To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
American Precision Museum
196 Main Street, Windsor, VT 05089
802-674-5781
https://www.americanprecision.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The American Precision Museum is located in the Robbins & Lawrence Armory—a National Historic Landmark—in Windsor, Vermont. It houses the collection of historic machine tools, related books, and archival materials of founder Edwin A. Battison, a former curator of Mechanical Engineering at the Smithsonian. Exhibits include “Shaping America,” which explores the relationship of machinists and tool builders to important American history; “The Science and Technology of Measurement;” and an orientation film entitled “Igniting Innovation: The Manufacturing Revolution in Precision Valley.” The exhibits, museum shop, and rest rooms are wheelchair accessible, and a wheelchair is available for our visitors to use. There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Family, History, Technology
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
This pass is good for free family admission (2 adults and 2 children under 18).
*This is a coupon pass and does not need to be returned to circulation*
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH 03301
603-271-7827
https://www.starhop.com/
[Details/Reserve]
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, located in Concord, NH, is dedicated to the two astronauts who came from the granite state—Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard. The museum offers a range of permanent and changing exhibits that focus on astronomy, aviation, earth and space science, including full-sized replicas of Mercury 7 and Mercury-Redstone rockets, a 1956 XF8U-3 Crusader jet, and items from Star Trek movies, a planetarium, and an observatory. There is a museum shop and café on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Science, Technology
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
* Two passes are available each day the center is open. Each pass is valid for free admission to the Discovery Center exhibit halls for four people. There is a charge of $7 per person for the Planetarium shows.
This is a coupon pass and does not need to be returned to the library.
**Reservations are required. Call ahead. * *
* Library passes can be used for our monthly Super Stellar Fridays! These occur on the first Friday evening of every month. For more information, visit www.starhop.com/ssf
The Museum of Science in Boston is located on a piece of land that extends the width of the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge. Dedicated to promoting and educating visitors about science and technology, the museum includes a planetarium, the world’s largest open-air Van de Graaff generator, an IMAX theatre, a butterfly garden, and permanent and changing exhibits on birds, insects and animals; space; dinosaurs; engineering; nanotechnology; math; biology; and more.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science, Technology, Sky
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
One coupon is available for each day. This coupon admits four people into the Exhibit Halls for half price.
The coupon does not include discounts on tickets for the Omni Theater, Planetarium, or Laser Show and cannot be used to purchase combination tickets.
This is a coupon pass and does not need to be returned to the library.
* The museum will close at 2:00 PM on November 27th and December 24th 2024.*