Our mission is to provide members resources to promote quality education for children birth to 5.

Imagine a place where you can borrow great educational toys that maximize your child's brain development during these critical early years.

We are open!

Become a Member
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Toy Kits are designed for infants, young toddlers, older toddlers, and preschoolers. Each one comes in a clean package with a toy, book, and play ideas.

They can be exchanged on a regular basis. Gone are the days when you have to buy all your child's toys and figure out what to do with them when after your child no longer needs them.

Children's Trains

Let us help you make the most of the precious moments with your child.

Toy Kits

Each Toy Kit comes a with toy, book, and resource card full of play ideas.

Toy kits are organized into four main categories: Infants, Young Toddlers, Older Toddlers, and Preschoolers based on a child's monthly age.

Each Toy Kit comes with play ideas that are based on the learning continuum provided by Ohio Department of Education's Early Learning and Development Standards. The standards can be found here.

By using the play ideas to engage in meaningful play for short periods of time a few times a week, you can confirm your child has the knowledge needed for kindergarten readiness. This is information every parent should know. Daytime programs may not sufficiently prepare your unique child. Children learn at their own pace and in their own way. Your child naturally has multiple intelligences and may learn differently than how they are currently being taught. Only through checking on what they know will you know they are on track or not. Learning about their style early will give you the key to unlocking all future learning.

We work to support you to make it simple and easy.

Membership

Membership is open!

We serve the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area only in Ohio.

To get started call or text Patricia at 513-400-4659 Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm EST. You can also send an email to tllcceo@gmail.com

We will set up a meeting with you either at your home or local library where you can learn all about our organization, become a member, and check out your first Toy Kit.

$15 for 1 Toy Kit
$25 for 2 Toy Kits, $12.50 each
$45 for 1 month, 4 Toy Kits, 2 Toy Kits twice a month, $11.25 each
$100 for 3 months, 12 Toy Kits, 2 Toy Kits twice a month, $8.33 each
$300 for 1 year, 48 Toy Kits, 2 Toy Kits twice a month, $6.25 each

That's less than it costs to buy them brand new. Play ideas aligned with learning standards cannot be purchased anywhere. Our service provides Toy Kits that are rotated in and out to keep your child engaged and excited about learning with more ease and affordability.

Our Team

Patricia M. Knueven

Patricia M. Knueven
Founder, Founding Executive Director

Patricia M. Hunter
Current Executive Director

Email Patricia
tllcceo@gmail.com

Robin Clark

Robin Clark
Founding Board Editor

History

Toy Lending Library of Cincinnati was incorporated in Ohio in April 2016 as a nonprofit by Founder Patricia M. Knueven. The founding Board of Directors were Robin Clark and Margaret D. Knueven. In June 2016 we gained 501c(3) status as a public charity.

We opened virtually on March 7, 2025. Our main goal is to become part of the solution of educating young children to prepare them sufficiently for kindergarten. Children who have a foundation of learning during their first few years of life prior to formal education have a greater capacity to learn leading to success in school and later in life. Parents who know their child's unique learning style can help them succeed at any age. We strive to play a role in the economic change that will improve our society across Ohio with an increase in learning leading to a bright future later in life.

Our mission is provide members resources to promote early quality education for children from birth to 5.

Members can be parents, grandparents, nannies, babysitters, extended family members, and people in supporting organizations that spend time teaching and nurturing a child. We allow such a broad category for membership because we understand that it takes a village to raise a child. There are many adults in the village that a child can learn from. We hope to provide members support in the home environment of children by providing enriching materials that foster early learning skills. Our first program is our Toy Kits. Each Toy Kit contains all the materials and play ideas needed to foster warm, loving, educational moments between the adult and child. Children learn best through playful interactions with interesting tangible objects. We will lend the Toy Kits to members and replace them twice a month as long as their subscription lasts.

Events

Bellarmine Bake Sale August 2016

World Peace Day 2016 at Newport on the Levee

Alternative Gift Fair 2016

Alternative Gift Fair with Bellarmine Chapel in 2016

Alternative Gift Fair with Bellarmine Chapel in 2017

Alternative Gift Fair with Bellarmine Chapel in 2018

Spring Fest Craft Sale April 2025

Baby Bear May 2025

Kaleidoscope Play & Learn in Norwood in May 2025

Kaleidoscope Play & Learn at Sycamore Park in June 2025

Get Involved

Donate!

Check out our wish list to see how your direct donation can fulfill our needs:
Amazon Wish List

To donate gently used toys for ages 5 and under, board books, and paper back early readers please call or text Patricia at 513-400-4659.

Become a volunteer!

If your time is limited we can find the opportunity for you. We have projects that are flexible and require just a few hours a month. Others can require more if you want to help out on a weekly basis.

Here is a list of current opportunities available:

There are also other ways you can volunteer. To get started call or text Patricia at 513-400-4659. Or, email Patricia at tllcceo@gmail.com. In the subject put "Volunteer". In your email include what ways you would like to contribute and what time you have available. We will connect with you soon.