Toy Libraries PerthAbout WAATLToy Libraries Perth were founded in 1981,the Western Australian Association of Toy Libraries aims to promote an awareness of the importance of toys and games as recreational and learning media. WAATL acts as adviser to existing toy libraries, offering advice on toy selection, toy maintenance and all aspects of running a toy library. It also supplies, for a small fee, a guide on how to set up a toy library and a video, which can be borrowed. A quarterly newsletter is published and it includes local, interstate and overseas items. WAATL runs seminars, which include discussions on play and toys as well as training sessions in various aspects of operating a toy library. WAATL can provide speakers on these topics and arrange for suitable films to be shown. Membership is open to anyone interested in toy libraries. Existing toy libraries are encouraged to become a member of WAATL to take advantage of the services offered. When considering the purchasing toys, please contact WAATL and we will give you details of our Commercial Associate Members, who will be able to send to you copies of their catalogues. What is a Toy Library?In Western Australia there are about 110 toy resource centers or libraries, which provide good quality and sometimes specially adapted toys. The toys may be borrowed and enjoyed at home or in a group situation, just like books from a lending library. A toy library is a place where parents, voluntary helpers and professional advisers can meet informally. Problems are shared, ideas exchanged and many friendships made. Why are toy libraries valuable?To enhance their learning. What they learn is shown in their physical, emotional and social development, and this is especially important in the early years of life. As children play, they learn. Variety in the items they play with, will broaden Membership of a toy library may increase a parents understanding of the importance of play, of the different types of play and the stages of development at which these types of play are of particular importance. They may learn how to make toys and will find a range of toys that will support their childs development. Parents and children together can choose the toy that they find enjoyable. Where are toy libraries found?In common with toy libraries all over the world, they are housed in a variety of places. They are in corners, cupboards and rooms of special institutions, in community centers and even a superseded police station, for example. Community based toy libraries are open to anyone willing to pay a small fee and help run them. Some public libraries with toy collections lend to the community. Some institutions lend only to their clientele. Local government may offer resources to those communities less able to provide for themselves. Councils may operate toy libraries either in conjunction with their public libraries, as mobile services or resource centers. Other organizations supply resources for providers of family day care.How does a toy library work?Children and parents select the toys and books and videos that they are allowed to borrow. This choice may be guided by a childrens librarian or by other parents using their own family experience or professional knowledge. Groups or centers supplementing their resources send a representative to make the selection or the librarian could compile and dispatch a range of toys to meet their needs. Libraries may provide a playroom, a play table or play space; some even serve refreshments to the parents. Several libraries provide other activities such as toy-making workshops, stories or music for younger children and clubs for older children. Maintaining the toys and containers in good order is time consuming and voluntary help is usually required to support even those toy libraries with paid staff. Who uses toy libraries? Toy libraries in Western Australia cater mostly for the younger child. However some have games and puzzles that are suitable for the whole family. Children with special needs are the focus of therapeutic toy