Assessing Feasibility of National Toy and Board Game Lending Service and Integration into NLB Network

Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information in respect of Punggol's Toy Library which offers educational toys for kids to play with free-of-charge but does not lend toys (a) what is the Ministry's assessment of public demand for a national toy and board-game lending service to reduce costs and consumption; and (b) what feasibility studies have been conducted to examine integrating a toy-lending system into the NLB network.

Mrs Josephine Teo: The Toy Library is a new service piloted at Punggol Library as part of the National Library Board's (NLB's) aim to provide accessible learning resources and foster community connections through its network of public libraries. NLB's current focus remains on promoting reading and literacy in children. To support this aim, it offers lending and book delivery services. There are no plans to provide a toy-lending service.