Your NJ Library Card Can Mean FREE Admission to Local Museums

Posted on: March 4th, 2020 by

We originally published details about the New Jersey Museum Pass Program in 2012 and we update it at least twice a year.

New Jersey Libraries’ Museum Pass Program

 

Have you always wanted to visit, Grounds for Sculpture, The Garden State Discovery Museum or the Intrepid Museum but maybe it wasn’t in your budget? Now you can thanks to your local library.

 

Many libraries around the garden state are participating in 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. The most common process is to either request your passes online, pick 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 offered 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 pass from my library for one of the participating museums and take my family on an unexpected field trip.

 

Your NJ Library Card Can Mean FREE Admission to Local Museums Museum Pass

 

New Jersey libraries that participate in the Museum Pass Program

 

Atlantic County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Bergen County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Burlington County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Camden County Museum Library Pass Program

 

Cape May County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Cumberland County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Essex County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Gloucester County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Hudson County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Hunterdon County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Your NJ Library Card Can Mean FREE Admission to Local Museums(PIN)

 

Mercer County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Middlesex County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Monmouth County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Morris County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Ocean County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Passaic County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Salem County Library Museum Pass Program

  • None known as of 1/2020

 

Somerset County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Sussex County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Union County Library Museum Pass Program

 

Warren County Library Museum Pass Program

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27 thoughts on “Your NJ Library Card Can Mean FREE Admission to Local Museums”

  1. Free Museum Passes from Your Local Library says:
    November 27, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    […] 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 […]

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  2. Mathew says:
    August 15, 2019 at 12:08 am

    How come some libraries are not in the list . Mine is Allentown library,Monmouth county ,NJ

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  3. Meredith says:
    January 9, 2019 at 9:43 pm

    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 .

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  4. Mary McDermott says:
    September 22, 2018 at 11:53 am

    The Margate City library in Atlantic County also offers the museum pass to the Grounds for Sculpture.

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  5. Brandi Grosso says:
    February 10, 2017 at 12:25 pm

    The Vineland Public Library, Cumberland County, has a pass to WheatonArts as of July 2016. We should have a true Museum Pass program up and running in 2017!

    Brandi Grosso
    Director
    Vineland Public Library

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  6. Candice Brown says:
    August 10, 2015 at 3:01 pm

    We are happy to announce that due to the generosity of the Friends of the Clifton Library, we will be expanding our museum pass program later this year, so stay tuned!

    Candice Brown
    Library Director
    Clifton Public Library

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  7. Kathryn says:
    July 9, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    The Woodbridge Public Library in Middlesex County also has the program.

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  8. Ellie Strbo says:
    April 21, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    Middletown Public Library also offers free museum passes!

    http://www.mtpl.org/?q=node/1663

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  9. Maureen Wilkinson says:
    March 26, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    Warren County Library offers museum passes.

    http://warrenlib.org/node/1918#.VRR18PzF_ig

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  10. Marilyn Grandin says:
    March 26, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    The Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch of the Warren County Library also offers museum passes to it’s patrons.
    We have 6 at this time.

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  11. Joanne Hudes says:
    February 25, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    How can we get our local libraries to participate. New Milford does not and when I asked they didn’t know anything about it

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    • Jennifer A. says:
      March 30, 2015 at 9:01 am

      Joanne, I would share this blog post with them. That may show your local libraries how many other libraries are participating in this program. Your library could then contact them for more information on how they got started. Good luck. And let us know if they do so we can add them to this list. ~ Jenn

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  12. Barbara Battles says:
    January 22, 2015 at 10:51 am

    The Friends of the South Brunswick Public Library, in Middlesex County, also offer a Museum Pass Program.

    http://www.sbpl.info/help-the-library/friends/museum-pass/

    Thanks for supporting NJ Libraries where there is a lot of fun things to do for free!

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    • Jennifer A. says:
      January 22, 2015 at 11:58 am

      Thank you for letting us know and we agree; libraries provide some of the best family fun in New Jersey. – Jenn

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  13. Dawn Beviano says:
    July 20, 2014 at 9:23 am

    Shortly, you will be able to add Linden Library, in Union County to this list!

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  14. Sandra Lee says:
    April 19, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    What a great list! I knew my local library offered a program but had no idea others did. I have a list of NJ free family resources on my website and added a link to this article. You can see it here under museums – http://www.parenthoodnj.com/free-activities-in-nj.html

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