libraries. Which toy library could I use?If your child has a special need, either long or short term, you should contact Noahs Ark on 9328 1598. You will be informed of the services available including those outside the metropolitan area. Or contact INFOLINK on (08) 9427 3100 or the Western Australian Association of Toy Libraries on 0417 884 687. Y our child health nurse, community recreation officer or childrens librarian should also be able to tell you.Applications FormsToy Library Membership is designed for toy libraries, family day care centers, resource centers and individuals with an interest in the concept and promotion of toy libraries. Membership entitles members to full voting rights, quarterly circulars, invitations to information days and other events and publications on request.Affiliate Membership is designed for groups, individuals or businesses with related interests in the field of education, recreation, early childhood etc. Membership entitles the member to a full page advertisement in each of the subscription year's circulars (4 issues) and a mailing li st of memberships once a year (upon request). There are NO voting rights and this membership is not available to toy or resource libraries. Deluxe Membership entitles the member to a full page advertisement in each of the subscription year's circulars (4 issues) and a mailing list of memberships once a year (upon request) as well as a link of the WAATL Website. There are NO voting rights and this membership is not available to toy or resource libraries. To find your local Toy Library: 6030 TOY LIBRARY INC, MERRIWA ATWELL TOY LIBRARY BALCATTA, TINY TOTS TOY LIBRARY BAYSWATER ORGANISATION OF LOAN TOYS (B.O.L.T.) BELMONT TOY LIBRARY INC. BUCKINGHAM HEIGHTS TOY LIBRARY (see Swan View) BUNYIP TOY LIBRARY INC CARLISLE/VICTORIA PARK TOY LIBRARY COCKBURN TOY LIBRARY CONNOLLY RAINBOW TOY LIBRARY COTTESLOE TOY LIBRARY ELLENBROOK TOY LIBRARY FLOREAT TOY LIBRARY FREMANTLE TOY LIBRARY GOSNELLS TOY LIBRARY HUMPTY DUMPTY TOY LIBRARY, BEECHBORO KALAMUNDA & DISTRICTS TOY LIBRARY INC KINGFISHER PARK TOY LIBRARY, BALLAJURA KWINANA TOY LIBRARY LEEDERVILLE TOY LIBRARY LEEMING TOY LIBRARY INC. MANNING COMMUNITY TOY LIBRARY INC MELVILLE CITY TOY LIBRARY MIDLAND TOY LIBRARY MOUNT HAWTHORN TOY LIBRARY MOUNT LAWLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD TOY LIBRARY MUNDARING TOY LIBRARY NEDLANDS TOY LIBRARY PEARCE COMMUNITY TOY LIBRARY POINT WALTER TOY BOX ROCKINGHAM & DISTRICTS TOY LIBRARY INC ROLEYSTONE TOY LIBRARY SANDGROPERS SUNSHINE TOY LIBRARY, NORTH BEACH SERPENTINE-JARRAHDALE TOY LIBRARY SHENTON PARK TOY LIBRARY SOUTH PERTH TOY LIBRARY SPRING-A-LONG TOY LIBRARY, HEATHRIDGE SUBIACO TOY LIBRARY SWAN VIEW TOY LIBRARY (formally Buckingham Heights) THE TOY PLACE TOY LIBRARY INC, WANGARA TINY TOTS TOY LIBRARY, BALCATTA WANGARA, THE TOY PLACE TOY LIBRARY INC WEMBLEY TOY LIBRARY WILLETTON TOY LIBRARY WOODVALE/KINGSLEY TOY LIBRARY
6030 TOY LIBRARY INC Jenolan Way Community Centre Jenolan Way, Merriwa Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 to 11.00am fortnightly Contact: Marcia Mora Ph: 9305 1223 or 0414 570 227 Email: toylibrary6030@yahoo.com.au
Toy Library LocationATWELL TOY LIBRARY Atwell Parklands Community Centre, Lombe Gardens, Atwell Opening Times: Wednesday 9.30 - 10.30am Contact: Kellie Logan Ph. 9498 5534
BAYSWATER ORGANISATION OF LOAN TOYS (B.O.L.T.) Bayswater Activity Centre 476 Guildford Road, (Cnr Slade Street) Bayswater Opening Times: Tuesday 3.30 - 4.30pm Saturday 9.30 - 10.30am Contact: Carolyn Volpe Ph: 9275 4583
BELMONT TOY LIBRARY INC Redcliffe Park Community Centre Cnr Morgan Road & Field Avenue Redcliffe Opening Times: Saturday 9.30 - 11.30am Contact: Selina Wilkinson Ph: 9470 5546
BUNYIP TOY LIBRARY Greenwood Scout & Guide Hall Calecstsia Street Greenwood Opening Times: Wednesday 9.30-10.30am Saturday 9.30-10.30am Contact: Kellie Rose Ph: 9246 7407 Email: colkel@iinet.net.au
CARLISLE/VICTORIA PARK TOY LIBRARY 123 Howick Street, Lathlain Opening Times: Wednesday 9.30 - 10.30am Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Michelle Mckeown Ph: 0417 942 454 Email: bradley.mckeown@bigpond.com
