Have you always wanted to visit, Imagine That! Children’s Museum, The Museum of Natural History or the Intrepid Museum but maybe it wasn’t in your budget? Now you can thanks to your local library and the New Jersey Library Museum Pass Program.
Currently updating for 2023
New Jersey Library Museum Pass Program
Many libraries around the garden state are participating in library museum pass programs. These offer you a FREE visit to a local museum or attraction or in some cases a discount on admission. The museum pass program varies from library to library so you will have to click on the links or call your library for more information.
How does the Library Museum Pass Program work?
The most common process is to either request your passes online, pick them up at the library just like a book and off you go! Most libraries allow you to sign out the passes for 3 days at a time though some may require a refundable cash deposit.
Some of the most common locations, participating in the library museum pass program, include:
- The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Complex
- Aviation Hall of Fame
- Children’s Museum of Manhattan
- Museum of Natural History
- The Frick Collection
- Imagine That! Children’s Museum
- Newark Museum of Art
I was super excited to find out about these programs, I can’t wait to borrow a library museum pass from my library for one of the participating museums and take my family on an unexpected field trip.

New Jersey libraries that participate in the Library Museum Pass Program
We originally published details about the New Jersey Museum Pass Program in 2012 and we update it at least twice a year.
Atlantic County Library Museum Pass Program
- Longport Public Library, passes available for 9 museums in NJ & PA – confirmed for 2023
Bergen County Library Museum Pass Program
- Lee Memorial Library, Allendale passes are available for 10 museums in NY & NJ – confirmed for 2023
- Cliffside Park Public Library passes are available for 34 museums in NJ & NY -confirmed for 2023
- Closter Public Library passes are available for 3 museums in NY – confirmed for 2023
- Cresskill Public Library passes are available for 6 museums – confirmed for 2023
- Demarest Free Public Library passes are available for 6 museums in NY – confirmed for 2023
- Dixon Homestead Library (Dumont) passes are available for 2 museums in NY – confirmed for 2023
- East Rutherford Memorial Library passes and discounts are available for 8 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Edgewater Library passes are available for 9 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Englewood Library passes are available for 6 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Fairview Public Library passes are available for 2 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Fort Lee Public Library passes are available for 8 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Glen Rock Library passes and discounts are available for 8 museums in NY & NJ – confirmed for 2023
- Johnson Public Library (Hackensack) passes are available for 7 museums in NY and NJ – confirmed 2023
- Hasbrouck Heights Library Museum passes are not available at this time – confirmed for 2023
- Haworth Municipal Library passes and discounts are available for 4 museums in NY & NJ – confirmed for 2023
- Hillsdale Library passes are available for 2 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Leonia Public Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Lyndhurst Public Library passes are available for 2 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Mahwah Library passes and discounts are available for 20 museums in NY – confirmed for 2023
- Maywood Public Library passes are available for 4 museums in NY – confirmed for 2023
- Midland Park Library passes are available for 3 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Montvale Free Public Library passes and discounts are available for 4 museums in NY & NJ – confirmed for 2023
- North Arlington Library passes are available for 3 museums in NY – confirmed for 2023
- North Haledon Library passes are available for 1 museum in NY – confirmed for 2023
- Northvale Public Library passes are available for 5 attractions and museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Oakland Public Library passes and discounts are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Old Tappan Free Public Library passes are available for 4 museums in NY – confirmed for 2023
- Oradell Free Public Library passes are available for 10 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Park Ridge Public Library passes and discounts are available for 8 museums and attractions in NJ & NY – confirmed for 2023
- Ramsey Free Public Library passes and discounts are available for 9 museums and attractions in NY & NJ –confirmed for 2023
- Ridgefield Public Library passes are available for 9 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed for 2023
- Ridgefield Park Library passes are available for 3 museums and attractions in NY. The library website currently states that their passes are unavailable due to COVID restrictions. – confirmed for 2023
- Ridgewood Library passes are available for 10 museums in NY & NJ – confirmed 2023
- Rutherford Library passes are available for 15 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed 2023
- Teaneck Public Library passes and discounts are available for 10 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed 2023
- Tenafly Library passes are available for 9 museums in NY & NJ – confirmed 2023
- Upper Saddle River Library passes are available for 9 museums in NY –confirmed 2023
- John F. Kennedy Library (Wallington) passes are available for 6 museums in NJ & NY- confirmed 2023
- Westwood Public Library passes are available for 2 museums in NY & NJ confirmed 2023
- Wood Ridge Memorial Library passes are available for 15 museums in NY & NJ confirmed 2023
- Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library passes are available for 6 museums in NY and NJ –confirmed 2023
- Wyckoff Library passes are available for 8 museums in NY and NJ – confirmed 2023
Burlington County Library Museum Pass Program
Burlington County Library System
Burlington County Library System offers museum passes to 35 museums in NJ, NY, and PA. These passes can be accessed from any of the 15 libraries within the Burlington County Library System. 21 of the 35 passes are digital and can be printed from home. The remaining 14 passes must be picked up at your local branch.
