To continue the post listing all the toy libraries in Melbourne, here is a list of all the toy libraries outside metropolitan Melbourne, including Dandenong Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, Macedon Ranges and Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula.
If you have a holiday house or make many visits to a particular area to visit friends and family it might even be worthwhile joining a regional toy library!
Toy Libraries in DANDENONG RANGES
- Olinda Hall, 69 Olinda-Monbulk Road OLINDA 3788 (03) 9755-2312
- Saturday 9.00 am – 10.00 am
- Family: $35 per year Group: $50 per year
Belgrave South Toy Library Inc
- 129 Colley Drive BELGRAVE HEIGHTS 3160 Phone number: 0415 992 225
- Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- $40 per year
- 1443 Burwood Highway UPWEY 3158 0403 890 055
- Saturday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon
- Upwey Toy Library is closed during the Christmas Break and on long weekends
- Family: $50 per year (with duty)
- Family: $80 per year (no duty)
- Concession: $25 per year (with duty)
- Concession: $45 per year (no duty)
- Emerald Library Complex, Emerald/Beaconsfield Road EMERALD 3782, puffingbytoylibrary@gmail.com
- Thursday 11.00 am – 12.30 pm, Thursday night 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm, Saturday 10.00 am – 12 noon
- Basic Membership starts at $40
Toy Libraries in YARRA VALLEY
Mt Evelyn Community Toy Library
- 44 Birmingham Road MT EVELYN 3796 0402 533 897
- Monday 9.30 am – 11.00 am fortnightly, Thursday 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm fortnightly, Saturday 9.30 am – 11.00 am
- Single: $50 per year (3 toys)
- Family: $60 per year (6 toys)
- Concession: $10 discount
- Group: $100 per year
- upper Room at the Yarra Glen Memorial Hall, 45 Bell Street, Yarra Glen 3775. Enter via the CFA car park on Anzac Avenue 03 5964 9210
- Saturdays 9.30-11am and the 2nd Wednesday in the month 9.30-11am during the school term.
- Annual subscription membership starts at $40 for a single child family.
- Upper Yarra Family Centre, 2444 Warburton Highway (corner Hoddle Street) YARRA JUNCTION 3797 0423 280 644
- Saturday 9.30 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $30 per year
- 2 or more children: $35 per year
- Non-duty membership: $60 per year
- Healesville Public Library building, 110 River Street HEALESVILLE 3777 0477773640
- Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- 1 child: $15 per year
- 2 children: $25 per year
- 3 or more children: $30 per year
Toy Libraries in MORNINGTON PENINSULA
- Ebdale Community Hub and Learning Centre, 20 Ebdale Street FRANKSTON 3199 03 9781 3900
- Thursday 10.00 am – 5.00 pm, Friday 10.00 am – 5.00 pm, Saturday 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
- Family: $85 per year
- Concession: $70 per year
- Group: $180 per year
- Puzzle only: $35 per year
- Upgrade for increased borrowing rights: $20 per year
- Hastings Library, 7 High Street HASTINGS 3915 0411 294 838
- Monday 10-12pm, Tuesday 3.30-5pm, Thursday 10-1pm and Saturday 10-12pm
- Family: $35 per year
- Concession: $25 per year
- Group: $60 per year plus a $50 bond
- 8 Albert Street MORNINGTON 3931 0406 156 713
- Monday 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
- Wednesday 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
- Saturday 9.30 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $35 per year
- 2 children: $40 per year
- 3 or more children: $45 per year
- Home based groups: $95 per year
- Private groups: $150 per year
- Public Library McDowell Street ROSEBUD 3939 0457 290 901
- Friday 2.30 pm – 5.00 pm, Saturday 9.30 am – 12.00 noon
- 1 child: $25 per year
- 1 child concession: $20 per year
