The North West Toy Library is a non-profit lending library in West Harbour, Auckland, run from the West Harbour Tennis Club on Picasso Drive. It serves families across north-west Auckland, from Helensville and Kumeu through to Massey, Henderson, Whenuapai and Hobsonville. The library has more than 100 members and about 800 toys for hire. Its aim is learning through play, with toys chosen to be educationally suitable and fun. Party packs are also available for hire, to members and non-members alike.
Members borrow toys in the usual way, and the library is closed during school holidays and public holiday weekends. Opening is on Sunday from 2pm to 4pm every second week, and the library says these hours depend on its volunteers, so the Facebook page is the place to check on the day. Donations are taken through its Givealittle page or by bank transfer, and the library says they help keep the toys and the operation going. For a West Harbour or north-west family looking for good toys without buying them, the library is a local, volunteer-run option.