Though most people think of libraries as just a place with books, the Otis Library now has toys. Traveling Toys, Inc. has partnered with the Otis Library, and opened its Toy Library earlier in ...

Creating equitable and accessible play opportunities. You’ve heard of The Tool Library – a community center where people can borrow tools, instead of purchasing them. Now, the Buffalo Toy Library is ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The average family spends about $580 on toys a year, with approximately 80% of those toys ending up in landfills or incinerators, according to the EPA. But a nonprofit started by a group ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Toy Library, founded by Hannah Bogdan, is a local community space focused on providing families with access to toys without the need for purchasing new ones. As a former ...

WEST HAVEN — These toys may travel, but they'll eventually return home to their cozy cubby space in West Haven Public Library. When Mary Didiuk and Diana Caty founded Traveling Toys in 2019, they ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Toy Library has opened its first physical ...

People are familiar with how a book library works: You view and select from a collection of books and borrow one or two for a certain amount of time. That’s exactly how the Minnesota Toy Library works ...

Imagine libraries where children could check out toy kits, even musical instruments, to enrich their lives through play. That dream is now a reality thanks to a partnership between the Miami-Dade ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An organization encouraging young children to learn through play is being honored for its hiring practices. The Toy Lending Library has nearly 1,700 toys boxes available for ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A local nonprofit whose mission is to help young children learn through play is adding to its toy collection. Employees at the Toy Lending Library are cleaning toys and ...

The Laredo Public Library is accepting old toy donations through Oct. 17 as teens create spooky “frankentoys” for Halloween at the Joe A. Guerra Library’s Teen Zone.