- 2 children: $30 per year
- 2 children concession: $25 per year
- 3 or more children: $35 per year
- 3 or more children concession: $30 per year
- Shire caregivers: $60 per year
- Non-profit group: $70 per year
- Private group: $180 per year
Toy Libraries in GEELONG AND BELLARINE PENINSULA
- Leopold Community Hub, 31-39 Kensington Rd LEOPOLD 3224 5250 5101
- Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am, Wednesday 9:00 am – 10:00am
- Per family $50 per year (12 months)
- or $15 per term (3 months)
- Grovedale Community Centre, 45 Heyers Road GROVEDALE 3216 0468 693 795
- Tuesday 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm, Saturday 9.30 am – 11.00 am
- 1 child: $50 per year
- 1 child concession: $30 per year
- 1 child grandparent: $35 per year
- 2 or more children: $60 per year
- 2 or more children concession: $40 per year
- 2 children grandparent: $45 per hear
- Family day care (2 memberships): $75 per year
- Group (2 memberships): $120 per year
- Virginia Todd Community Centre, 9-13 Clarence Street GEELONG WEST 3218 0404 712 107
- Saturday 9.30am – 10.30am, The second Tuesday of every month 11.30am-12.30pm, The last Wednesday of the month 7.00pm-8.00pm
- Single membership is $40 per year
- Family membership $60 per year
- Grandparent membership $30
- Casual membership $40
- Family Daycare/Playgroup membership $70
- Please note that a $30 joining fee applies, which is waived for health care card holders
- Queenscliff Primary School, Corner Stokes and Stevens Streets QUEENSCLIFF 3225 NONE
- Thursday 9.15 am – 10.15 am
- $10 per family per term for first child
- $5 per term for subsequent children from the same family
Toy Libraries on the SURF COAST & GREAT OCEAN ROAD
- Boorai Centre, 4-50 Shell Road OCEAN GROVE 3226 03 5256 3098
- Tuesday 7.30 pm-8.30 pm, Thursday 4.00pm-5.00pm, Saturday 10.00 am-11.00 am
- Family: $50 per year
- Concession: $40 per year
- McMillan Street ANGLESEA 3230
- Phone number: 0421 791 803
- Opening hours:
- Monday 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm
- Saturday 9.30 am – 10.30 am
- Closed on public and school holidays
- $25 per half year
- Mountjoy Parade LORNE 3232 (03) 5289 2972
- Every 2nd Thursday (weeks 2 & 4) 10:00-10:30AM, 1st Saturday of every month 10:00-10:30AM
- Other times by arrangement
- Rear, 87-89 Henna Street WARRNAMBOOL 3280 0438 225 671
- Wednesday 9.30 am – 11.30 am, Saturday 9.30 am – 11.30 am
- Family: $40 per year
- Non-duty membership: $80 per year
- Family day care: $40 per year
- Grandparent: $25 per year
- 45 Palmer Street PORTLAND 3305 0487 212 466
- Friday 11.00 am – 12.15 pm, Every second Saturday 10.30 am – 11.00 am
- Family: $40 per year
- Concession: $30 per year
- Grandparent membership: $30 per year
- Duty levy: $15 per year
- The Play House, Theatre Royal, Manifold Street CAMPERDOWN 3260 03 5593 7100
- Wednesday 10.00 am – 11.00 am, Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- Family: $25 per year
- Concession: $20 per year
- Family day care: $35 per year
- 167-171 High Street TERANG 3264 03 5592 7279
- Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- Family: $25 per year (with duty)
- Family: $50 per year (no duty)
- Grandparent: $15 per year
- Group: $60 per year
- Corangamite Regional Library, 173 Queen St COLAC 3249 0439 469 043
- Friday 10.00 am – 11.00 am during school terms, Saturday 10.30 am – 11.30 am during school terms
- $25 per 6 months
- $35 per year
- Casual/Grandparents: $10
- Groups: $60 per year
Winchelsea Community House Toy Library
- Winchelsea Community House, 30 Hesse Street,(behind the blue stone tearooms) WINCHELSEA 3241 (03) 5267 2028
- 9.00 am – 12 noon (during school term)
- FREE MEMBERSHIP and costs $2 for 2 toys for 2 weeks.
