Byron Shire Toy Library

20/02/2026

Check this out! We are so proud of running the Byron Shire Toy Library with our mission to reuse toys, reduce waste and support the community!

If you feel supporting us as volunteer is for you please reach out, we always need a helping hand be it for 2 hours per week or more! We need help in running the library during our opening days Monday, Wed and Thursdays, organising or repairing toys and even managing finances and marketing! Get in touch uf this is for you!

👉 For every $1 invested in a toy library, $4.22 of social value is created.

That’s the headline finding from our new independent report, Valuing Play: The Social Impact of Toy Libraries in Australia.

We’ve always seen the impact in our communities. Now we have the evidence to back it up.
The research shows toy libraries help:

🧸 Build strong home learning environments
💛 Reduce financial stress for families
🤝 Increase social connection and community participation
🌱 Support sustainability through sharing and reuse

All families reported benefits, including families raising children with disability or developmental delay.

Toy libraries are a low-cost, high-impact investment in children, families and communities.

Read more and explore the full report on our website: https://www.toylibraries.org.au/post/a-smart-community-investment-sroi-research-shows-toy-libraries-are-high-impact-low-cost

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01/02/2026

We are sooo happy Holidays are over and can be there for our families again! We open this week
Suffolk Park Mondays & Thursdays 9.30-12
Ocean Shores 9.30-11
We can’t wait to see you all!
Flo, Anne, Rhonda, Pippi and Mary

13/12/2025

The Byron Toy Library Team is wishing all our families a wonderful festive period and New Years. 🎄🎅 🏄

We will be closing our doors during school holidays - last day in Ocean Shores will be Wednesday 16th 9.30-11.30 and in Suffolk Park on Thursday 18th 9.30-12.

We look forward seeing you for a final toy exchange before you are able to keep the toys the entire duration of the holidays without overdues.

04/10/2025

OMG we received a community grant from Byron Shire Council - our very first grant ! We are so excited ! And we will go and buy new toys! 🧸 🚗 🚒 ⚽️ 🚂🪁

Please come and tell us what you would like to see more off in our toy Library and celebrate with us!

This is only possible because we have 5 amazing volunteers who tirelessly dedicate themselves to keep the library running!

Thank you so much Byron Shire Council ❤️

19/04/2025

One toy. Dozens of playtimes. Zero waste. ♻️

If you're looking for a way to raise eco-conscious kids without spending a fortune, your local toy library has you covered.

♻️ Borrow instead of buy
🙅‍♀️ Cut down on clutter and waste
🌈 Give your kids more variety and better quality play

Play the sustainable way and join your toy library! 💚

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19/04/2025

Happy Easter everyone 🐣🐰🪺We will be open for you again on 28 April in Suffolk Park and 30 April in Ocean Shores.

09/03/2025

YES We are open today! Come and visit us!

20/01/2025

Happy start into 2025! Christmas is over and we bet there were so many toys given and exchanged - have you ever thought of the impact?

We ❤️ and promote sharing toys 🧸 🥎 🚙

And we open our doors again in this New Year on Monday, 3 February in Suffolk Park and on 5 February in Ocean Shores! We hope to see you.

Please return all the toys you had on loan for the long Christmas period so we can start sharing again!

Please contact us for volunteer opportunities- we need more of you!

21/07/2024

Have you ever thought about how wonderful it is for your parents to play with your children, their grandchildren? It brings so much joy to both sides.

We are back again from school holidays - open today 22 July in Suffolk 9.30-12.

First day open in Ocean Shores will be this Wednesday, 14 July.

18/06/2024

What’s a game you played outside as a kid that children don’t play as much anymore?🤔