Extend Your Resources Through Our Free Lending Library
Please contact: STEM@museumofaviation.org
Resources are available for checkout
The National STEM Academy is proud to offer an extensive collection of premier resources designed to transform learning environments into immersive educational experiences.
Our Lending Library serves as a strategic bridge for the community, providing hands-on access to STEM activity kits, robotics, and a curated selection of literature that brings complex concepts to life. Whether you’re seeking to spark curiosity in a traditional classroom, looking for specialized tools to enhance a home-learning curriculum, or host a special event, our goal is to provide the high-quality assets necessary to inspire the next generation of innovators.
The Lending Library is dedicated to feuling discovery through tactile engagement, and we invite you to explore our evolving inventory of tools and endorsed resources tailored for the modern educator. The Resource Center’s Lending Library offers a variety of STEM books, NASA resources, STEM Activity Kits, Classroom set of books and equipment, Lesson Plans and more! Items are free to check out. STEM Activity Kits are available for check out August 1 – first Friday in May each year. All kits currently checked out must please be returned by March 1, 2026. Kits will not be available for check out again until August. Please review our Lending Library policies detailed below.
Items Available for Check Out
Items Available for Check Out
We are currently upgrading our resource catalog to better serve the needs of both our classroom educators and homeschool community. Please check back on August 1, 2026 for a refreshed list!
Policies
Effective July 15, 2026
1. Mission & Eligibility
The National STEM Academy (NSA) Lending Library provides high-quality resources for STEM education. STEM kits are available to full-time employees of public school organizations, verified PTO/PTA members acting on behalf of that public school organization, and registered homeschool parents.
Borrowers must be 18+ and present a valid photo ID.
- Permitted & Prohibited Use
The Lending Library resources are intended for educational, classroom, club, and community learning activities offered at no cost to participants. Resources may not be used by any individual or organization to fulfill paid contracts, support fee-based camps, or deliver revenue-generating programs without written approval from the Museum of Aviation Foundation.
Independent contractors and external consultants are not eligible to borrow resources to fulfill service agreements. Accountability must be held by the host school or parent.
Borrowers must comply with all federal, state, and local laws and safety precautions during use.
- Reservation & Logistics
Strict limit of two (2) kits per checkout session.
Allow us to help you plan for STEM Nights or Special Events! Contact our team (STEM@museumofaviation.org or 478-222-7575) to coordinate.
Standard loan period is 15 days (pick-up to return). Renewals must be requested 48 hours prior to the due date and may be granted if no waitlist exists.
Kits must be returned by 4:00 PM on the scheduled return date.
- Community Impact & Branding
Borrowers are asked to provide one social media engagement with a photo/video tagging the Museum of Aviation Foundation and/or the National STEM Academy. If the borrower’s organization does not allow social media posting, this requirement is waived.
Photos must be appropriate for public sharing and must be shared only if the borrower has obtained any required photo/video permissions from their organization and participants/guardians.
The Museum of Aviation Foundation National STEM Academy (MOA/NSA) sign provided in the kit must be displayed whenever the kit is in use (e.g., at events, in classrooms, or during demonstrations).
- Mandatory Post-Program Reporting & Feedback
To maintain the integrity of our grants and inventory, borrowers must complete the following within five (5) days of kit use/return.
Borrowers are required to submit participant reach data (number of students served) and provide feedback on kit efficacy and report any missing, malfunctioning, or damaged components via a QR code included with the kit.
Completion of this brief form triggers a notification to our administrative team to reconcile the inventory and finalize the loan record.
- Accountability, Loss, & Damage
Borrowers assume all responsibility for damage, loss, or theft of the kit, contents, and accessories. Charges will be based on the cost of equipment/supplies or the current cost of replacing the entire kit.
Kits must be returned in original containers and in the same condition as originally loaned.
- Performance & Privileges
Failure to return kits on time, unauthorized use, or failure to submit mandatory reporting and feedback may result in suspension of borrowing privileges for the individual and/or organization. Repeated late returns, misuse, or failure to comply with this policy may result in denial of future lending requests.
- Questions, exceptions, and approvals. Requests for exceptions must be submitted in advance and receive written approval from the Museum of Aviation Foundation.
