LEAVING YOUR DONATION AT THE LIBRARY:
We now have an English speaking staff member, Carlos, who can answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to leave your donation with either Carlos or Leo, whether it's a donation in kind or a cash donation. They will ask you to sign our guest book with your name, address and a description of what you donated.
-->check our main blog for our up to date Christmas wish list<--
Please note that all the items posted on the Fall wish list below are still current. Here we list a few items that we need more urgently:
--Math workbooks, with exercises in addition, subtraction, multiplication & division, for ages kindergarten to 6th grade
--Blank white paper, letter size, such as copy paper or printer paper
--Liquid glue, such as Elmer's (or any brand), large size is fine
--Puzzles (different sizes/abilities from 2o piece preschool puzzles to more challenging ones for school age kids, up to 300 pieces)
--board games that the kids can play on their own, preferably in Spanish or Spanish/English, or if English it should be a game that doesn't require reading, such as candyland, hi-ho cherry-o, UNO, memory matching sets, chutes & ladders, mastermind
--books in Spanish for children to do their own arts & crafts projects and experiments, here are a few suggested titles:
>Manualidades Y Otro Actividades by Anna Millbourne
>Tradiciones mexicanas para niños (MANUALIDADES) by Monica Stevens
>Manualidades divertidas para niños by Stephanie Mueller
>El increible libro de inventos para ninos/The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions: Mas De 65 Inventos Sensacionales, Asombrosos Y Chiflados by John and Danita Thomas
A few items we DON'T need are crayons and markers, we have plenty!
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Monday, December 07, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Fall wish list
LEAVING YOUR DONATION AT THE LIBRARY:
We now have an English speaking staff member, Carlos, who can answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to leave your donation with either Carlos or Leo, whether it's a donation in kind or a cash donation. They will ask you to sign our guest book with your name, address and a description of what you donated.
Note that many of these heavier items can be purchased at reasonable prices locally (in Playa del Carmen) at Sam's, Walmart, Office Depot/Office Max or any of the large grocery or club stores. We mention this since people may not want to pay luggage fees for hauling down suitcases full of paper!
School/office supplies:
--work books with math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) or writing exercises for preschool age, and elementary grade levels.
--100 Spiral notebooks, lined (college ruled), 100 sheets.
--50 spiral notebooks, graph paper, 80-100 sheets
--Blank sheets of white paper (letter size), copy & multi-purpose paper is just fine (we don't need the expensive stuff)
--blank sheets of colored computer paper, various colors
--Blocks of white drawing paper (the pages in these are somewhat larger than letter size, we are not looking for the fancy/expensive stuff, just the type they sell in office supply stores)
--Permanent markers (sharpies): black, blue & red
--liquid glue, such as Elmer's white glue
--AA batteries
--water based/washable paints such as crayola kids paint
--labels refills for label maker: DYMO brand, size is 1/2" wide x 13' long
--Play Doh (or generic brand)-- having them in the small, standard size cans helps it keep longer in this climate. 50 sets of various colors (3-5 cans per set).
--small plastic trays to hold pencils, 10-15
--clothes pins (to hang wet art)
--1 cork board, measuring approx 2 x 3 ft.
--30 children's plastic aprons to use when doing art projects, see image for example:
--stackable paper trays (at least 10) see image for example:
--30 sets of colored pencils (with 12 colors per set)
--14 paint cups, see image for example:
These items are NOT available locally, so if someone's able to bring some down we'd greatly appreciate it:
--blank top notebook paper-- this is regular notebook paper except that the top half of the page is blank and the bottom half is lined. These can be used for children to write stories using the blank space at the top to draw pictures. (an image of what we mean can be seen on this webpage:
http://www.donnayoung.org/penmanship/blank-top-notebook-paper.htm
Bigger ticket items:
--1 small all in one printer/scanner/copier and some extra ink cartridges
--1 small laminating machine, preferably one that can laminate things up to 13" wide
-- Donations to purchase 2 fire extinguishers & evacuation signs. This is necessary given the amount of paper and books in the library environment, to assure the safety of children and staff.