COCKBURN TOY LIBRARY 27 March Street Spearwood Opening Times: Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Fiona Shannon Ph: 9417 1525
CONNOLLY RAINBOW TOY LIBRARY Emerald Park Clubrooms Emerald Way Edgewater Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 - 10.30am Contact: Carolyn Lindsay Ph: 9306 1071 Email: carolyn.lindsay@westnet.com.au
COTTESLOE TOY LIBRARY Marmion Street Community Centre 328 Marmion Street Cottesloe Opening Times: Tuesday 10.00 - 11.00am Saturday 10.00 - 11.15am Contact: Kirsty Barrett Ph: 9383 1883 Email: kirstybarrett@iinet.net.au
ELLENBROOK TOY LIBRARY Meeting Room 1, Woodlake Community Centre 2 Highpoint Boulevard Ellenbrook Opening Times: Tuesday 9.30 - 11.00am Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Jenni O'Neil Ph: 9296 7585 Email: ellenbrooktoylibrary@yahoo.com.au
FLOREAT TOY LIBRARY Playgroup Building 2 Draper Street, Floreat Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 - 10.30am Contact: Camille Greenwell Ph: 9385 7134 Email: greencheez@iprimus.com.au
FREMANTLE TOY LIBRARY Children's Services Centre 15 Quarry Street Fremantle Opening Times: Tuesday 9.00 - 5.00pm Thursday 9.00 - 5.45pm Friday 9.00 - 1.00pm Contact: Sally Eaton Ph: 9432 9503 Website: www.freofocus.com/facilities Email: sallye@fremantle.wa.gov.au
GOSNELLS TOY LIBRARY INC 39 Coops Avenue Thornlie Opening Times: Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30am Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Lyndell Edelsten Ph: 9456 2424 Website: http://au.geocities.com/gosnellstoylibrary/ Email: gosnellstoylibrary@yahoo.com.au
HUMPTY DUMPTY TOY LIBRARY INC Altone Park Pleisure Centre Benara Road Beechboro Opening Times: Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Sharon Rashbrooke Ph: 9378 1488 Email: rrashbro@bigpond.net.au
KALAMUNDA & DISTRICTS TOY LIBRARY INC. 33 Canning Road Kalamunda, (next to Police Station) Opening Times: Saturday 9.15 - 11.15am Contact: Wendy Dyer Ph: 9291 4656 Website: www.kalamundatoylibrary.tripod.com Email: kalamundatoylibrary@hotmail.com
KINGFISHER PARK TOY LIBRARY Library Access Road Off Kingfisher Avenue Ballajura Opening Times: Monday 9.30 - 11.30am Contact: Hazel Plester Ph: 9302 1730
KWINANA TOY LIBRARY Kwinana Toy Library Frank Konechy Family Centre Cnr 5 Kottowe Parkway & Parmelia Avenue Parmelia Opening Times: Tuesday 10.00 - 11.30am Saturday 10.00 - 11.30am Contact: Michelle Donaldson Ph: 0438 718 979 Email: sheld74@yahoo.com.au or Frank Konechy Family Centre Ph: 9439 2470
LEEDERVILLE TOY LIBRARY Loftus Community Centre 99 Loftus Street (Cnr Richmond) Leederville Opening Times: Tuesday 7.30 - 8.30pm (fortnightly) Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Janetta Della-Vedova Ph: 9201 2432 Email: janettahudson@optusnet.com.au
LEEMING TOY LIBRARY INC Leeming Family Centre Cnr Aulberry Parade & Farrington Road Leeming Opening Times: Wednesday 9.30 - 10.30am Saturday 9.30 - 10.30am Contact: Paula Gibbs Ph: 9310 2464 or 0431 897 867 Email: gibbsmp@bigpond.net.au
MANNING COMMUNITY TOY LIBRARY INC Manning Community Hall Bradshaw Crescent Manning Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 - 10.30am Contact: Sharon McKerrow Ph: 94504341 Email: sharon_mckerrow@arch.net.au
MELVILLE CITY TOY LIBRARY Swan House, Heathcote Duncraig Road Applecross Opening Times: Tuesday 3.30 - 4.30pm Saturday 9.00 - 11.00am Contact: Helen Jones - 6262 7660 Email: helen.anne.jones@gmail.com MIDLAND TOY LIBRARY Cnr Ewart Street & Morrison Road Midland Opening Times: Thursday 11.30 - 12.30pm Saturday 9.30 - 1.00pm Contact: Ann Maree Herron Ph: 9250 1706 Email: valento@westnet.com.au
MOUNT HAWTHORN TOY LIBRARY Mt Hawthorn Community Centre Cnr Scarborough Beach Road & The Boulevard Mt Hawthorn Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 - 11.30am Wednesday 7.30 - 8.30pm Contact: John Bethel Ph: 9443.8568 Email: jcbethell@bigpond.com
