The Subiaco Toy Library (STL) works like a book library, except that the items borrowed are toys, games and puzzles. All the items are of good quality and are carefully selected to provide entertainment and educational benefits.
STL is an entirely self-funding, voluntary organisation operated by parents. Our target age group is families with children aged 0-5 years.
Each family is entitled to borrow five toys. Items are borrowed for a maximum period of three weeks. In order to maintain the stock, it is necessary to issue fines for toys that are returned late, damaged, or with pieces missing.
STL has an annual membership fee of $90 per family. Fees are not transferable or refundable.
As a voluntary organisation, families agree to help with its running. A volunteer member is required to assist the supervisor each Saturday.
You are required to volunteer at two Saturday sessions a year. You can choose the dates that suit you via the Mibase website: https://subiaco.mibase.com.au/mem/login.php Make sure you also pop it into your personal calendar as we don’t typically send reminders, and you are good to go!
Volunteering is super easy. You will be partnered with our wonderful Toy Librarian, or a committee member, and will help us out with general duties such as setting up, cleaning toys, labelling toys, reuniting lost toy parts, assisting other toy library members and helping to pack up.
Typically it will take about two hours, arriving at 9.15am and you should be done a bit after 11am. Little helpers are welcome to come along too!
Every member is also required to attend stocktake (usually around August/September) and the annual general meeting. You will be notified about each event when they are approaching.
STL takes no responsibility whatsoever for any damage to property or personal injury arising directly or indirectly from any cause relating to its equipment, and whether such damage or injury occurs on the premises or elsewhere. For insurance purposes, members are also required to sign a helmet waiver, release and indemnity for bicycles and scooters.
Members are asked to treat all items borrowed and their packaging with good care. Where convenient, items should be removed from the packaging whilst in the home and the packaging stored until required to transport items back. Outdoor toys should be placed under cover at night and kept out of strong sunlight, rain and sprinklers. Please do not take STL items on holidays, to hospitals or locations other than your home as this is how the majority of losses and breakages occur.
Items may be borrowed for up to three weeks. If items are returned late, an overdue fine must be paid. The fine is $1 per item per week payable on the Saturday that the items are returned.
Accordingly, if you will be away on the day your items are due back, you can return them a week earlier or renew them online using your Mibase login details.
If an item is returned with missing pieces, you will be asked to borrow the item for an extra three week borrowing period. This gives you the chance to find the missing piece. If the piece cannot be found, a fine of $3 for each missing piece must be paid when the toy is returned for the second time. If the item is inoperable without the missing piece, you may be asked to refund the item for its full replacement cost. If the items are found and returned later, a refund will be given.
For any breakage or damage to an item, there will be a $3 fine charged. This is payable on the day the items are returned. The committee will authorise the refunding of this fine if the damage is deemed to be normal wear and tear. If the damage renders the item unusable, the member will be charged for the cost of replacement or repair for this item.
Contact us or drop by the toy library on Saturday between 9:30 – 11am to say hello!
As a voluntary, self-funded organisation, STL works because of the goodwill and support of its members, which it has enjoyed for over fifteen years. The commitment of the members and those who volunteer for the organising committee is richly appreciated and has made STL one of the most successful and enduring toy libraries in Western Australia. We encourage all new members to share the benefits of STL which have been developed over many years. In order to maintain the success of STL, upon enrolling members agree to the following:
The Subiaco Toy Library ("Provider") is pleased to make bicycles and scooters available to subscribers ("the Service").
As a subscriber to the Service you acknowledge that there are dangers and risks inherent with bicycle and scooter
riding (the “Activity”) to which any child under your supervision ("Your Child") may be exposed.
The Provider does not provide protective clothing or bicycle helmets and it is your responsibility to ensure that Your
Child wears a helmet at all times and is otherwise appropriately attired when participating in the Activity. You agree
that Your Child will participate in the Activity at your own risk. You also agree to voluntarily assume responsibility for
supervising the Activity and any injury, death or property damage you or Your Child may suffer or cause as a result of
participating in the Activity.
To the maximum extent possible at law, you (both in your personal capacity and on behalf of Your Child) agree to
release, hold harmless and indemnify the Provider and its respective officers, employees, servants, agents and
contractors (the “Indemnified Persons”) against all actions, claims, suits, costs, expenses, demands and damages
suffered or incurred by the Indemnified Persons or any one or more of them by reason of, or in respect of, or in any
manner whatsoever arising out of, or caused by, your use of the Service or Your Child's participation in the Activity.
You agree that you are subscribing to the Service on the express condition that the Provider:
(a) will, under no circumstances be liable or responsible in any manner whatsoever for any death, loss, accident,
damage or injury to you, Your Child or any of your servants, agents, contractors, visitors or invitees or any other
person whatsoever (“Related Party”) which may happen as a result of your use of the Service or Your Child
participating in the Activity; and
(b) will not incur or be under any liability whatsoever to you, Your Child, or to any Related Party for any loss, damage
or injury to or in respect of any of your property or of any Related Party’s property.
The Provider is not liable to you, Your Child or any Related Party in respect of any indirect or consequential loss. For
the avoidance of doubt, ‘consequential loss’ means loss or damage arising from a breach of contract, tort (including
negligence), under statute or any other basis in law or equity of an indirect or consequential nature including, but
without limitation, loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss or denial of opportunity, loss of goodwill, loss of business
reputation, future reputation or publicity, damage to credit rating and indirect, remote, abnormal or unforeseeable
loss, or any similar loss whether or not in the reasonable contemplation of the parties.