--1 library book cart for shelving books, with 3 shelves (again, preferably one made of wood), see image for example:
--5 easels for children to use for painting/drawing, see image for example:
Toys/prizes for our after-school reading program:
please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
some suggested toy items:
Ball caps, backpacks, cool notebooks. binders or folders, frisbees, jump ropes,
toy car sets, stuffed animals (does not matter what kind), jewelry-making sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything Dora the Explorer or Diego the Animal rescuer, kites, soccer balls, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, maze or other puzzle books (that don't require English to solve), coloring books, punchy balloon things, kids chemistry sets, or nature explorer sets, or any kind of science oriented toys, water toys: rafts, other inflatable toys, balls for playing in the ocean, snorkels, masks, balls (baseball, football, soccer, volleyball, any ball!), kites, tote bags, or small purses/change purses for girls, hand puppets and string puppets (marionettes).
some suggested items for older kids (ages 12-15): date books/agendas with adolescent themes, diaries, pen sets, cd cases, pencil cases, music boxes, jewelery boxes
--puzzles: Puzzles with larger pieces, and especially floor puzzles are well-liked.
we could especially use small puzzles (20-30 large pieces) for ages 2-5 featuring educational themes such as parts of the body, nature, etc.
and medium puzzles (50-150 pieces) for children ages 6-11 featuring holidays themes, or other child appropriate topics
--learning puzzles that help kids learn math or spelling by matching the answer to the problem (one brand is Clever Kids math puzzle pairs)
--board games in Spanish such as junior scrabble, chutes & ladders, UNO, etc.
--gift bags of various sizes (small, medium & large)
Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Items for library buildings & grounds:
--portable racks to hang clothes on during bazaars
--child size folding plastic chairs & tables
--hanging bird feeders, or material for kids to make bird feeders or bird houses
--solar powered malibu lights to illuminate walkway at night (see image)
Some book titles we're interested in having in Spanish:
--Animacion a la lectura, by Isabel Sole
--Sobre estrategia de lectura, by Margarita Gomez Palacios
--Los Dibujos de los Ninos, by Antonio Machon
have questions? Email us at: akumallibrary@gmail.com
We now have an English speaking staff member, Carlos, who can answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to leave your donation with either Carlos or Leo, whether it's a donation in kind or a cash donation. They will ask you to sign our guest book with your name, address and a description of what you donated.
Note that many of these heavier items can be purchased at reasonable prices locally (in Playa del Carmen) at Sam's, Walmart, Office Depot/Office Max or any of the large grocery or club stores. We mention this since people may not want to pay luggage fees for hauling down suitcases full of paper!
School/office supplies:
--work books with math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) or writing exercises for preschool age, and elementary grade levels.
--100 Spiral notebooks, lined (college ruled), 100 sheets.
--50 spiral notebooks, graph paper, 80-100 sheets
--Blank sheets of white paper (letter size), copy & multi-purpose paper is just fine (we don't need the expensive stuff)
--blank sheets of colored computer paper, various colors
--Blocks of white drawing paper (the pages in these are somewhat larger than letter size, we are not looking for the fancy/expensive stuff, just the type they sell in office supply stores)
--Permanent markers (sharpies): black, blue & red
--liquid glue, such as Elmer's white glue
--AA batteries
--water based/washable paints such as crayola kids paint
--labels refills for label maker: DYMO brand, size is 1/2" wide x 13' long
--Play Doh (or generic brand)-- having them in the small, standard size cans helps it keep longer in this climate. 50 sets of various colors (3-5 cans per set).
--small plastic trays to hold pencils, 10-15
--clothes pins (to hang wet art)
--1 cork board, measuring approx 2 x 3 ft.
--30 children's plastic aprons to use when doing art projects, see image for example:
--stackable paper trays (at least 10) see image for example:--30 sets of colored pencils (with 12 colors per set)--14 paint cups, see image for example:
These items are NOT available locally, so if someone's able to bring some down we'd greatly appreciate it:
--blank top notebook paper-- this is regular notebook paper except that the top half of the page is blank and the bottom half is lined. These can be used for children to write stories using the blank space at the top to draw pictures. (an image of what we mean can be seen on this webpage:
http://www.donnayoung.org/penmanship/blank-top-notebook-paper.htm
Bigger ticket items:
--1 small all in one printer/scanner/copier and some extra ink cartridges
--1 small laminating machine, preferably one that can laminate things up to 13" wide
-- Donations to purchase 2 fire extinguishers & evacuation signs. This is necessary given the amount of paper and books in the library environment, to assure the safety of children and staff.