- Free books and DVDs for hire $1 for 2 weeks
- Childrens Services Hub, 25 Grossmans Road TORQUAY 3228 0429 416 778
- Tuesday 9.30 am – 11.00 am, Saturday 9.30 am – 11.00 am
- 6 month Single Membership (4 toys at any one time) $30. Concession $25
- 6 month Family/Day Carer Membership (6 toys at any one time): $40 Concession: $35
- 12 month Single membership (4 toys at any one time): $45 Concession: $35
- 12 month Family/Day Carer membership (6 toys at any one time): $60 Concession: $50
Toy Libraries in GIPPSLAND
Traralgon Community Toy Library
- Kath Teychenne Centre, 13 Breed Street TRARALGON 3844 0412 812 720
- Tuesday 10.00 am – 11.30 am, Saturday 10.00 am – 11.30 am
- Family: $50 per year
- Concession: $25 per year
- Duty levy: $40 per year
Churchill and District Toy Library
- 22A Heesom Crescent CHURCHILL 3842 0427 631 629
- Saturday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon fortnightly
- Family: $40 per year
- Concession: $20 per year
Paynesville/Eagle Point Toy Library
- 31-47 Ashley Street PAYNESVILLE 3880 (03) 5156 6334
- Monday 9.00 am – 11.00 am, Friday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
- 1 child: $40 per year
- 2 or more children: $65 per year
- Concession: $10 per year
- Group: $75 per year
Bunyip and District Toy Library
- Bunyip Maternal and Child Health Centre, 2 Nash Road BUNYIP 3815 0407828068
- Thursday 9.30 am – 10.30 am
- 1 child: $30 per year
- 2 or more children: $40 per year
- Corner Normbany Street and Cambridge Drive WARRAGUL 3820 03 5623 1923
- Tuesday 9.00 am – 12.00 noon, Wednesday 9.00 am – 12.00 noon, Thursday 9.00 am – 12.00 noon
- 1 child: $55 per year
- 2 children: $65 per year
- 3 or more children: $70 per year
- Group: $100 per year
Drouin and District Toy Library
- 135 Princes Way DROUIN 3818 03 5625 5309
- 11:00 am – 12 noon, Saturday 10.30 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child family: $30 per year
- 2 or more children: $35 per year
- Room 2, Wellington Community Connect, 55 Raymond St SALE 3850 (03) 5144 6728
- Tuesday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Friday 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Family: $75 per year
- Concession: $40 per year
- Grandparent / Carer : $40 per year (10 borrows)
- Corporate: $130 per year
- Moe Early Learning Centre, Ted Summerton Reserve, South Street MOE 3825 0412 812 720
- Monday 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm, Saturday 10.00 am – 11.30 am
- $35 per year
- Yarram Hub – 156 Grant Street YARRUM 3971 03 5187 1104
- Friday 10.00 am – 11.30 am during school terms
- family membership $10 per year or $4 per term
- Items are all $1 and the loan period is 2 weeks.
