Seongnam City, the Nation's First 'Toy-Only Library' Established

Seongnam City Hall

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is creating the nation's first "toy-only library."

On the 21st, Seongnam City announced that it will open the country's first "large toy-only library" in a building at 667 Bokjeong-dong, Sujeong-gu, aiming for a grand opening in January next year.

A total of 270 million KRW will be invested in building the toy library, which will have an area of 197㎡ and include a toy rental room, disinfection and repair room, toy sample exhibition space, and experience area.

Through the library, the city will rent out 1,200 large toys in various forms such as slides, ride-on cars, playhouses, saucers, and trampolines. Rental items will also include walkers and car seats tailored to the developmental stages of infants and toddlers.

The city plans to operate the toy library with an annual membership of 600 people, charging an annual fee of 10,000 KRW. To this end, membership applications will be accepted from the 1st to the 15th of each month.

Once opened, members can borrow up to two large toys for a maximum of three weeks (a basic two weeks plus a one-week extension).

A city official explained, "We will provide services differentiated from existing toy libraries that mainly rented small toys."

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