The first free toy library in Beijing is expected to officially open in mid-April

Beijing's first free toy library will open. Here, children can play with toys, read books, and take toys and books home for free.　　 Yesterday afternoon, the reporter came to Beijing Yifuze Public Welfare Toy Library in Qingnian Luxili. The hall covers an area of u200bu200babout 300 square meters, divided into upper and lower floors, with a library area, a toy area, a game area and a theme classroom. The hall can accommodate about 50 people at the same time.　　 When the reporter arrived, the children from the nearby kindergarten were playing with toys here. A child named Xixi was 'seeing a doctor' for her mother. Xixi's mother told reporters, 'The toys here can be reused, which saves money and is environmentally friendly. In the future, all toys for children can be borrowed from here.' 　　 is responsible. According to Ms. Ren Sun, this is the first public welfare toy library in Beijing that can be borrowed free of charge. Children from 0 to 12 years old can come. The founder is Mr. Lin who works in Australia. Preparations will begin at the end of 2013. Four more branches will be opened in the future. 'There have been free toy libraries in foreign countries for a long time, but there are almost none in China. The purpose of the creation is to let every child have a childhood of free play.' Ms. Sun said that the toys in the library are brand new and worth a few. The books range from ten yuan to several thousand yuan, and there are four to five thousand books.　　 It is understood that before borrowing books and toys, a deposit of 200 yuan must be paid first, and the fee can be refunded at any time when the borrowing is no longer available. Each child can borrow up to 2 books and 2 toys at a time, and they will be returned within two weeks. The library is expected to officially open to the public in mid-April.