Toy Libraries in MACEDON RANGES
- Corner Sydney and Bourke Streets KILMORE 3764
- Every Saturday 10.00 am – 11.30 am, Alternating Thursdays 10.00 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $30 per year
- 2 children: $40 per year
- 3 children: $50 per year
- 4 or more children: $60 per year
- Grandparent: $30 (no duty)
- 80 Hamilton Street GISBORNE 3437 5422 0333
- 1st and 3rd Wednesday 10.00 am – 11.00 am, Saturday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon
- Family: $50 per year (no duty)
- Family: $25 per year (with duty)
- Concession: $25 per year (no duty)
- Concession: $10 per year (with duty)
- Grandparent: $10 per year (no duty
Kyneton and District Toy Library
- Maternal and Child Health Centre, 3 Hutton Street KYNETON 3444 03 5422 2540
- Thursday 11.30 am – 1.30 pm, Saturday 10.30 am – 12.00 noon
- Standard: $25 per year
- Deluxe: $30 per year
- No duty: $60 per year
- Grandparent: $25 per year
- Woodend Community Centre, Forest Street WOODEND 3442 0458 020 026
- Thursday 10.00 am – 11.00 am, Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- Family: $35 per year
- Concession: $20 per year
- Group: $60 per year
- Romsey Community Hub, 98 Main Street ROMSEY 3434 0419 588 162
- Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- Family: $35 per year
- Grandparent / Playgroup: $25 per year
- 23-25 Mahoneys Road RIDDELLS CREEK 3431 0417 371 028
- 1st week of the month – Sat 10.00am-11.00am 2nd week – Tues 1.30pm-2.30pm ,3rd week – Sat 10.00am-11.00am
- 4th week – Tues 1.30pm-2.30pm
- $25 per year (with duty)
- $50 per year (no duty)
Toy Libraries in CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS
- Corner Kendall Street and Spring Gully Road SPRING GULLY 3550 0439 504 857
- Tuesday 9.30 am – 11.00 am
- Thursday 9.30 am – 11.00 am
- Saturday 9.30 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $40 per year
- 1 child concession: $30 per year
- 2 or more children: $55 per year
- 2 or more children concession: $45 per year
- 100 Napier Street MARYBOROUGH 3465 0408 327 928
- Thursday 11.00am – 12.00pm, Saturday 11.00am – 12.00pm
- $10 per family per year
- 507 Humffray Street South, Ballarat
- Tuesdays 10am to 12pm, Sundays 10am to 12pm
- $66/$33 per year
Toy Libraries in Victoria’s HIGH COUNTRY
- Senior Citizens Centre, Smith Street MYRTLEFORD 3737 0421 286 334
- 2nd and 4th Tuesday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- Family: $36 per year
- Grandparent: $15 per year
Wangaratta Community Toy Library
- Yarrunga Child Health Centre, Corner Burke and Flanagan Streets WANGARATTA 3677 0418 640 152
- Friday 10.00 am – 11.30 am, Saturday 10.00 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $25 per year
- 2 or more children: $35 per year
- Concession: $20 per year
- Group: $50 per year
- Benalla Library, 58-62 Nunn Street BENALLA 3672 0439 299 195
- Saturday 9.30 am – 11.00 am
- 1 child: $30 per year (with duty)
- 1 child: $50 per year (no duty)
- 2 or more children: $45 per year (with duty)
- 2 or more children: $65 per year (no duty)
- Grandparent: $5 per toy
- Family Day Care: $75 per year (with duty)
- Family Day Care: $95 per year (no duty)
- Alpine View Children’s Centre 23 Deacon Avenue BRIGHT 3741 03 5755 1613
- Tuesday 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm, Saturday 9.30 am – 11.00 am
- 2 toy membership: $36 per year
- 3 toy membership: $48 per year
- Grandparent: $15 per year (4 visits)
- Family day care: $60 per year
- High Street YACKANDANDAH 3749 02 6027 1848
- Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- $25 per year
- Lakeview Children’s Centre, Reserve Drive MOUNT BEAUTY 3699 Kerrily – 0407294847
- Wednesday 9.15 am – 10.15am
- Family membership 12 months $40
- Concession or Grandparent membership 12 months $30
- Groups and Organisations membership 12 months $60
- Ski Season Membership 3 months $30
- First time parent with child under 12 months Free
Toy Libraries in WESTERN VICTORIA
- Wimmera Regional Library, 28 McLachlan Street HORSHAM 3402 0400 903 636
- Saturday 10.00 am – 10.30 am
