Museum To-Go Boxes for Teachers

What are Museum To-Go Boxes?

We have partnered with Arizona Museum of Natural History to offer wheeled boxes full of fossils, museum-quality replicas and lesson plans tied to Arizona state education standards.

Public school teachers can check out a box for classroom use in stand-alone lessons or in conjunction with the museum exhibits, artifacts and hands-on activities found on AZMNH field trips. Valid school identification and Mesa Public Library card required. 

Dinos To Go! Teacher Box:
Includes dinosaur skulls, skeletons, claws and teeth replicas.

Fossil Detectives Teacher Box:
Includes mold and cast fossils, footprints, eggs and bone replicas.

To check out a Museum To-Go Box:

1. For box availability, call us at 480-644-3100.
2. Bring your library card and school identification card to the Main Library, 64 E. 1st St.
3. Visit a staff member at the first-floor desk to request a Museum To-Go Box.
4. Review and complete borrowing agreement form.

• Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis and may not be placed on hold.
• Items must be checked out and returned to the Main Library.
• Lending period is seven (7) days. Items cannot be renewed.
• All materials in the Museum To-Go Boxes must be returned together; a library staff member will inventory the boxes upon return (contents are listed in the teacher's guide found in the box).

This project is supported by COX Charities and Cardinals Charities.