Community Closet and Tech Trading Post: Museum Passes

The Community Closet and Tech Trading Post are two collections of unique and unexpected items that you may borrow the library providing access to a greater variety of shared resources.

Museum passes at your libraries!

Museum passes are available at both the Valley Cottage and the Nyack Libraries for borrowing by residents of the Nyack School District. Passes available at the Valley Cottage Library are in the box on the left, while passes available for borrowing at the Nyack Library are highlighted on the right.

Please note: While cardholders from both libraries have reciprocal borrowing privileges at both the Valley Cottage and Nyack Libraries, loan policies, fines and related details may differ at each location.

At the Valley Cottage Library

Please note: due to changes in visitor requirements for each museum, park, and garden, it is recommended to visit the museum website to obtain the latest visiting information.

9/11 Memorial & Museum
Located at the World Trade Center in New York City, the 9/11 Memorial Museum tells the story of 9/11 through media, narratives, and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts, presenting visitors with personal stories of loss, recovery, and hope. Visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum website.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment. Visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden website.
Empire Pass
The Empire Pass is your key to all-season enjoyment at New York State Parks. It provides unlimited day-use vehicle entry to most facilities operated by New York State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more. Learn where the Empire Pass is accepted.
FDR Presidential Library and Museum
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum features special interactives, immersive audio‐visual theaters, and rarely seen artifacts that convey the dramatic story of the Roosevelt era. Visit the FDR Presidential Library and Museum website.
Guggenheim Museum
Committed to innovation, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation collects, preserves, and interprets modern and contemporary art, and explores ideas across cultures through dynamic curatorial and educational initiatives and collaborations. With its constellation of architecturally and culturally distinct museums, exhibitions, publications, and digital platforms, the foundation engages both local and global audiences. Visit the Guggenheim Museum website.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum features the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world’s fastest jets and a guided missile submarine. Through exhibitions, educational programming and the foremost collection of technologically groundbreaking aircraft and vessels, visitors of all ages and abilities are taken on an interactive journey through history to learn about American innovation and bravery. Visit the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum website.
Museum of the City of New York
The Museum of the City of New York fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world’s most influential metropolis. It engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future. Visit the Museum of the City of New York website.
New York Historical Society
Experience 400 years of history through groundbreaking exhibitions, outstanding collections, immersive films, and thought-provoking conversations among renowned historians and public figures at the New-York Historical Society, New York’s first museum. Visit the New York Historical Society website.
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Stepping Stones Museum for Children is dedicated to sparking children's curiosity, imagination and interests by engaging them in playful exploration of interactive learning experiences and shared moments of discovery. Visit Stepping Stones Museum website.
Storm King Art Center
Widely celebrated as one of the world’s leading sculpture parks, Storm King Art Center has welcomed visitors from across the globe for fifty years. It is located only one hour north of New York City, in the lower Hudson Valley, where its pristine 500-acre landscape of fields, hills, and woodlands provides the setting for a collection of more than 100 carefully sited sculptures created by some of the most acclaimed artists of our time. Visit the Storm King Art Center website.