Songpa-gu Toy Drive and Walk-through Rental

District disinfects and individually packages over 2,100 toys for free rental... After advance reservation, pick up at Songpa Children's Culture Center by vehicle or on foot... 'Contactless use'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Seongsoo Park) operates a toy rental service necessary for child-rearing and play activities in a 'drive-through and walk-through' manner.

Amid social distancing measures due to COVID-19, Songpa-gu is running various non-face-to-face services for residents, such as online lectures and book loans.

Recently, Songpa-gu has attracted attention by applying the 'drive-through and walk-through' method, minimizing face-to-face contact, to its toy rental service.

To ease the childcare burden on families with infants and toddlers due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, the district combined the drive-through and walk-through method with the existing toy rental services operated at Ogeum Toy Library and Wirye Toy Library.

This service is conducted at the drive-through and walk-through rental station set up in the parking lot on the first floor of Songpa Children's Culture Center in Ogeum-dong until the toy libraries reopen.

The service is available to members registered at the Songpa-gu Toy Library.

Each household can first check the available toys for rental on the Toy Library website (www.spscc.or.kr) and then make a reservation by phone (☎070-4298-6447) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. They can rent over 2,100 toys owned by Ogeum and Wirye Toy Libraries, including baby gyms, slides, and baby cars.

Pick-up is possible from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. the day after the reservation (closed on Sundays and Mondays). Members should bring their membership card and visit the rental station at Songpa Children's Culture Center in Ogeum-dong by vehicle (drive-through) or on foot (walk-through).

Two toys can be rented free of charge per session. The rental period is two weeks, and returns can be made using the unmanned return box located on the first floor of Songpa Children's Culture Center.

The district thoroughly disinfects and individually packages all toys before rental.

In addition, the district regularly disinfects the toy libraries, and staff members comply with preventive measures such as wearing masks to lead efforts in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Seongsoo Park, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “Songpa has more infants and toddlers compared to other districts. We will continue to expand multifaceted childcare support services to make Songpa an even better city for raising children.”

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