NASA@ My Library: Partner Library Resource Page

Welcome to NASA@ My Library!

Please see below for basic project information and important links.

Your project contacts

If you have questions, please contact:

• Stephanie Vierow-Fields, SSI Education Coordinator: for general questions about NASA@ My Library
  • svfields@spacescience.org
• Dillon Connelly, SSI Education Specialist: for questions about STEAM Clearinghouse/activities
  • dconnelly@spacescience.org
• ALA Public Programs Office: for ALA questions, including reporting and use of funds, publicity, and accessing the grants management platform and ALA Connect.
  • publicprograms@ala.org or 312-280-5045

ALA Connect

ALA Connect will be the go-to spot for all things NASA@ My Library.

Getting Started

• Create your ALA Connect account: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=login&template=/CustomSource/register/register.cfm
  • Be sure to sign in to https://connect.ala.org/home and agree to the terms and conditions
• Review the ALA Connect User Guide
• Review the ALA Connect How-To Video

Accessing the Communities

You can access all your ALA Connect communities by signing in to https://connect.ala.org/home. You may also want to bookmark the community homepages, linked below:

• NASA@ My Library: https://connect.ala.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=ef7308b2-f276-467f-b675-567642452564
• Affinity Groups: https://connect.ala.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=03203537-80b6-4262-b63a-d7d19256c00f

Resources in ALA Connect

Below are just a few of the resources you will find in the ALA Connect Library:

• Recordings of Orientation and Event webinars
• Community Engagement Kit, with press release and social media templates
• Programming resources, including STEAM Strategy Videos

ALA Grants Management Platform & Reporting

Note that your final report, due September 15, 2022, must be submitted through ALA’s grants management platform. You can also use this platform to download a copy of your proposal or acceptance form.

• ALA’s grants management platform: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=AMALA
  • Log in using the same credentials used to apply
  • If you need help accessing the platform, contact publicprograms@ala.org
• A detailed Reporting video is coming soon

Acknowledgment Statement

NASA@ My Library is offered by the National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) at the Space Science Institute (SSI) in partnership with the ALA Public Programs Office, Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and Education Development Center (EDC). This material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under cooperative agreement No. NNX16AE30A. This work was also assisted and supported by the Space Science Institute, which was the recipient of the cooperative agreement. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA or the Space Science Institute.