With more than 1,500 games, the Plainpalais-Jonction toy library on Avenue de Sainte-Clotilde lets you play on site or borrow games to take home, open to individuals as well as institutions and associations. Access is free.
Its spaces are regularly rearranged around themes, so every visit brings its share of discoveries. It also runs games evenings on the first Friday of every month during the school year, a popular date for board game fans.
Opening times cover four days a week (Tuesday to Thursday plus Saturday morning) with morning slots on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Family outing ideas around the toy library.
Looking for a family-friendly cinema outing with your kids? Cinélux, a small independent theater in the heart of Geneva, offers warm screenings for young audiences that are easy to access and perfect for any weather.
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Want a great outdoor outing in Geneva without spending a dime? At Bois-de-la-Bâtie, your children will discover the largest playground in the city: wooden slide towers, water and sand games, a wading pool in the summer, and a petting zoo right next door. All of this is free and open year-round.
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Looking for a cinema that really programmes for children, right in the centre of Geneva? Les Cinémas du Grütli, in the Maison des Arts du Grütli, offer young-audience screenings from age 4, a dedicated summer cycle and even film workshops. A cultural, accessible outing, in any weather.
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Other toy libraries in the same canton.
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.
Ludothèque de St-Jean
Geneva, 1203
Six spaces spread over two floors: the St-Jean toy library holds 2,000 games and toys in a setting where every age group can find its own play corner. A trained team helps children and parents make their choices, invaluable when you are looking for the right game for a birthday or a long rainy Sunday. Access is free; borrowing games to take home requires an annual membership of 30 francs, a modest budget for refreshing the whole family's games throughout the year. Located on Rue de Saint-Jean, the toy library is open Tuesday to Saturday, with morning slots on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.
