December newsletter 2023
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September newsletter 2023
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World Play Day Report 2023
World Play Day remains one of the most important dates on TLASA’s annual calendar. It is celebrated in toy libraries across South Africa and brings communities together in the spirit of playfulness. The annual theme for the day is selected by the International Toy Library Association (ITLA) each year. This year’s theme: Playing towards sustainability …
June newsletter 2023
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March newsletter 2023
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International Volunteers Day
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 …
World Play Day Report 2022
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. …
TLASA World Play Day Report
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.
Jim Joel Fund Sponsorships
TLASA is proud to announce the recipients of the Jim Joel Fund Sponsorships. These sponsorships are valued at R9800 each and enable the toy librarians to be enrolled in the new accredited online Toy Library Skills Programme starting February 2021. Christine Liebenberg (Ntataise Lowveld) Kwanele Manzi (TREE-ecd) Lindelwa Zakwe (LETCEE) Phumelele Ndlovu (LETCEE) Prince Sibusiso …
Why the paper beads?
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 …