Policies-Museum Passes

Mahopac Public Library offers a variety of free museum passes with support from the Friends of Mahopac Library and others in the community. In order to insure fair and equitable access to these passes, the Library has established the following guidelines.

Museum passes may be borrowed by Mahopac Central School District residents who are 18 years of age or older, with a Mahopac Public Library library card in good standing. (A library card in good standing is defined as one with no fines, fees, or overdue materials.)

Museum passes are available on a walk-in, first-come, first-served basis. They cannot be reserved. Only one museum pass may be borrowed at a time by a household.

In order to borrow a museum pass, the museum circulation card and the patron’s library card must be presented at the Circulation Desk. The museum circulation card will be checked out to the patron who will be given the laminated museum pass. In addition, a refundable deposit may be required.

Museum passes may be borrowed for four (4) days. They must be returned in person to the Circulation Desk. Do not return museum passes in the book drop. Museum passes may not be renewed.

An overdue fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per day will be charged for each museum pass that is not returned by its due date.

Borrowers who lose museum passes will be required to pay full replacement costs for them.

The Library reserves the right to deny the use of museum passes to any borrower who repeatedly loses them or returns them late.

Information about each museum is available in the Museum Pass binder located at the Information Desk. Each museum reserves the right to determine the rules and regulations governing the use of the museum pass. Patrons should call the museum directly for information on hours of operation, special exhibits, additional fees, parking, and/or directions.

Policy Adopted: December 17, 2008
Revised: February 4, 2009