It is not every day that a toy library also lends fancy dress costumes: in Romont, La Chouette (the Glâne toy library) rounds out a collection of around 1,500 games and toys aimed at visitors aged 3 to 99. The catalogue can be consulted online, handy for spotting your next find before dropping in.
Some twenty volunteer toy librarians handle lending, advice and the upkeep of the games. Adults are not forgotten: monthly games evenings are reserved for them, on Tuesdays from 20:00 to 22:30.
Based at Route d'Arruffens 17, La Chouette shares its premises with the Bibliothèque de la Glâne, a chance to leave with a game under one arm and a book under the other, without having to buy a thing.
Kids activities nearby
Family outing ideas around the toy library.
Want a day of swimming with family in the heart of Gruyère? The Sorens Swimming Pool, nestled in Camping La Forêt, welcomes you with a heated swimming pool in summer and a small paddling pool for the little ones, just a few minutes from Lake Gruyère.
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Want a day of swimming just a stone's throw from the old town of Moudon? The Piscine de Moudon welcomes you by the Broye, with its outdoor pools, a paddling pool for the little ones, and a slide. A large green space where the whole family spends the summer in the sun.
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Want a day of swimming with the family at the foot of the Fribourg Pre-Alps? Just a stone's throw from Espace Gruyère, the outdoor municipal pool in Bulle features a large 50-meter pool, a slide for non-swimmers, and a paddling pool designed for the little ones. There's something to keep the whole tribe entertained, from the most adventurous to the most cautious.
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Other toy libraries in the same canton.
Ludothèque du Gibloux
Vuisternens-en-Ogoz, 1696
At the foot of the Gibloux, the Vuisternens-en-Ogoz toy library lends games and toys to families in the municipality three times a week: Tuesdays and Fridays from 15:30 to 17:30, and Saturdays from 09:00 to 11:00. It is closed during school holidays. Located at Route de la Pépinière 20, it is a member of the Swiss Federation of Toy Libraries and holds Procap certification attesting to the accessibility of its premises, a guarantee of a welcome for everyone. As in any toy library, games are borrowed for a limited time before returning to the shelves: a way to regularly refresh the boxes at home and keep pace with children's changing tastes throughout the school year.
Ludothèque de la Gruyère
Bulle, 1630
More than 40 years of history, more than 2,600 games in the catalogue and over 500 member families: the Gruyère toy library, based at Rue du Marché 10 in Bulle, is one of the best stocked in the canton of Fribourg. It is hard not to find what you are looking for, whether a proven classic or a new title to try before buying. Opening hours are particularly generous: the toy library opens six days a week, including a Click & Collect service on Monday mornings from 08:00 to 11:00 and extended opening on Fridays until 19:00. Beyond lending, it offers « Fritime Piccolo » parent-and-child activities for ages 2 to 6, sessions for school classes (Ludoclasses), gift vouchers and game bundles for celebrations.
Ludothèque Schtroumpf de Neyruz et environs
Neyruz, 1740
Founded in 1986, Ludothèque Schtroumpf serves Neyruz and the surrounding villages from the municipal complex, below the gym hall, at Route d'Onnens 5. It lends games and toys to everyone, young and less young, and also offers Tonies figurines: stories, songs and adventures to listen to. Two weekly sessions set the rhythm of the place: Wednesdays from 15:00 to 17:00 and Saturdays from 09:00 to 11:00. Free parking is available on site, which makes visits easier with children or bags of games to return. Run by a committee of five toy librarians, the toy library relies on a team of around twenty volunteers, a fine village effort built around the pleasure of play.
