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Buk bilong Pikinini: Please donate some "gently-used" children’s books. We believe that relatively recent, high quality books without missing pages are the ones which will most inspire the children of Papua New Guinea. Please see our wish list below.  Or Please make a cash donation for setting up more libraries, paying for salaries and general running costs of the libraries. Some examples of Buk bilong Pikinini’s costs are as follows: - One metal bookcase for 300 books costs $350 AUD.
- One custom-made toy box costs $200 AUD.
- Librarian’s desk and chair and 10 children’s chairs for one library costs $450 AUD.
- One month’s salary for the teacher-librarian costs $500 AUD.
You can send a cheque payable to Buk bilong Pikinini to: Buk bilong Pikinini C/O High Commission of Papua New Guinea 39-41 Forster Crescent Yarralumla ACT 2600 Australia Wish list: These are the age groups that we use in our libraries:. Age group: 0-3 Baby toddler: Toy/activity books - interactive, touch and feel & bath books, lift-the-flap and board books. 3-6 Pre-Schoolers All types of picture books, ABC activity/picture books, numbers activity/picture books, bedtime/story-time books (to be read by adults) Coloring books – educational or craft type 6-12 Early readers All types of picture books (with longer stories than the above category, very basic readers, educational non fiction (health, science, geography, flora, fauna, cultural, etc.) and basic junior fiction. Coloring books and stickers Educational/activity books ( to improve skills in maths, reading, writing, etc.)
12+/Reference/Teachers manuals For this age group we are mainly looking for reference books such as: Atlas, dictionaries (all types), encyclopedia, etc. We do not need fiction or non fiction books at this stage.
POSTERS: flags, abc’s, 1,2,3’s, flora/fauna, maps, body parts, nice pictures of something educational, ect TOYS: We also use educational toys/craft materials in our libraries: Puzzles/jigsaws Flash cards Board games Puppets Fun educational projects – not too complicated ones which require other ingredients. Baby wooden toys – puzzles, ball-on-a-wire, stacking educational blocks, pull-along toys, etc. 
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