- Family: $35 per year
- Childcare / group: $50 per year
- Weekend / grandparent: $5 per weekend
Toy Libraries in GOULBURN VALLEY
- Kyabram Branch Library, Lake Road KYABRAM 3620
- Friday 10.30 am – 11.30 am, Saturday 10.30 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $20 per year
- 2 children: $30 per year
- 3 or more children: $40 per year
- Group: $40 per year
- 5-9 Kerford Street TATURA 3616
- 03 5824 1415
- Monday 3.45 pm – 4.30 pm, Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am, During school terms
- Family: $30 per year
- Occasional: $10 per term
The Cubby Shepparton Toy Library
- Corner Balaclava & Numurkah Road SHEPPARTON 3630 0407 404 052
- Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month 10.00 am – 12.00 noon and 7.00pm-8.00pm,
- Saturday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon
- Family – with duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60 + $50 Duty Levy*
- Family – without duty . . . . . . . . . . $110 + $50 Stocktake Levy*
- Family Day Care – with duty . . . . . . . . . $60 + $50 Duty Levy*
- Family Day Care – without duty . . . . . . . . $110 + $50 Stocktake Levy*
- Grandparents – with duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 + $50 Duty Levy*
- Concession Card** – with duty . . . . . . . . . $40 + $50 Duty Levy*
Toy Libraries in NORTHERN VICTORIA / MURRAY REGION
- 66 Hughes Street OUYEN 3490 03 5091 0292
- Monday to Friday 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
- Family: $5 per year
- Concession: $2.50 if members use the child care centre
Swan Hill Community Toy Library
- Rear of Swan Hill Regional Book Library, 53 Campbell Street SWAN HILL 3585 0458 664 226
- Wednesday 10.00 am – 11.30 am, Saturday 10.00 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $30 per year
- 2 or more children: $35 per year
- Grandparent: $15 per year (6 visits)
- Wodonga West Primary School, Corner Lawrence and Murphy Streets WEST WODONGA 3690 0404 936 208
- Tuesday 11.30 am – 1.30 pm, Saturday 9.00 am – 12.00 noon
- 1 child: $40 per year
- 2 or more children: $50 per year
- Concession: 1/2 price fees for families full fee only
- Family day care/playgroup: $110 per year
- Casual: $25 per 6 months (6 visits)
- 75 Blake Street NATHALIA 3638 03 5866 2132
- Wednesday 10.30 am – 11.00 am, Thursday 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm, Friday 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm, Saturday 9.30 am – 11.30 am
- $40 per year
Cobram and District Toy Library
- Family Services Building, 16 Hay Avenue COBRAM 3644 0431 974 483
- Saturday 10.00 am – 11.00 am
- Family: $40 per year (with duty)
- Family: $60 per year (no duty)
- Concession: $20 per year (with duty)
- Concession: $30 per year (no duty)
Yarrawonga Mulwala Toy Library
- Moira Shire Early Childhood Centre, Orr Street YARRAWONGA 3730 0455 285 170
- Thursday 9.30 am – 11.00 am, Friday 9.00 am – 10.30 am, 1st and 3rd Saturday 10.00 am – 11.30 am
- 1 child: $30 per year
- Additional child: $2.50 per year
- Group: $60 per year
- Mildura Primary School, Twelfth Street MILDURA 3500 (03) 5018 8100
- Saturday 9.30 am – 11.30 am
- Family: $40 per year (with duty)
- Family: $80 per year (no duty)
- Family day care: $90 per year
- Group: $130 per year
- Corner Guava Street and Indi Avenue RED CLIFFS 3496 5024 3993
- Wednesday 11.30 am – 1.00 pm, Saturday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon
- 1 child: $20 per year (with duty)
- 1 child: $30 per year (noduty)
- 2 or more children: $25 per year (with duty)
- 2 or more children: $35 per year (no duty)
- Family day care: $40 per year (with duty)
- Family day care: $50 per year (no duty)
- Group: $60 per year (with duty)
- Group: $70 per year (no duty)
- Boort Resource and Information Centre, Godfrey Street BOORT 3537 03 5455 2716
- Monday 11.30 am – 12.00 noon fortnightly, Friday 10.30 am – 11.00 am fortnightly
- Single Membership $20 – 2 toys
- Family Membership $30 – 4 toys
- $5 BRIC Membership is also required
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