Stacey Prenter was heavily pregnant when she signed up at her local toy library as a way to cut back her household costs.
"In the last three years, with all the toys that I've borrowed, I've saved $15,000 – it's huge," she said.
Ms Prenter is now the treasurer of the volunteer-run Townsville Toy Library, where families pay a membership fee to rent from a collection of 2,500 toys.
