Welcome to Merry Go Round Toy Library

CHRISTMAS!  

Merry Go Round:
Last session before Christmas is Tuesday 17th December and we reopen Tuesday 7th January 2025.
OFFER - If you borrow on the 10th December you'll have to book to return on 7th January but we'll reimburse you for 2 weeks of hire to your toy library account.  If you borrow on the 17th December you'll have to book to return on 7th January but we'll reimburse you for 1 week of hire to your toy library account

Spinning Top: Last session before Christmas is Friday 20th December and we reopen Friday 10th January 2025.
OFFER - If you borrow on the 13th December you'll have to book to return on 10th January but we'll reimburse you for 2 weeks of hire to your toy library account.  If you borrow on the 20th December you'll have to book to return on 10th January but we'll reimburse you for 1 week of hire to your toy library account

Merry Go Round Toy Library OPEN for click and collect services Tuesdays 10am-4.30pm from Exeter Scrapstore.

Spinning Top Toy Library OPEN  Fridays 10am-1pm at the Beacon Centre; you are welcome to stay and play at Spinning Top.

We are very happy to give advice when you collect/return toys or via email or social media.


NOTE Membership allows you to borrow from either toy library, but toys can only be collected and returned to the toy library they were booked from. Please do a separate transaction for each toy library.

Important Note
To view toys by site, please select the toy library you want to borrow from listed at the top of each category link. Toys from Merry Go Round start with code M or T, toys from Spinning Top start with code C.

How Much Does It Cost?

Family membership: £8 per year
Group membership: £16 per year

There is a weekly fee for each item borrowed, with a minimum loan time of 2 weeks.

Rates start at 50p per week for cheaper toys and resource books. More expensive toys cost from £1.50 per week.

We make no charge for breakages, but do ask for toys to be thoroughly cleaned and checked for pieces before return. A replacement charge will be made for toys which are not returned.

How to Join

  • Fill in a registration form
  • Select membership type
  • Pay using a credit or debit card.

More details here

You can then start booking toys to take home!

Important Note

Members can use both toy libraries, but must make sure toys are returned to the toy library they were borrowed from

To Contact Us

email: coordinator@mgrtoylibrary.org

Facebook: merrygoroundtoylibraries

Web: www.mgrtoylibrary.org

Instagram: merry_go_round_toy_libraries



Opening Hours and Locations

Toy Collection Times

  • Merry Go Round: Tuesdays 10:00am-4:30pm
  • Spinning Top: Fridays 10:00am-1:00pm

Locations

Merry Go Round Toy Library
Exeter Scrapstore
Gordon Road
Exeter EX1 2DH see map

Spinning Top
The Beacon Centre
Beacon Lane
Exeter EX4 8LZ see map

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