--1 library book cart for shelving books, with 3 shelves (again, preferably one made of wood), see image for example:
--5 easels for children to use for painting/drawing, see image for example:
Toys/prizes for our after-school reading program:please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
some suggested toy items:
Ball caps, backpacks, cool notebooks. binders or folders, frisbees, jump ropes,
toy car sets, stuffed animals (does not matter what kind), jewelry-making sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything Dora the Explorer or Diego the Animal rescuer, kites, soccer balls, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, maze or other puzzle books (that don't require English to solve), coloring books, punchy balloon things, kids chemistry sets, or nature explorer sets, or any kind of science oriented toys, water toys: rafts, other inflatable toys, balls for playing in the ocean, snorkels, masks, balls (baseball, football, soccer, volleyball, any ball!), kites, tote bags, or small purses/change purses for girls, hand puppets and string puppets (marionettes).
some suggested items for older kids (ages 12-15): date books/agendas with adolescent themes, diaries, pen sets, cd cases, pencil cases, music boxes, jewelery boxes
--puzzles: Puzzles with larger pieces, and especially floor puzzles are well-liked.
we could especially use small puzzles (20-30 large pieces) for ages 2-5 featuring educational themes such as parts of the body, nature, etc.
and medium puzzles (50-150 pieces) for children ages 6-11 featuring holidays themes, or other child appropriate topics
--learning puzzles that help kids learn math or spelling by matching the answer to the problem (one brand is Clever Kids math puzzle pairs)
--board games in Spanish such as junior scrabble, chutes & ladders, UNO, etc.
--gift bags of various sizes (small, medium & large)
Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHT clothing-shorts, t-shirts, shorts, bathing suits, camis, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.Other items we sell well:
Items for library buildings & grounds:
--portable racks to hang clothes on during bazaars
--child size folding plastic chairs & tables
--hanging bird feeders, or material for kids to make bird feeders or bird houses
--solar powered malibu lights to illuminate walkway at night (see image)
Some book titles we're interested in having in Spanish:
--Animacion a la lectura, by Isabel Sole
--Sobre estrategia de lectura, by Margarita Gomez Palacios
--Los Dibujos de los Ninos, by Antonio Machon
have questions? Email us at: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Items needed for summer program
We just checked our supplies and here are some things that will be needed for the summer program:
-->School supplies: pencils, markers, paper (loose sheets of printer paper & drawing paper, pads of lined paper, preferably with wide lines for children learning how to write).
-->Dry-erase white board easels: 1-2 aluminum stand/easel for a dry-erase white board, to prop it up on. We use these for instruction.
--> Costumes, particularly anything pertaining to circus themes, as we will be repeating our children's circus finale to the summer program again this year. Suggested costumes would be clowns, ballerinas, animals, preferably nothing too commercial (no tv or movie characters).
OTHER ITEMS WE NEED:
>>Cash donations to help us pay our devoted staff and other operating expenses. Please consider giving what you might otherwise spend on toys or other items to donate. Without actual money we can't keep the library open.
>>Interior and exterior paint. We are due for a facelift. We need about 10 gallons of blue exterior paint and 3 gallons each of interior paint in the following colors: yellow, orange and white.
>>We are still seeking donations of used/recycled heavy wood doors to put on our annex building
>>Volunteers for:
-- repairs, gardening, computer upkeep, etc. We always have odd jobs from the small to the large that need to be done
--working with the kids: teaching, doing arts & crafts, just about anything you'd like to organize to do with the kids at the library
>> toys to use for prizes for our after-school reading program:
please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
some suggested toy items:
Ball caps, sunglasses, backpacks, cool notebooks. binders or folders, frisbees, jump ropes,
toy car sets, stuffed animals (does not matter what kind), jewelry-making sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything Dora the Explorer or Diego the Animal rescuer, kites, soccer balls, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, simple puzzles (jigsaw), coloring books, punchy balloon things, any kind of tote bag or backpack.
>>puzzles for younger kids (200 pieces or less) and board games in Spanish (locals and visitors alike enjoy using these items, especially on rainy days! )
We have quite a few 500 piece puzzles, but these are too challenging for the kids. Puzzles with larger pieces, and especially floor puzzles are well-liked.
>>Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
-->School supplies: pencils, markers, paper (loose sheets of printer paper & drawing paper, pads of lined paper, preferably with wide lines for children learning how to write).
