A Los Angeles community in 1935 lent out toys like books. π§Έ . . . During the Depression, organizers with the Southwest Coordinating Council in Los Angeles noticed children stealing playthings from storefronts. In 1935 they opened the first US toy-lending library out of a garage. Kids checked out dolls and trucks with a card. Today the model runs in more than 400 American locations.
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