MOUNT LAWLEY TOY LIBRARY (Old Child Heath Centre) Blythe Avenue Yokine - near Ranger Opening Times: Thursday 10.00 - 11.00am & 3.30 - 4.30pm Friday 10.00 -11.00am Saturday 10.00 - 11.30am Contact: Jenny Elson Ph: 9370 1945 Email: jenmax@global.net.au
MUNDARING TOY LIBRARY 12 Craig Street, Mundaring Opening Times: Thursday & Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Kerry Duncan Ph: 9298 8883 or 0408 809 543 Email: kidunc@bigpond.com
NEDLANDS TOY LIBRARY College Park Family Centre 100 Princess Road Nedlands Opening Times: Thursday & Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Saturday 3.00 - 4.30pm (during winter) Contact: Jane Collins Ph: 9386 5373 Email: coach100@westnet.com.au PEARCE COMMUNITY TOY LIBRARY Family Services Centre RAAF Pearce Bullsbrook Opening Times: Friday 9.30 - 12.30pm Contact: Richard Cornall Ph. 0415 304 013
POINT WALTER TOY LIBRARY Carroll Drive, Point Walter Drive Bicton Opening Times: Wednesday 2.00 - 3.00pm Saturday 9.30 - 10.30am Contact: Fiona Schlink Ph: 9330 2273 Email: fionaschlink@hotmail.com ROCKINGHAM & DISTRICTS TOY LIBRARY INC Port Kenney Family Activity Centre 5/9 Clipper Drive Port Kennedy Opening Times Tuesday 9.00 - 11.30am Thursday 6.30 - 7.30pm - Alt weeks Contact: Christina Fox Ph: 9593 8503 Email: cfazari@iinet.net.au ROLEYSTONE TOY LIBRARY Roleystone Family Centre 19 Wygonda Road Roleystone Opening Times: Tuesday 3.15pm to 4.15pm Saturday 9.30am to 10.30am Contact: Heather Whitehead Ph: 9496 0119 Email: roleystonetoylibrary@yahoo.com.au
SANDGROPERS SUNSHINE TOY LIBRARY Hamersley Apex Hall 1 Kitchener Street, North Beach Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 - 10.30am Contact: Jane Cousins Ph: 9243 0942 Email: cousins@aapt.net.au
SCARBOROUGH TOY LIBRARY West Stirling Neighbourhood House Cnr Scarborough Beach Road & Hancock Street Scarborough Opening Times: Saturday 9.30 - 11.30am Contact: Jennifer Van Den Hoek Ph: 9244 8411 Email: scarboroughtoylibrary@hotmail.com
SERPENTINE-JARRAHDALE TOY LIBRARY 'The House' Cnr Cockram Paterson Road Mundejong Opening Times: 1st/3rd Saturday 9.00 -11.00am 2nd/4th Monday 9.00 -10.00am Contact: Wendy Buggins Ph: 9525.2076 Email: wbuggins@iprimus.com.au
SHENTON PARK TOY LIBRARY 262 Onslow Road Shenton Park Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 - 10.30am Contact: Rebecca Hall Ph: 9381 5075
SOUTH PERTH TOY LIBRARY Cnr Melville Parade & Eric Street South Perth Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 - 11.15am Contact: Tania Miller Ph: 9450 4893 Email: mtmiller@westnet.com.au
SPRING-A-LONG TOY LIBRARY Guy Daniel Clubrooms Sail Terrace, Heathridge Opening Times: Wednesday 9.30 - 10.30am Saturday 9.30 - 10.30am Contact: Bev Van Elven Ph: 9304.1721 Email: p.poole@bigpond.com SUBIACO TOY LIBRARY Evelyn H Park Public Library Cnr Bago & Rokeby Roads Subiaco Opening Times: Saturday 9.30 - 11.30am Contact: Kym Scampoli Ph: 9388 1401 Email: scampol@iinet.net.au
SWAN VIEW TOY LIBRARY (formally Buckingham Heights Toy Library) Buckingham Heights Community House 85 Balfour Road, Swan View Opening Times: Tuesday & Alt-Saturday 9.15 - 10.30am Contact: Anne Clohessy Ph: 9294.2305
THE TOY PLACE TOY LIBRARY INC 33 Innovation Circuit Wangara Opening Times: Tuesday 9.30 - 12.30pm Wednesday & Friday - by appt Contact: Heather Galvin Ph: 9342 5027 Email: heather@encounterchurch.org.au
TINY TOTS TOY LIBRARY Paskin Reserve Jones Street, Balcatta Opening Times: Tuesday 3.30 - 4.30pm Saturday 9.30 - 10.30am Contact: Michelle Holmes Ph: 9245 3367 Email: michelle@financewa.com.au
WEMBLEY TOY LIBRARY Lake Monger Recreation Club Gregory Street Wembley Opening Times: Saturday 9.30 - 11.00am Contact: Gillian McDonald Ph: 9383 9187 Email: gillianm42@yahoo.com
WILLETTON TOY LIBRARY Willetton Pavillion Willetton Park (off Apsley Rd) Willetton Opening Times: Wednesday & Friday 9.15 - 10.15am Contact: Kathryn Alp Ph: 9313 8594 Website: www.willettontoylibrary.org.au Email: kath@lbagencies.com
WOODVALE TOY LIBRARY Homestead Centre 48 Peregrine Drive Kingsley Opening Times: Saturday 9.30 - 11.15am Contact: Amanda Jenkins Ph: 9405 6503 Email: snowy98@iprimus.com
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