-->Dry-erase white board easels: 1-2 aluminum stand/easel for a dry-erase white board, to prop it up on. We use these for instruction.
--> Costumes, particularly anything pertaining to circus themes, as we will be repeating our children's circus finale to the summer program again this year. Suggested costumes would be clowns, ballerinas, animals, preferably nothing too commercial (no tv or movie characters).
OTHER ITEMS WE NEED:
>>Cash donations to help us pay our devoted staff and other operating expenses. Please consider giving what you might otherwise spend on toys or other items to donate. Without actual money we can't keep the library open.
>>Interior and exterior paint. We are due for a facelift. We need about 10 gallons of blue exterior paint and 3 gallons each of interior paint in the following colors: yellow, orange and white.
>>We are still seeking donations of used/recycled heavy wood doors to put on our annex building
>>Volunteers for:
-- repairs, gardening, computer upkeep, etc. We always have odd jobs from the small to the large that need to be done
--working with the kids: teaching, doing arts & crafts, just about anything you'd like to organize to do with the kids at the library
>> toys to use for prizes for our after-school reading program:
please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
some suggested toy items:
Ball caps, sunglasses, backpacks, cool notebooks. binders or folders, frisbees, jump ropes,
toy car sets, stuffed animals (does not matter what kind), jewelry-making sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything Dora the Explorer or Diego the Animal rescuer, kites, soccer balls, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, simple puzzles (jigsaw), coloring books, punchy balloon things, any kind of tote bag or backpack.
>>puzzles for younger kids (200 pieces or less) and board games in Spanish (locals and visitors alike enjoy using these items, especially on rainy days! )
We have quite a few 500 piece puzzles, but these are too challenging for the kids. Puzzles with larger pieces, and especially floor puzzles are well-liked.
>>Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. Small or medium adult sizes also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who come to the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHT clothing-shorts, t-shirts, shorts, bathing suits, camis, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.Other items we sell well:
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Running low on toys
Well we never thought we'd see the day, but our toy supplies for prizes for our after school program have actually started to run low. In part, this is due to being open during the Easter break (we often close for a portion of the break) so the kids really racked up the points! Of course this also means they were actually learning during their vacation, so it's not a bad thing.
We know you all don't have much trouble finding appropriate, small toys for the kiddos here, but we'll give you a few suggestions (if you have kids of your own they can also probably clue you in on desirable items):
Please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
>>We are usually short on gifts/toys for older kids (age 10-14): Ball caps, sunglasses, backpacks, cool notebooks. binders or folders, and kites.
>>For younger kids, both boys and girls like the car sets, stuffed animals (does not matter what kind), jewelry sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything Dora the Explorer or Diego the Animal rescuer, kites, soccer balls, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, simple puzzles (jigsaw), coloring books, punchy balloon things, any kind of tote bag or backpack.
>>puzzles for younger kids (200 pieces or less) and board games in Spanish (locals and visitors alike enjoy using these items, especially on rainy days! )
We have quite a few 500 piece puzzles, but these are too challenging for the kids. Puzzles with larger pieces, and especially floor puzzles are well-liked.
OTHER ITEMS WE NEED:
>>Cash donations to help us pay our devoted staff and other operating expenses. Please consider giving what you might otherwise spend on toys or other items to donate. Without actual money we can't keep the library open.
>>Interior and exterior paint. We are due for a facelift. We need about 10 gallons of blue exterior paint and 3 gallons each of interior paint in the following colors: yellow, orange and white.
>>A large metal easel to support a dry-erase white board for our language classes.
>>We are still seeking donations of used/recycled heavy wood doors to put on our annex building
>>Volunteers for:
-- repairs, gardening, computer upkeep, etc. We always have odd jobs from the small to the large that need to be done
--working with the kids: teaching, doing arts & crafts, just about anything you'd like to organize to do with the kids at the library
>>Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
We know you all don't have much trouble finding appropriate, small toys for the kiddos here, but we'll give you a few suggestions (if you have kids of your own they can also probably clue you in on desirable items):
Please remember, NO broken toys, NO big toys (no room in crowded homes), NO toys or games that require knowledge of English, and NO toys that need batteries (no money to replace them).
>>We are usually short on gifts/toys for older kids (age 10-14): Ball caps, sunglasses, backpacks, cool notebooks. binders or folders, and kites.
