Speel'Bieb Genk
VOTE for Speel'Bieb
Do you live in Genk? Vote for us in the ‘small projects’ category of Burgerbudget Genk. With your support, we can expand our permanent location with collection points in the neighborhoods of Genk and thus bring the toys to the children even more easily.
Fold your own paper airplane
On April 19, we were together with Jeugd Genk and Campus O3 in Kolderbos on the outdoor play day.
One of the activities was decorating and folding your own paper airplane. Would you like to try it again yourself? Below you will find all the instructions.
Services
Speel’Bieb Genk is part of the Okapi network of toy libraries. We offer a place for playing and borrowing toys.
Once our play and toy rooms are up and running, we will open satellite locations where you can pick up and drop off reserved toys. We’ll organize theme play activities in our play area and on pop-up locations. Keep an eye on our website and social media for more info.
Speel’Bieb Genk is supported by the city of Genk through Burgerbudget Genk.
Become a member
In order to reserve and lend toys, a membership is required. We use a Pay What You Can model. Click the button below to create your account.
You are always welcome to come and play in our play area. No membership required.
Contact
See the ‘Pick toys‘-page for a map with an overview of our locations and business hours.
- +32 456 35 75 62
- genk@okapi-spelotheken.be (general questions)
- speelbieb@okapi-spelotheken.be (questions related to reservations)
- Grotestraat 27, 3600 Genk (formerly Regina Mundi)
Social media:
Business hours:
- Wednesday: 13u30 – 15u30
- Saturday: 9u30 – 11u30
Frequently asked questions
Limited parking spots are available in front of the toy library. Upon registration of your license plate, you can park for free during 1 hour.
Parking Katteberg is located within 100 m at the end of the street. This parking lot is larger and you can park longer than 1 hour.
The play area and toy room are difficult to access by stroller and wheelchair.
Our satellite locations are stroller and wheelchair accessible.
You can easily reach us by bus. The closest stop is ‘Genk Stadhuis’ (stop 402486), but we are also located within walking distance of ‘Genk Station’ (stop 402310).
You can make a reservation using our online catalogue.
Please note that reservations must be requested by Friday at the latest. The rest will be processed the following week. This gives us time to collect the items and bring them to the pick-up location.
Speel’Bieb Genk is part of the Okapi network of toy libraries. At the moment it is the only Okapi toy library, but our aim is to expand the network to several other cities.
To the other frequently asked questions.
Team
Doris
Francesca
Guido
Joey
Marleen
Marleen
Melis
Natasja
Noen
Patricia
Peter