The following libraries are included in the Burlington County Library System: Beverly Free Library, Bordentown Library, Burlington County Library, Cinnaminson Library, Crosswicks Library Company, Delanco Public Library, Evesham Library, Florence Library, Library Company of Burlington, Maple Shade Library, Pemberton Library, Pinelands Library, Riverside Library, Riverton Library, and Vincentown Library. – confirmed 2023
More Burlington County libraries with a museum pass program.
These 3 libraries are not part of the county system, but they do offer museums passes for library card holders.
- Mount Laurel Library passes are available for 35 museums in NJ, NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- Moorestown Library passes are available for 26 museums in NJ, NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- Willingboro Library passes are available for 10 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
Camden County Museum Library Pass Program
Camden County Library System
Camden County Library System offers museum passes to 21 museums in NY, NJ, and PA. Different branches carry different passes, however, cardholders can borrow passes from any Camden County library branch. Passes must be returned to the branches they were borrowed from.
The following libraries are included in the Camden County Library System: Bellmawr Branch, Camden Downtown Branch, Ferry Ave. Branch (Camden), Gloucester Twp. Branch, Haddon Twp. Branch, Merchantville Branch, South Regional County Branch, Voorhees Regional Branch. –confirmed 2023
More Camden County libraries with a museum pass program
These libraries are not part of the county system, but they do offer museum passes for library card holders.
- Audubon Public Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & PA – confirmed 2023
- Berlin Public Library/ Marie Fleche Memorial Library passes are available for 9 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Cherry Hill Public Library passes are available for 17 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Collingswood Public Library passes are available for 13 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Gloucester City Library passes are available for 12 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Haddonfield Library passes are available for 16 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Oaklyn Library is temporarily closed – confirmed 2023
- Pennsauken Public Library passes are available for 16 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Runnemede Public Library passes are available for 8 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Waterford Public Library passes are available for 7 museums (soon to be 11 as 4 more are listed as “coming soon!”) in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
Cape May County Library Museum Pass Program
- Avalon Free Public Library passes for 22 museums in NJ & PA- confirmed 2023
- Ocean City Library passes for 12 museums in NJ & PA – confirmed 2023
Cumberland County Library Museum Pass Program
- Cumberland County Library passes are available for 8 museums in NJ & PA-confirmed for 2023
- Vineland Public Library passes are available for 5 museums in NJ & PA – We have not been able to confirm this for 2023.
Essex County Library Museum Pass Program
- Caldwell Public Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Fairfield Free Public Library passes are available for 1 museum in NJ –confirmed 2023
- Glen Ridge Public Library passes are available for 21 museums in NJ, NY, & PA- confirmed 2023
- Livingston Public Library passes are available for 13 museums in NJ & NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- Maplewood Public Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Millburn Public Library passes are available for 14 museums in NJ & NY- confirmed 2023
- Montclair Public Library passes and discounts are available for 13 museums in NJ & NY (5 are currently unavailable) –confirmed 2023
- Nutley Public Library passes are available for 6 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Roseland Public Library passes are available for 4 museums in NJ & NY- confirmed 2023
- West Caldwell Public Library passes are available for 8 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- West Orange Public Library passes and discounts are available for 4 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
Gloucester County Library Museum Pass Program
Gloucester County Library System
Gloucester County Library System passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & PA. Different branches of the library system carry different passes. However, cardholders can borrow passes from any Gloucester County library branch. Passes must be returned to the branches they were borrowed from.
The following libraries are included in the Gloucester County Library System: Glassboro Branch, Greenwich Branch, Logan Township Branch, Margaret Dombrosky Swedesboro Public Library, Mullica Hill Branch, Newfield Library – confirmed 2023
More Gloucester County libraries with a museum pass program
These libraries are not part of the county system, but they do offer museum passes for library card holders.
