STEM kits are available for Missouri public and school librarians to check out for programing use at no cost to you. Classroom teachers who would like to borrow a STEM kit should work with their school librarian to request the kit. 

Checkout periods last 45 days and up to two kits can be reserved at a time.

Shipping costs are assumed by the Missouri State Library.

• For public libraries, kits are shipped via Courier to the library district’s main branch. 
• For school libraries and public libraries not on the Courier route, kits are shipped via UPS. A pre-paid return label is included. Libraries are responsible for dropping the kit off at an approved UPS location. 
• There is a spot on the reservation form to indicate if the kit is intended for a different address or staff person than the person requesting the kit. 

Libraries are responsible for the kit and its contents, which includes keeping the kit in a secure location when not in use. if anything is damaged or missing when the kit arrives, please email us at mostlib@sos.mo.gov. Libraries should complete the satisfaction survey (included in the kit) before returning the kit to the Missouri State Library.