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    Menomonee Valley Wish List


    As we prepare to open the Menomonee Valley branch this Fall, we have lots of items that we need. If you have any of these items and can donate them, please contact Glenna Holstein, our Menomonee Valley Branch Manager at (414) 964-8505 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

    New Category! Animal Things:

    • Insect Mounts
    • Butterfly Mounts
    • Bird Feathers
    • Bird Mounts
    • Animal Mounts and Skulls
    • Animal Homes (Bird or Wasps Nests)
    • Spider Puppet
    • Animal Pelts
    • 15 Insect Field Guides
    • Set of Rubber Animal Tracks and Scat

    Educational Equipment:

    • Telescopes
    • Van de Graaf Generators
    • Puppet Stage
    • GPS Units
    • 15 Dissecting Microscopes
    • 8 Compound Microscopes
    • Field Guides (Bird, Tree, Wildflower, Water Critters)
    • Aquariums & Terrariums (55 Gallon & Larger)
    • 40 Child Sized Binoculars - Matching Set
    • 35 Adult Binoculars

    New Category! Musical Instruments:

    • Thunder Tube
    • Didgeridoo
    • Drums (Conga, Cajon, Djembe)

    Recreational Equipment/Games:

    • Toy Box
    • 25 Pairs XC Ski Poles
    • 12 Sleds
    • Lawn Sports Equipment
    • Nice Cart For Kids Games Storage
    • 4 Headlamps, Backpacking Style
    • 2 Bike Trailers
    • 6 Multi Pocketed Backpacks - Sized 1500cu or Larger
    • Standing Bike Pumps

    Office items:

    • Laminator
    • Easel for Presentations
    • Reams of Copy Paper
    • Label Maker
    • 6 Portable or Wall Mounted Projector Screens
    • 4 - 4'x6' Dry Erase Board
    • 3 Steel Four or Five Drawer File Cabinets
    • Office Trash Cans
    • Office Mailbox Unit, min 20 slots
    • 21 Steel Two Drawer File Cabinets
    • 2 Lightweight Folding Tables
    • Folding Chairs

    Gardening/Landscaping equipment:

    • 10 Water Spray Bottles
    • Weed Trimmer
    • 4 Weed Wrenches
    • 6 Wheelbarrows
    • Tree Saw or Pruner
    • 2 Soil Probes
    • 6 Soil Thermometers
    • Seed Starter Mix (dirt)
    • 2 Post Pounders
    • 5 Hay Forks
    • 4 Landscape Rakes
    • 2 Leaf Rakes
    • 5 Long Handled Loppers
    • 25 Long Handled Spade Shovels
    • 30 Pairs of Work Gloves
    • Plastic Trays & Flats For Planting
    • 3 Pulaskis/Grub hoe (pick axe type)

    Kitchen items:

    • Knife Set
    • Cutting Boards
    • 4 Shakers for Cream & Sugar
    • Terry Cloth Rags
    • 2 Restaurant Style Bussing Tubs
    • 12-30 Cup Coffee Maker
    • Electric Tea Kettle
    • 6 Blenders for Paper Making
    • Energy Efficient Mini Refrigerator
    • Energy Efficient Mini Freeze

    New Category! Science/Educational Needs:

    • 10 Rulers Of The Same Length
    • 20 Sweep Nets For Terrestrial Insect Collection
    • Alka-Seltzer Tablets
    • Apple Slicer/Peeler
    • Ax
    • Corn Starch
    • Electric Heat Stove
    • Gallon Glass Jug
    • Glass Pie Dish
    • Relief Map Of WI
    • Suction Cups/Plungers
    • Various Sizes Of Beakers 10-200 mL)
    • Various Sizes Of Graduated Cylinders

    Tools:

    • Powerwasher (gasoline engine)
    • Small Electric Compressor
    • Basic Handtools such as Hammers, Screwdrivers, Wrenches
    • Wrench Set (metric/sae)
    • Socket Set (metric/sae)
    • 3 LED Flashlights
    • Electrical Tools such as circular saw, jigsaw, etc
    • Extension Ladder
    • New 6' Stepladder
    • 25 Trowels
    • 2 Sledgehammers
    • Measuring Tapes (metric/english combined)
    • 30 Dandelion Diggers
    • 5 Bow Saws
    • 5 Gallon Buckets with Handles
    • Chain Sharpener for Chainsaw
    • New Chainsaw
    • 2 Prybars
    • 4 Heavy Duty Pulleys - 4" diameter or larger
    • 10 Plywood Boards - 2x3 ft
    • 6 Rubber Mallets
    • Materials for Shelving

    New Items Added! Other Misc Items:

    • 10 Flashlights
    • 10-12 Cube Lockers
    • 2 Retractable Clotheslines
    • 3 Field/Trail Cameras
    • 3 Tall step-Stools
    • 30 Plastic Storage Containers - 30 Gallon Size
    • 30 Sturdy Mesh Strainers
    • 4 Big Hula Hoops
    • 4 Big White Used Sheets
    • 4 Pairs Of Rubber Boots/Shoes
    • 4 Pairs Of Sunglasses
    • 6 Sleeping Bags
    • Balloons
    • Birthday Candles
    • Boom Box Or Portable Music Player
    • Boxes Of Aluminum Foil
    • Card Table
    • Coat Hangers (Peg-Style)
    • Color Palettes
    • Color Swatches
    • Digital Camera
    • Film Canisters
    • Globe Of Earth
    • Kick Ball
    • Musical Instruments
    • Night Vision Binoculars
    • Podium - Rolling Or Portable
    • Poker Chips
    • Rulers
    • Salt And Pepper Shakers
    • Small And Large Circular Stickers
    • Stackable Energy Star Washer/Dryer
    • Straws
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  • 1500 E. Park Pl

    Milwaukee, WI 53211

    (414) 964-8505

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    Monday - Thursday

    9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

    Friday & Saturday

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    1859 N. 40th St.

    Milwaukee, WI 53208

    (414) 344-5460

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    Tuesday - Friday

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    Saturdays

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    3700 W Pierce St

    Milwaukee, WI 53215

    (414) 431-2940

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    Tuesday - Friday

    Noon - 7 pm

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