Tonies at the Library

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Screen-Free Fun for the Family

The Toniebox is a screen-free, audio player that encourages imaginative play, creativity, and skill building. Stories, music and learning content are downloaded directly to the Tonie figurine at your library so all you have to do is check it out and press play! No Wi-Fi is needed, so the box is ideal for road trips and/or family vacations.

Early Literacy Benefits

  • A picture of our Pete the Cat TonieExposure to vocabulary.
  • Expands reading comprehension.
  • Promotes imaginative play.
  • Fosters a love for storytelling.

Thanks to support from The Northford-North Branford Women’s Club both locations now have Tonieboxes and figurines waiting for you to checkout!

Tonie Circulation Rules

  • All items circulate for 3 weeks and can be reserved.Tonieboxes and figurines must be returned to their home Library.
  • Please know that Atwater and Smith have different figurines to share. So, stop by the children’s desk at either location to learn more about the collection today.

Below are links to the unique Tonie collections that can be found at both libraries, once clicked you will be taken to our catalog so that the items can be placed on reserve.

Atwater Library’s Tonie Collection

Smith Library’s Tonie Collection

Play the video below to see how the Toniebox works.