<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>I like this idea! We did a clothing swap in the spring, but we've never done a toy swap. As I'm reading through your bullet points I was wondering how you could accommodate a wide range of toy prices. Not down to the dollar, but would some toys warrant getting two tickets, for example? Would love to hear how your program goes. Good luck!</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div><span style="font-size:13pt"><em>Deb Hemmye</em></span> <br>Library Director <br>Huntington Woods Public Library <br>26415 Scotia Road <br>Huntington Woods, MI 48070 <br>248-543-9720, ext. 686 <br><br>Currently listening to<em> The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump, </em>by Corey Robin</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:b5a7e5973be7ab3945d4652d519504b8a2ff69e4@zimbra" width="79" height="119" doc="Briefcase/Reactionary Mind.jpg"></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, September 30, 2025 10:50:54 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] Toy Swap Advice<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All!<br><br>We are hosting our first Toy Swap this November and I wanted to see if anyone has any advice on how to run things. We've done a Halloween Costume Swap successfully the past few years, but this feels very different! I have some general questions below, but feel free to let me know as much or little that you think is helpful.</div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">I wasn't planning on limiting the age ranges of toys - right?</li><li style="margin-left:15px">How did you sort them? By age, brand, type, etc?</li><li style="margin-left:15px">I'm planning on patrons dropping off used toys the week before, Monday-Friday, and having the swap be Saturday-Sunday</li><li style="margin-left:15px">People who donate toys ahead of time get "Early Bird Access" tickets and can come the first few hours to take what they'd like (however many you donated you can take out), but after that anyone and everyone is welcome to come and grab as much as they want</li><li style="margin-left:15px">I said "Please do not donate toys that are dirty, missing pieces, or no longer work." Am I missing anything?<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px"></li><li>Did you accept stuffed animals?</li><li style="margin-left:15px"></li><li>Was there anything you didn't accept? Anything you *wished* you hadn't accepted?</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Did you have batteries on hand to test anything, or did you just assume that everything worked?</li></ul></div><div>Thank you so much for any advice or tips on making this work smoothly! 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