>>For younger kids, both boys and girls like the car sets, stuffed animals (does not matter what kind), jewelry sets, bracelet/necklace/bead making kits, hair accessories kits and sets, any kind of art kit (paint by number/velvet/water-color), dolls, doll clothing, anything Dora the Explorer or Diego the Animal rescuer, kites, soccer balls, pog sets, airplanes, toy car kits, simple puzzles (jigsaw), coloring books, punchy balloon things, any kind of tote bag or backpack.
>>puzzles for younger kids (200 pieces or less) and board games in Spanish (locals and visitors alike enjoy using these items, especially on rainy days! )
We have quite a few 500 piece puzzles, but these are too challenging for the kids. Puzzles with larger pieces, and especially floor puzzles are well-liked.
OTHER ITEMS WE NEED:
>>Cash donations to help us pay our devoted staff and other operating expenses. Please consider giving what you might otherwise spend on toys or other items to donate. Without actual money we can't keep the library open.
>>Interior and exterior paint. We are due for a facelift. We need about 10 gallons of blue exterior paint and 3 gallons each of interior paint in the following colors: yellow, orange and white.
>>A large metal easel to support a dry-erase white board for our language classes.
>>We are still seeking donations of used/recycled heavy wood doors to put on our annex building
>>Volunteers for:
-- repairs, gardening, computer upkeep, etc. We always have odd jobs from the small to the large that need to be done
--working with the kids: teaching, doing arts & crafts, just about anything you'd like to organize to do with the kids at the library
>>Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. SMALL adult sizes (small or medium) also sell well. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who frequent the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHT clothing-shorts, t-shirts, shorts, bathing suits, camis, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - long ones are too long for locals.Other items we sell well:
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Friday, February 06, 2009
Things the library needs-- 2009
>>Desperately seeking the donation of some bookcases! We have over-run our shelf space with all the wonderful book donations we've received and simply have no more space for them.
>>Furniture for the main library building. We need 1-2 card-sized tables & chairs to go with them. These need to be made out of wood or something sturdy, plastic won't hold up with all the wear and tear our furniture gets.
>>We are still seeking donations of used/recycled heavy wood doors to put on our annex building
>>Cash donations to help us pay our devoted staff and other operating expenses.
>>Volunteers for:
-- repairs, gardening, computer upkeep, etc. We always have odd jobs from the small to the large that need to be done
--working with the kids: teaching, doing arts & crafts, just about anything you'd like to organize to do with the kids at the library
>>4 laptop locks
>>1 black toner cartridge, number 12A for an HP 1020 laserjet
>>Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
>>Furniture for the main library building. We need 1-2 card-sized tables & chairs to go with them. These need to be made out of wood or something sturdy, plastic won't hold up with all the wear and tear our furniture gets.
>>We are still seeking donations of used/recycled heavy wood doors to put on our annex building
>>Cash donations to help us pay our devoted staff and other operating expenses.
>>Volunteers for:
-- repairs, gardening, computer upkeep, etc. We always have odd jobs from the small to the large that need to be done
--working with the kids: teaching, doing arts & crafts, just about anything you'd like to organize to do with the kids at the library
>>4 laptop locks
>>1 black toner cartridge, number 12A for an HP 1020 laserjet
>>Items for our fabulously popular clothing bazaar fund-raisers. We are having bazaars about every other month, so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your gently used clothes!
Our most popular item is clothing for kids. SMALL adult sizes (small or medium) sell best. Anything XL or larger is simply too big for the locals who frequent the bazaars.
Other items we sell well:
--anything for infants or youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHT clothing-shorts, t-shirts, shorts, bathing suits, camis, flip-flops, sneakers, b-ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - the long ones for Gringas are too long for our locals.Other items we sell well:
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Christmas Wishlist
This year HB will give out wrapped Christmas gifts to around 80 children, so it takes us awhile to accumulate enough presents! We are still short on gifts for this year's party, coming up on December 20th.
