Welcome to the Myrtleford Toy Library!
The Myrtleford Toy Library is a not-for-profit toy borrowing service that provides fun and educational toys for children aged from birth to six years. We welcome parents, grandparents, carers and day care centres to conveniently and affordably access our wide variety of educational and fun toys. Our range of toys promote discovery and development through play.
Our Location
We operate out of the Myrtleford Senior Citizens Centre, on Smith St. We have a securely fenced play area including a slide, climbing equipment, sandpit and cubby house.
Benefits of joining the Toy Library:
- borrow and return toys to avoid clutter and reduce waste
- provide your child with age appropriate high quality toys
- encourage your child to learn new skills
- promote learning through play
- try toys before you buy them
- connect with new families and meet little friends
How the Toy Library works
After paying an annual membership, you will have access to borrow 8 toys per fortnight.
Simply visit the Toy Library during borrowing sessions to select your toys. All borrowed toys are due back to the Toy Library after a 2-4 week period. You can re-borrow toys, provided that no one else has requested to borrow that item.
You can now browse through some of our great toys online, via the ‘toys’ tab on the Myrtleford Mibase website.
How to Become a Member
- Fill out the member details form found under the 'JOIN NOW' tab above.
- Pay your membership fee into the Myrtleford Toy Library account (details located below).
- A committee member will then approve your membership and you will have access to begin borrowing.
Membership Fees
Volunteer, Grandparent, Concession Card Holder: $40.00 per year
Non-Volunteer: $80.00 per year
Day Care and Playgroup: Please contact our committee at toylibrarymyrtleford@gmail.com to discuss.
Membership payments can be made via direct debit
Account Name: Myrtleford Toy Library Inc
BSB: 803 070
Account Number: 100112683
*Please include your full name as a reference.
PARTY PACK HIRE
Please reach out via email, Facebook message, call or text (see above details) to reserve the party pack/s. You can reserve both or either party packs for the weekend (Friday to Sunday, or 3 week days).
Party Pack 1: $60 for weekend hire. This pack includes a roller coaster, rainbow ball pit, caterpillar crawling frame, soft play foam blocks, rainbow balance beam, and rainbow balance stones.
Party Pack 2: $50 for weekend hire. This pack includes 4 water tables.
(A $50 refundable deposit is required to book one or both party packs for non-members. This is refunded upon undamaged return of all party pack items).
VOLUNTEER DUTIES
We are a not-for-profit service that is run by volunteers. We ask that all members volunteer to ensure we can keep the Toy Library open. Please see below for volunteer duty details.
Members of the Toy Library are required to complete 4 volunteer sessions per year. We understand that life is busy and all families are unique, which means volunteering may not possible for all members. Please select the non-volunteer membership option if this is you or discuss your circumstances with Emma on 0428 085 727.
Please be mindful that our Toy Library can only open if we have volunteers to run it. Volunteer sessions are 1-1.5 hours long and may include duties such as cleaning and packing away toys, sorting toys into categories, setting up the toy display, checking toys in and out and checking toys for missing pieces. Please feel welcome to bring your little ones along to your volunteer session, but please be mindful to supervise.
Nominating for a volunteer session
All volunteer sessions are rostered in advance, and you are able to self-nominate dates that suits you. Please use the Mibase MEMBER Login page to do this, or alternatively contact Emma on 0428 085 727 if you have issues nominating. You will receive a reminder notification prior to your volunteer session. If you are unable to complete your volunteer duty, please contact us as soon as possible.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT A BORROWING SESSION SOON!
Opening hours
First and third Saturday of the month from 10.00am to 11.30am
First and third Tuesday of the month from 10:00am to 11:00am (check out playgroup next door while you are visiting!)