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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:Parenting
Notice:READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:CSC32::DUBOIS
Created:Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1364
Total number of notes:23848

1114.0. "Toy library" by 16BITS::OLEARY () Tue Aug 27 1991 13:50

    I'm interested in starting a toy library in our community.  Does
    anybody know of other toy libraries?  Does anybody have any experience
    or information about setting up a toy library?
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1114.1MERRIMACK, NH HAS ONESCARGO::GALPINTue Aug 27 1991 15:1010
         I am not sure if this is what you were thinking of, but in
    Merrimack, NH, our public library has toys to sign out.  All parts are
    listed with the item and the librarian would count all parts when you sign
    out and then count them when you return them.  We can take them out for
    up to 2 weeks at a time, just like books.   They have toys for all
    ages.  If any parts are missing, they charge a small fee.  Most toys
    are either donated or purchased by the library.
    
    Diane
    
1114.2ODCP Manchester, NHGEMINI::CULLENWed Aug 28 1991 20:015
    The Manchester, NH Organization of Day Care Providers (ODCP) also has
    a toy library.  They have many larger toys they lend to licensed Home
    day care providers in the Manchester area.  My day care provider
    belongs to this organization and has different toys every month.  I
    have seen Water/Sand tables, Kitchen sets, ride-on trains, etc.
1114.3Milford MA public library has some.HDLITE::FLEURYTue Sep 03 1991 18:575
    My wife gets toys from the local library in Milford Ma. These are only
    available to daycare providers.  Also available are special activity
    books and cassettes.
    
    Dan
1114.4Toys ONLY for daycare providers?TBEARS::JOHNSONTue Sep 03 1991 19:1510
    Dan are you SURE that they are only available to daycare
    providers?  I could have sworn that a Mom I met at my
    son's storytime said that she signed toys out regularly.
    I know that she isn't a daycare provider. This is at
    the Milford Ma. public library.
    
    The Videos are available for anyone to sign out, I'm
    sure about that.
    
    Linda