Time Travel 101 Application

Put real history into the hands of your students. Curated from the collections of Princeton University’s Cotsen Children’s Library, these portable Time Travel 101 cases contain authentic historical artifacts and adaptable teaching guides designed to support inquiry-based learning across multiple grade levels and subjects. Instead of simply reading about history, your students can examine, compare and interpret the primary sources historians use every day.

Borrowing information:

Cases are available exclusively for classroom use by educators in Princeton-based schools.
Your borrowing period runs for two weeks, from Friday to Friday. You will receive an email with additional reservation details once we confirm your request.
Library staff will check out the case directly to your library account. You can pick up your case at the second-floor Information Desk by the end of the day on Monday after your borrowing period begins. Uncollected cases return to circulation to accommodate other educators.
To ensure proper check-in, please return borrowed cases to the second floor Information Desk.
Late returns accrue a $1 per day fee. Missing or lost items incur a $15 processing fee per item, and lost or damaged cases incur a $500 replacement fee plus the $15 processing fee.

Name(Required)

Library card number(Required)

Please enter a number from 21945000002700 to 21945003949081.

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Name of School

Position(Required)

Grade level(s)(Required)

Number of students(Required)

Please enter the total number of students who will be viewing/using these kits.

Case requested(Required)

Case selection

If your first choice of case is unavailable, we can check the availability of your alternate choice.

Borrowing date requested(Required)

Please enter the date you would like to start borrowing the case (current school year). Please note that the borrowing period is two weeks (Friday to Friday), unless there are special circumstances. Requests must be made at least one week in advance.

Alternative borrowing date requested(Required)

Depending on demand, we may not be able to accommodate your first request. Please include a second start date.

If you would like to request the case for longer than two weeks, please let us know why.

Borrower agreement(Required)

I have read and understood the program requirements detailed above.

Borrowing permission(Required)

I give permission to library staff to check out Time Travel 101 cases to my account.

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