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Puzzle Swap @ Lakeshore Pick-Up Day!
2025-03-01 09:30:00 2025-03-01 16:30:00 America/New_York Puzzle Swap @ Lakeshore Pick-Up Day! Are you bored with your old jigsaw puzzles? Bring in your gently used puzzles (with all pieces included) and swap them for a new-to-you puzzle! Lakeshore - Toldo Branch -

Saturday, March 01
9:30am - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-01 09:30:00 2025-03-01 16:30:00 America/New_York Puzzle Swap @ Lakeshore Pick-Up Day! Are you bored with your old jigsaw puzzles? Bring in your gently used puzzles (with all pieces included) and swap them for a new-to-you puzzle! Lakeshore - Toldo Branch -

Are you bored with your old jigsaw puzzles? Bring in your gently used puzzles (with all pieces included) and swap them for a new-to-you puzzle!

For each puzzle you drop off you will receive a ticket to pick out a puzzle of your choice. 

1 box -1 ticket

1 box with multiple puzzles -1 ticket

Only tickets received from Lakeshore when puzzles are dropped off will be accepted.


-          Drop off your old puzzle/puzzles: Feb. 18th - 28th

-          Pick up your new puzzle/puzzles: Saturday March 1st 

           between the hours of 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM - First Come, First Served

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Games | Community Event |

Lakeshore - Toldo Branch
lakbranch@essexcountylibrary.ca
Phone: 226-946-1529 x450
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We're closed Monday April 21
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Thu, Apr 24 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Apr 25 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Apr 26 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 27 Closed
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