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.
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Family outing ideas around the toy library.
Looking for a family cinema outing in the Gruyère? Le Prado, in Bulle, is the region’s main cinema with its three modern screens. Films on release, booster seats for children and easy access: a simple outing, in any weather.
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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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Looking for the beach on Lake Gruyère that has everything? It is La Pointe, in Morlon, which everyone calls Morlon Beach: toilets, outdoor showers, fire pits, beach volleyball and paddle rental, with the Île d'Ogoz and the Prealps as scenery. Free access.
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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 Glâne, La Chouette
Romont, 1680
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.
Ludothèque La Trottinette
Châtel-St-Denis, 1618
For 35 years, Ludothèque La Trottinette has served families in Châtel-St-Denis and the Veveyse from the premises of the École du Lussy, at Chemin de Crey-Derrey 1. Its collection of more than 1,500 games and toys is aimed at children, families and players of all ages. Opening times revolve around Friday afternoons, from 15:30 to 18:00, complemented by Wednesday afternoons on the first and third Wednesdays of the month and Saturday mornings on the second Saturday of the month. The toy library is closed during school holidays. More than a simple lending counter, La Trottinette sees itself as a meeting place: it hosts creative workshops and family events, where young and old come together around games.