- Deptford Public Library passes are available for 6 museums in NJ, DE & PA –confirmed 2023
- Free Public Library of Monroe Township, passes available for 6 passes in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Margaret E Heggan Public Library (Sewell) passes are available for 23 museums in NJ, DE & PA –confirmed 2023
- McCowan Memorial Library (Pitman) passes are available for 8 museums in NJ & PA – We have not been able to confirm their 2023 status.
- Wenonah Free Public Library passes are available for 3 museums in PA& DE – confirmed 2023
- West Deptford Free Public Library passes are available for 9 museums in NJ, DE, & PA –confirmed 2023
- Woodbury Public Library pass available for 8 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
Hudson County Library Museum Pass Program
- Hoboken Public Library – passes and discounts available for 6 museums in NY –confirmed 2023
- Kearny Public Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY – confirmed 2023
- North Bergen Library passes are available for 13 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- North Bergen Library (Kennedy Branch) passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Secaucus Library passes are available for 5 museums in NY –confirmed 2023
Hunterdon County Library Museum Pass Program
- Hunterdon County Library system has passes and discounts available for 16 museums in NY, NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Lambertville Free Public Library has passes available for 4 museums in PA –confirmed 2023

Mercer County Library Museum Pass Program
Mercer County Library System
Mercer County Library passes are available for 12 locations in NJ & PA. Different branches carry different passes, however, cardholders can borrow passes from any Mercer County library branch. Passes must be returned to the branches they were borrowed from.
The following libraries are included in the Mercer County Library System: Ewing Branch, Hickory Corner Branch, Hightstown Branch, Hopewell Branch, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, Robbinsville Branch, Twin Rivers Branch, West Windsor Branch –confirmed 2023
More Mercer County libraries with a museum pass program
These libraries are not part of the county system, but they do offer museum passes for library card holders.
- Hamilton Free Public Library passes are available for 10 museums in NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Princeton Library passes are available for 15 museums in NJ, NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- Trenton Free Public Library passes are available for 3 museums in NJ –confirmed 2023
Middlesex County Library Museum Pass Program
- Cranbury Public Library passes are available for 1 museum in NY –confirmed 2023
- East Brunswick Public Library passes are available for 12 museums in NJ, NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- Edison Public Library and its two branches (North Edison and Clara Barton Branches) will be starting their museum program in the upcoming weeks. Please contact them for more details. – confirmed 2023
- Metuchen Public Library passes and discounts are available for 8 museums in NJ & NY- confirmed 2023
- Milltown Public Library passes are available for 1 museum in NJ. The pass expires in July 2023 and as of June 17, 2023 it’s not clear if the pass will be renewed. – confirmed 2023
- Monroe Township Public Library passes and discounts are available for 17 locations in NJ, NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- North Brunswick Library no longer offers a museum pass program – confirmed 2023
- Old Bridge Public Library passes and discounts are available for 7 museums in NJ, PA & NY –confirmed 2023
- Piscataway Public Library passes are available for 10 museums in NJ, NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- Sayreville Public Library passes are available for 3 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- South Brunswick Public Library no longer offers a museum pass program –confirmed 2023
- South Plainfield Public Library passes and discounts are available for 7 locations in NJ, NY & PA –confirmed 2023
- Woodbridge Public Library passes are available for 8 locations in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
Monmouth County Library Museum Pass Program
- Belmar Public Library no longer carries museum passes – confirmed 2023
- Brielle Public Library no longer offers a museum pass program. –confirmed 2023
- Fair Haven Library passes are available for 7 museums in NY & NJ –confirmed 2023
- Little Silver Library passes are available for 7 museums in NY, NJ & PA –confirmed 2023
- Long Branch Library passes are available for 14 museums in NY & NJ –confirmed 2023
- Matawan Aberdeen Public Library passes are available for 9 museums in NJ, NY, & PA –confirmed 2023
- Middletown Public Library passes and discounts are available for 12 locations in NJ, PA & NY – confirmed 2023
Morris County Library Museum Pass Program
- Butler Public Library passes are available for 4 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Library of the Chathams passes and discounts available for 11 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Chester Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Denville Public Library passes are available for 6 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- East Hanover Library passes are available for 6 museums in NY –confirmed 2023
- Florham Park Library passes are available for 12 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Long Hill Public Library passes and discounts are available for 6 museums in NJ –confirmed 2023
- Madison Public Library passes are available for15 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Mendham Borough Library passes are available for 5 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Montville Public Library passes are available for 9 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Morristown & Morris Township Library passes are available for 10 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Mount Olive Public Library passes are available for 6 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Parsippany – Troy Hills Public Library passes are available for 16 museums in NY, PA & NJ –confirmed 2023
- Randolph Public Library passes and discounts are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Roxbury Public Library passes are available for 14 museums in NJ & MY –confirmed 2023
- Washington Township Public Library passes are available for 6 museums in NY & NJ –confirmed 2023
- Whippanong Library passes are available for 5 museums in NJ &NY –confirmed 2023
- Morris County Library passes are available for 6 museums in NJ –confirmed 2023
Ocean County Library Museum Pass Program
- Ocean County Library passes are available for 20 locations in NJ & NY & PA – confirmed 2023
Passaic County Library Museum Pass Program
- Alfred H. Baumann Free Public Library (Woodland Park) passes are available for 2 museums in NY –confirmed 2023
- Clifton Public Library passes are available for 5 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Little Falls Public Library passes and discounts are available for 4 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Ringwood Public Library passes and discounts are available for 2 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Totowa Public Library passes are available for 5 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Wayne Public Library passes are available for 9 museums in NY & NJ –confirmed 2023
Salem County Library Museum Pass Program
- None known as of June 17, 2023.
