residents with library privileges may reserve passes up to 60 days in advance. Residents from other towns may request passes after 5 PM prior to the day of intended use. Reservations may be made in person, by phone, or online at www.hinghamlibrary.org. All passes are checked out at the library’s Reference Desk. A $2.00 user fee is charged for each pass except: Science Museum, Children’s, Aquarium, Gardner, Hall at Patriot Place, Mystic, USS Constitution, World’s End, DCR, and Boston Harbor Islands.

Replacement fees for lost passes vary between $10 and $25, according to individual pass policy.

Cancellations should be made as far in advance as possible by notifying the library reference desk. Failure to cancel will incur a $2 user fee. Patrons who repeatedly fail to cancel are subject to having subsequent reservations denied.

Returnable passes are due by noon on the day after use.

Repeated failure to return passes on time will result in suspension of pass borrowing privileges. Passes returned late incur a $3.00 per day overdue fine.

PASSES AVAILABLE

Boston by Foot (May-Oct.) – Free admission, 4 people Boston Harbor Islands (May-Oct.) – Buy one ticket, get one free: limit of 2 free passes. Children’s Museum – Reduced admission, ½ price regular admission, 4 people DCR MA Parking Pass – Free parking at Mass Parks facilities Edward M. Kennedy Institute – Reduced admission, ½ price regular admission, 2 people Hall at Patriot Place – Free admission, 4 people Harvard Museum of Natural History - Reduced admission, $6 per person, 4 people Heritage Museums & Gardens (Apr-Oct.) – Reduced admission, ½ price regular admission, 2 adults & 4 children Institute of Contemporary Art - Reduced admission, $5 per person, 2 people Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum – Reduced admission, $5 per person, 4 people Kennedy Library – Reduced admission, $3 per person, 2 people Museum of Fine Arts – Reduced admission, $10 per person, 2 people Museum of Science – Reduced admission, $10 per person, 4 people Mystic Aquarium – Reduced admission, $4 off regular admission, 4 people New England Aquarium - Reduced admission, ½ price regular admission, 4 people Peabody Essex Museum – Reduced admission, $12 per person, 2 adults (youth under 16 are free) Plimoth Plantation (Apr-Nov) – Reduced admission, $16 per adult, $10 per child, 6 people USS Constitution – Free admission, up to 9 people World’s End - Free admission, 2 adults & children under 18 Zoo New England (Franklin Park & Stone Zoo) - Reduced admission, 6 people at $9 per adult and $6 per child