The
Toy Library caters for all children from 8 months to 8 years of
age. In addition, there are some recreational board type games
that are suitable for older children. We have been expanding our
educational section for parents and teachers who would like to
give their children extra support in Literacy and Numeracy.
Armidale
Toy Library Inc has an extensive range of toys and educational
resources including role play toys, musical instruments, cd’s,
cassettes, a few videos and DVD’s, baby toys, construction
sets, dolls
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houses, train sets, cooking sets, work benches for
the handy child, bat and balls, push – pull toys, mobiles,
cars and trucks, prams, toddler swings, sorting and sequencing
games, puzzles, games, books and our larger toys, to assist physical
skills include bikes, scooters, climbing frames, slides, tricycles,
ride-ons, see-saws, trampolines and rockers etc. |
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We also have a parent Library which includes a variety of books
on parenting and child development.
We are open:
| Monday: | 9.30 - 3.00 |
| Tuesday: |
Closed |
| Wednesday: | Closed |
| Thursday: |
9.30 - 11.30 |
| Friday: |
Closed |
| Saturday: | 09.30 - 12.00 |
| We close over Christmas for 2 weeks and we do not open on Public Holiday weekends. |
Social Get Togethers. We
meet at the Toy Library every second Monday of the month at
6.45pm, for a meeting, which is really a friendly chat over a coffee.
Every one is welcome to join us.
We
have a very active membership of nearly 250 members, which include
families and family day carers, playgroups, preschools and schools.
Casual borrowing is also popular, particularly with the grandparents.
The
loan period is for two weeks if living in town, three weeks if
living well out of town. Families are able to borrow a variety of toys, games, books puzzles
or cassettes, Cd’s or videos per child.
Who Can Borrow? Membership
is open to all and includes families, family day care providers,
playgroups, pre-schools, mainstream and early intervention classes
in schools, teachers, and UNE Education students.
Fees
start from $35.00 for 6 months for families, $60.00 for groups.
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