All passes are one-day passes and require a five-dollar returnable deposit, except the EcoTarium, Mass Audubon, and the Museum of Science. Please note: some passes are for reduced admission, not free admission. For more information, or to reserve a pass, please call the Adult Department at 978-365-4160, ext. 221.

The Bigelow Free Public Library has purchased passes that offer discounts to:

* The Discovery Museums in Acton (This pass expires on December 31, 2011)
- Pass admits up to three (3) people at half price to one Museum; admission to the second Museum is free. Additional people in your party pay regular admission prices.

* The EcoTarium in Worcester (This pass expires on August 31, 2012)
- Pass offers discount admission for up to two (2) adults and two (2) children in one vehicle. Children under three are free. Not to be combined with other offers, group rates or special event prices.

* The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton (This pass expires on August 15, 2012)
- Pass offers free admission for up to four (4) adults and/or children, ages 6 to 16 (children age 5 and under are free).

* Tower Hill Botanical Gardens in Boylston (This pass expires on May 31, 2012)
- Pass offers free admission for four (4) individuals.

* Worcester Art Museum in Worcester (This pass expires on April 8, 2012)
- Pass admits up to two (2) adults free. Children 17 and under always no charge. Pass not valid during special events, including 'Flora in Winter'. Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Holidays.

* Davis Farmland in Sterling (Open April 14th through October 14th)
- Pass admits up to six (6) people with a savings of $5.00 off general admission prices.
- Children under 2 are FREE.
- This pass NOT valid on weekends or Monday holidays.
- Both Davis Farmland and Davis MegaMaze are only open weather permitting.

* 2011 Massachusetts ParksPass
- Welcomes members from our community to parks and forests throughout the state so they may enjoy some of Massachusetts' special places as well as the benefits of healthy outdoor recreation.
- Pass entitles borrower to FREE parking for one vehicle at over 50 facilities in the Mass Parks System that charge a day-use parking fee (not valid for camping). Please visit the Department of Conservation and Recreation web page at www.massparks.org for more information on parks and recreation areas in Massachusetts.

* Mass Audubon Central Massachusetts Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Central Massachusetts Wildlife Sanctuaries Discount Card offers FREE admission for up to six (6) people to: Staffed Sanctuaries (Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester and Wachusett Meadow in Princeton) and Unstaffed Sanctuaries (Cook's Canyon in Barre, Flat Rock in Fitchburg, Lake Wampanoag in Gardner, and Pierpont Meadow in Dudley). Burncoat Pond, Eagle Lake, Lincoln Woods, and Rutland Brook are currently free to all. Mass Audubon's staffed sanctuaries offer hiking trails and so much more!

* Fruitlands Museum in Harvard (This pass is good through March 2012)
- Pass offers FREE admission for up to 2 Adults & Children or 1 Adult & 3 Children.
- Museum only -- Not valid for special events.

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The following passes have been purchased by the
Friends of Bigelow Free Public Library :

* Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester (This pass expires on April 30, 2012)
- Pass offers FREE admission for 4 Adults / Children. Children under 3 are FREE.
- Closed on Mondays and some holidays.

* The Museum of Science in Boston (This pass is valid July 2011 through June 2012)
- Date-specific and may be used ONLY on the date indicated.
- Admits up to 4 people for $7 per person.
- No deposit required to borrow this pass.
- Closed only on 9/6/11, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.