What do you think a toddler would like to get his or her hands on most? Another kids toy most likely. And that’s exactly the kind of library established by Marcia Murray, 32, in Center City Philadelphia.
Murray opened the library this month in a room of the church house at the Church of the Holy Trinity at 19th and Walnut Streets. She learned about this kind of library from her husband, a native of New Zealand, who told her about toy libraries back home. The concept of toy libraries originated in the 1960s in Sweden, where they are known as lekoteks – Swedish for play libraries. The original lekoteks were created by several mothers searching for ways to play and interact with their disabled children.
The library charges $50 per family per year, and allows any Philadelphia resident to join. More from the AP.
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