Luna Lending Library - Cleaning Policies

Luna Lending Library Cleaning Policy

Luna Lending is committed to providing a safe and clean toy library experience to our community.  Luna Lending takes all reasonable precautions to prevent the risk of communicable diseases.  The disinfection of toys is necessary to ensure the health and safety of Luna Lending Library’s members.  Disinfection reduces the spread of germs and viruses among children and users of the toy library.  Luna Lending Library uses Alberta Health Services Guidelines when cleaning and disinfecting the toys.

To preserve the quality of our toys, it is up to the Luna Librarian’s discretion to decide which standard cleaning protocols are necessary.

Washing Procedures for Small Toys:

For small toys that can be immersed in water, they are:

  1. Bin/Sink - immersed in warm, soapy water to remove any visible dirt/debris
  2. Bin/Sink - clean water rinse
  3. Disinfectant spray/soak/wipe for appropriate amount of time based on solution
  4. Rinse (if required)
  5. Air dry

For toys or games that consist of materials like wood, particle board, cardboard, paper, electronics, etc. the following procedures will apply instead of the typical 5 step cleaning process.

  • The items will be inspected or any signs of contamination
  • The items will be sprayed with a child-safe sanitizer or a hydrogen peroxide sanitizer

Any plush-style toys that are able to be machine washed are washed in unscented tide detergent between uses.

If liquid sensitive items show any signs of contamination that cannot be cleaned, they will be removed from our inventory immediately.