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100 Tinkham Lane
Harrisville, Rhode Island 02830
Phone 401-710-7800
Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library Cornerstone of the community Cornerstone of the community

 Circulating Passes

In an effort to help make family and educational attractions more accessible and affordable, the library has established a collection of circulating passes to various museums and regional attractions. These passes may be used by our patrons to obtain free or reduced admission rates.

Presently the library offers passes to:

Providence Children's Museum
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Higgins Armory Museum
Mystic Seaport Museum

The passes are available to all OSL library card holders over the age of 18, who have no overdue materials or other "blocks" on their cards.

Patrons who are Burrillville residents may reserve the passes in advance.

Non-Burrillville-resident patrons may borrow the passes on an "as available" basis for same or next day use.

Please read the General Regulations for more detailed information about the library's borrowing policy.

Visit Roger Williams Park Zoo

Roger Williams Park Zoo

1000 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Phone: 401-785-3510

Roger Williams Park Zoo is open every day except Christmas; May 15-October 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (till 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays); October 16 to May 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is conveniently located in Providence, RI, exit 16 off interstate I-95N and exit 17 from the South, about one hour from Boston and 90 minutes from Hartford.

Named one of America's top ten zoos. Roger Williams Park Zoo has been named one of America's top ten zoos by Travel & Leisure Family Magazine (1999 spring/summer issue).

Roger Williams Park Zoo is home to hundreds of rare and fascinating animals from around the world including polar bears, snow leopards, moon bears, giraffes and elephants all in naturalistic settings. The Zoo's population numbers over 957 animals, with some 156 different species on display at any given time.

JMS Zoo Pass Policy.

Visit the Providence Children's Museum

Providence Children's Museum

100 South Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 273-KIDS
FAX (401) 273-1004
provcm@childrenmuseum.org

Museum hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and Monday holidays.

Rhode Island's only museum especially for children and their families. Providence Children's Museum is a hands-on place where kids and grown-ups play and learn together. Come and explore the swirling, whirling ways of water, discover the secret world beneath the city streets and learn how much fun learning can be!

The mission of Providence Children's Museum is to inspire learning through active play and exploration. Providence Children's Museum serves the children of southern New England and the adults who care for them by:

  • Presenting hands-on exhibit and programs that explore the arts, culture, history and science.
  • Creating exhibits and programs based on the developmental needs of children ages 1 to 11.
  • Learning from our visitors as they learn from us.
  • Creating environments in which people share with one another.
  • Embracing a wide range of abilities, learning styles, and forms of creative expression.
  • Being accessible and responsive to all families - culturally, physically and economically.
  • Working in partnership with schools and other organizations to meet the needs of children and families.
  • Increasing awareness and knowledge of the ways in which children and families learn.

JMS Children's Museum Pass Policy.


Higgins Armory Museum

100 Barber Avenue
Worcester, MA 01606-2444 USA
Phone: 508-853-6015
E-Mail: higgins@higgins.org

Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Higgins Armory Museum, with 8,000 objects on 5 floors, is the only institution in the Americas dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of arms and armor. Step inside this rare glass and steel Art Deco building and discover over 2,500 years of human history, including the romance of troubadors, live swordplay, and medieval pageantry. A visit to the Higgins will spark your imagination with the fact behind the fairytale! The Higgins Armory Museum celebrates its 75th anniversary year in 2003, with 75 events and programs that illuminate the culture of the Middle Ages.

Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays and select holidays. Open Veteran's Day.

JMS Higgins Armory Museum Pass Policy.


Mystic Seaport Museum

75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic, CT 06355-0990
Phone: 888-9SEAPORT (888-973-2767)

Founded in 1929, Mystic Seaport is the largest and most comprehensive maritime museum in North America. Here you can sail or row exact replicas of traditional wooden boats, cruise in an antique steamboat, participate in formal classes, ride a horse-drawn carriage, star gaze in the planetarium, or spend the day climbing aboard ships or just meandering along beautiful riverfront gardens.

The range of activities takes place within a 40-acre property that houses the Collections Research Center, graduate and undergraduate campuses and more than one million artifacts, many of them the only surviving examples of their kind. A trained staff is stationed throughout the magnificent 17-acre historic waterfront— including the berthed ships, the exhibits of art and artifacts and the nearly 40 historic buildings— to answer questions, demonstrate traditional skills and share stories of people who are long gone but can still tell us something new.

Mystic Seaport is open daily, year-round except Christmas Day.

The Museum is open 9:00 to 5:00 from April through October, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from November through March.

JMS Mystic Seaport Museum Pass Policy.

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