Here are some suggested items that the kids like and have been asking for:
-stuffed animals of any kind
-dolls
-any type of action figure, for both boys and girls. some favorites are: superheroes (batman, superman, spiderman, wonderwoman, fantastic 4, etc.), diego & dora, power rangers, bratz
-any sort of Disney/Pixar/cartoon figure (McQueen, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, etc.) in the form of a stuffed animal or action figure type of toy
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Here are some suggested items that the kids like and have been asking for:
-stuffed animals of any kind
-dolls
-any type of action figure, for both boys and girls. some favorites are: superheroes (batman, superman, spiderman, wonderwoman, fantastic 4, etc.), diego & dora, power rangers, bratz
-any sort of Disney/Pixar/cartoon figure (McQueen, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, etc.) in the form of a stuffed animal or action figure type of toy
Questions? Email us: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Friday, September 26, 2008
Low season library needs
We will be holding another clothing bazaar November 1 so if you're coming down and looking to clean out a few closets, we'd be happy to get your old clothes, especially kids' stuff!
--old but still functional electronics such as radios, CD players or small stereo components, DVD players [as long as these items are used (not new) & packed in luggage (rather than in their original boxes) it should not be any problem to bring them into the country]
--used but still functional household items such as light weight linens, sheets or towels, curtains, anything that is in good condition and you think could be used by another family.
Other needs:
--Right now we are in dire need of cash donations to help us keep our staff paid and electricity on during the low season when visitors are scarce. For more information on how to donate, see our donation blog: http://hekab-be-paypal.blogspot.com/
--We need new tables and chairs for the main library, the ones we have are old and falling apart. These would obviously have to be purchased locally. We are looking for 2 sturdy card- tables, either wood or durable plastic (the plastic furniture for outdoors simply won't hold up with all the use they get in the library) and accompanying chairs.
--We need new doors for our annex building, as the ones we have now are not sturdy enough. We are looking for heavy/solid wood doors or steel doors that have a frame, as well as assistance in hanging them.
--Used DVDs in English or Spanish
--Used computers with flat screens or CPUs. Maybe your business or school district has just upgraded their machines and is looking for a place to donate the old ones? Anything running Windows XP or higher would be a welcome addition, as most of our equipment is quite outdated.
--The only school supplies we need are:
-pencil sharpeners and erasers
-washable (water based) poster paints, in large sizes (like the 1 liter size bottles)
- poster size paper (either posterboard or heavy paper, not newsprint)
-coloring books
- children's workbooks that have connect the dots, mazes, word finds (in Spanish), ABCs (in Spanish) or simple math excercises.
Well loves themes for the coloring/work books are Spiderman and Disney characters.
Have a question about a certain item? Email us at: akumallibrary@gmail.com
Our most popular item is clothing for kids.
But here's a longer list of things:
--gently used clothing, especially newborn & youth sizes, or small adult sizes, LIGHT clothing-shorts, t-shirts, shorts, bathing suits, camis, flip-flops, sneakers, ball caps, sun hats, umbrellas, any trendy clothes - Old Navy, Circo, Gap... Light SHORT skirts - the long ones for Gringas are too long for our locals.But here's a longer list of things:
--old but still functional electronics such as radios, CD players or small stereo components, DVD players [as long as these items are used (not new) & packed in luggage (rather than in their original boxes) it should not be any problem to bring them into the country]
--used but still functional household items such as light weight linens, sheets or towels, curtains, anything that is in good condition and you think could be used by another family.
Other needs:
--Right now we are in dire need of cash donations to help us keep our staff paid and electricity on during the low season when visitors are scarce. For more information on how to donate, see our donation blog: http://hekab-be-paypal.blogspot.com/
--We need new tables and chairs for the main library, the ones we have are old and falling apart. These would obviously have to be purchased locally. We are looking for 2 sturdy card- tables, either wood or durable plastic (the plastic furniture for outdoors simply won't hold up with all the use they get in the library) and accompanying chairs.
--We need new doors for our annex building, as the ones we have now are not sturdy enough. We are looking for heavy/solid wood doors or steel doors that have a frame, as well as assistance in hanging them.
--Used DVDs in English or Spanish
--Used computers with flat screens or CPUs. Maybe your business or school district has just upgraded their machines and is looking for a place to donate the old ones? Anything running Windows XP or higher would be a welcome addition, as most of our equipment is quite outdated.
--The only school supplies we need are:
-pencil sharpeners and erasers
-washable (water based) poster paints, in large sizes (like the 1 liter size bottles)
- poster size paper (either posterboard or heavy paper, not newsprint)
-coloring books
- children's workbooks that have connect the dots, mazes, word finds (in Spanish), ABCs (in Spanish) or simple math excercises.
Well loves themes for the coloring/work books are Spiderman and Disney characters.
Have a question about a certain item? Email us at: akumallibrary@gmail.com
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