Set under the arcades of the Pâquis-Centre school on Rue de Berne, this toy library is run by a multicultural team (much like the neighbourhood itself) that welcomes children and parents six days a week, Monday to Saturday.
Access and playing on site are free: you can drop in with no commitment, discover new games and come back as often as you like. Borrowing games to take home is reserved for members, for an annual membership of 30 francs per family.
With its mornings, late afternoons and Saturday mornings from 09:00 to 12:00, the toy library fits around everyone's routine. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Family outing ideas around the toy library.
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Other toy libraries in the same canton.
Ludothèque de la Servette
Geneva, 1202
A large play area open to all ages: that is what awaits visitors to the Servette toy library on Rue Jean-Robert-Chouet in Geneva. You can play on site or borrow games to take home, whether you are a family from the neighbourhood or an institution. A distinctive feature worth noting: the toy library works with Autisme Genève to offer adapted games, an approach that makes play accessible to more children. Open five days a week, Tuesday to Saturday, it offers several morning slots: Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 09:30 to 12:30. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Borrowing rather than buying: a simple way to vary the games without multiplying purchases.
Ludothèque Centre et Vieille-Ville
Geneva, 1204
Right in the heart of Geneva, Ludothèque Centre et Vieille-Ville offers city-centre families games and toys to borrow, on the library lending model. You pick a game, take it home, play with it for a while, then bring it back and leave with a new discovery. It is a valuable resource for parents in the neighbourhood: on rainy days or during the holidays, a new board game is often enough to fill an entire afternoon, with nothing to buy and nothing to store. Games and toys can be borrowed by families from Geneva's city centre and Old Town. Practical details and up-to-date opening times are available on the toy library's website.
Ludothèque du Petit-Saconnex
Geneva, 1202
Borrowing a game the way you borrow a book: that is the service Ludothèque du Petit-Saconnex provides for families in this Geneva neighbourhood. Games and toys move from home to home instead of being bought and then set aside. For children, every visit brings a new discovery; for parents, it is a way to try a game before giving it as a gift, or to refresh the family selection season after season, without a big budget or sacrificing space at home. Lending is aimed at families from the Petit-Saconnex neighbourhood in Geneva. The toy library's news and practical information are published on its Facebook page.