Somerset County Library Museum Pass Program
- Bernards Public Library passes and discounts are available for 14 museums in NJ, NY, &MA –confirmed 2023
- Bernardsville Public Library passes and discounts are available for 3 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Franklin Township Public Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY & PA – confirmed 2023
- Raritan Public Library passes are typically available for 6 museums in NJ &PA. However, the library has currently suspended its museum pass program. –confirmed 2023
- Somerset County Library System passes are available for 13 museums in NJ & NY & PA –confirmed 2023
Sussex County Library Museum Pass Program
- Sussex County Library system passes are available for 6 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Sparta Public Library passes are available for 7 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
Union County Library Museum Pass Program
- Clark Library passes are available for 6 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Cranford Library passes and discounts are available for 15 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Fanwood Memorial Library and Scotch Plain Public Library passes and discounts are available for 20 museums in NJ, PA, & NY –confirmed 2023
- Garwood Public Library passes and discounts are available for 5 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Kenilworth Public Library has passes available for 11 museums in NY & NJ –confirmed 2023
- Linden Public Library no longer offers museum passes – confirmed 2023
- Mountainside Public Library passes and discounts are available for 9 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- New Providence Memorial Library passes and discounts are available for 8 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Plainfield Public Library passes and discounts are available for 11 museums in NY & NJ & PA-confirmed 2023
- Springfield Public Library passes and discounts are available for 4 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
- Summit Free Public Library passes and discounts are available for 19 museums in NJ, PA & NY –confirmed 2023
- Union Public Library passes are available for 20 museums in NY, PA & NJ-confirmed 2023
- Westfield Public Library passes are available for 21 museums in NJ & NY –confirmed 2023
Warren County Library Museum Pass Program
- Catherine Dixon and Headquarters Branch passes are available for 9 museums in NJ & NY & PA –confirmed 2023
Looking for more ways to get into museums for free? Read 10 Ways to Get into Museums for Free!
Palak
Monday 23rd of May 2022
Is This program still going on ?
Jennifer Auer
Thursday 26th of May 2022
Yes, It is. -Jenn
Free Museum Passes from Your Local Library
Friday 27th of November 2020
[…] of common museums from town to town. For a near complete listing of NJ Libraries and their passes check out this article. Here’s a sampling of the museum passes that our library and other Bergen/Passaic County […]
Mathew
Thursday 15th of August 2019
How come some libraries are not in the list . Mine is Allentown library,Monmouth county ,NJ
Jennifer A.
Thursday 15th of August 2019
Does your library offer a museum pass program? We have only listed the libraries where we were able to confirm they offer museum passes. - Jenn
Meredith
Wednesday 9th of January 2019
This sounds like a wonderful program ! However after viewing all the libraries that support and participate in the museum pass program , I am wondering why Cape May County (NJ) isn’t involved .
Jennifer A.
Thursday 10th of January 2019
Ask them. We have found that many of our readers have showed this article to their libraries and it has helped them start their own museum pass program. - Jenn
Mary McDermott
Saturday 22nd of September 2018
The Margate City library in Atlantic County also offers the museum pass to the Grounds for Sculpture.
Melanie C.
Monday 24th of September 2018
Hi Mary, I can't find that information online. Can you direct me to a website that shows what they offer? Thanks!