The Oscar Foss Memorial Library will reimburse library patrons up to $20 per year for the cost of admission to many New England museums. Barnstead resident card holders in good standing are eligible to request a museum refund using the form provided. Requests for reimbursement will be accepted as long as funds are available and may be discontinued at the discretion of the library board of trustees.
Museum Fund Program may be used to visit any of the following museums:
American Textile History Museum
Boston Children’s Museum,
Boston Museum of Science,
Canterbury Shaker Village
Children’s Museum of NH
Currier Museum of Art,
Enfield Shaker Museum
Gardner Museum,
Hamilton House
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Little Nature Museum
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
Montshire Museum of Science
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum
Museum of Fine Arts Boston,
Museum of New Hampshire History,
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New England Aquarium,
NH Boat Museum
NH Farm Museum
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Old Sturbridge Village,
Peabody Essex Museum
Plymouth Plantation
Portland Museum of Art
Portsmouth Museum of Art.
Seacoast Science Center
SEE Science Center
Strawberry Banke Museum
Guidelines:
Must be a Barnstead resident and library card holder in good standing
Up to $20.00 per year/per household can be reimbursed (not to exceed the total cost of admission)
You must submit a receipt from your museum visit, along with a completed reimbursement form, showing the date of the visit and the full cost of admission
Requests made after the museum fund is depleted will not be processed unless additional funds are raised or donated
Reimbursement to a museum other than one listed above may be considered on a case by case basis
