Did you know? TLASA is run completely by volunteers! Today, on International Volunteers Day, we honour our Steering Committee members for giving of their time, expertise and passion to toy libraries. We appreciate you and the hard work you do to bring toy libraries within reach of every community in SA. For the last 4 …
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As the majority of Covid restrictions have been lifted, toy libraries, schools, and other organisations came out in full force to celebrate World Play Day this year. We are excited to see that there have been significant increases in the number of people involved in WPD celebrations. Compared to 2021, there were 52% more children. …
Chairperson’s report The years 2020 and 2021 will forever be noted in the history books of the world as the entire world was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic reared its head in Wuhan, China in December 2019, swept through Europe and by March 2020 the first Covid-19 case was identified in South Africa. …
After being forced to play at home due to Covid last year, toy libraries, schools, and other organisations came out in full force to celebrate World Play Day this year. We proudly share some highlights from the day with you.
TLASA has planned a 2-day fun-filled, informative online conference to explore the link between concrete play experiences and skills required for the 21st century. The conference will seek to demonstrate how the Toy Librarian can actively stimulate children to be ready for the 4th industrial revolution.
In July 2019, TLASA was the proud co-host of the International Toy Library Conference in Johannesburg. In collaboration with ITLA and Cotlands, we hosted an informative, thought-provoking, exciting and enriching African toy library experience. The conference was an opportunity to network, share learnings, dialogue and explore topics relevant to the world of toy libraries. Here …
You would have noticed that TLASA’s logo contains two strings of beads, a mixture of wooden and paper beads. People often ask us why we chose to add these beads into the logo. There are two reasons. Firstly, we wanted to give TLASA a new identity when it started out as being a multi-stakeholder organisation …
Every quarter, toy librarians from all over the country come together in their regions to share new ideas, news and network with others working in the field of toy libraries. The first quarterly seminar for 2019 took place on the 27th of March. A total of 75 toy librarians attended the regional seminars. At each …
