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Northbrook Public Library Hosts Toy Swap
Children are invited to drop off gently used toys they are finished playing with and then come back the following day to choose "new" toys.
NORTHBROOK, IL (August 29, 2019) — Children are invited to drop off gently used toys they are finished playing with and then come back the following day to choose “new” toys to take home.
To get ready for the swap, please drop off gently used toys at the library on Friday, September 20 from 1:00 to 4:00pm. No plush toys, please.
The Toy Swap will take place the following day—Saturday, September 21, from 11:00am to 3:00pm in the library’s Pollak Room.
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Like the library’s popular Craft Swap, held at the library in January, the Toy Swap is a great way for the community to share resources and let children find a new home for toys that they have outgrown.
“Swapping toys is also a very ‘green’ practice, and the Toy Swap seemed to me to be something our community might find useful,” said Kelly Durov, Youth Services Manager.
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“Since this is the first one, we are going to see how it goes before deciding if we will make this an ongoing event.”
In addition to the Toy Swap, children can visit the Youth Services department to check out toys designed to enhance their learning experiences with their library card, which include puzzles and learning toys as part of its Grow-A-Reader early literacy and Discovery Skills kits.
The library is located at 1201 Cedar Lane. For more information about the Toy Swap, visit www.northbrook.info/toy-swap or contact the Youth Services department at 847-272-4300 or youthservices@northbrook.info.
