Welcome to the Taunton Toy Library Website.

About Us

Anyone looking after children, up to 5 years old, is welcome to join the library. Since 1975 the library has been successfully run by volunteers and funded by grants. For a non-profit making charity, and all of our income is spent on maintaining and improving our large and varied stock, producing our own publicity photographs and general administration costs.

For a number of years we have been based at a local primary school, Archbishop Cranmer School (ABC), Cranmer Road, Taunton. The library is an easy walking distance of the town centre or, if you are driving, ample parking is provided at the school in the area known as the drop-off zone.

The Toy Library provides toys (on a 2 week loan) to members of the public. We were set-up to provide toys for children with learning disabilities but, over the years we have come to provide toys for a wide range of children, including many large and expensive toys that might be awkward to store in many modern houses. As a result children can have the increased pleasure without the parents (and grandparents) having the pain of working out what to do with the toys once their children have stopped playing with them

Our toys are updated regularly to ensure that your experience is always a good one

Stay and Play

Children are welcome to stay and play during our open session, with a 50 pence per child donation towards wear and tear of our toys.

Volunteers

We are always looking for new volunteers to help run the library or work on the board and would love to hear from you if you are interested

Membership

In order to borrow our toys and be a member you need to bring a form of Photo Identification

Membership details are kept confidential and are not passed on to any third parties.