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Fiction Book Swap!
2025-05-31 11:00:00 2025-05-31 16:00:00 America/New_York Fiction Book Swap! Bring in some well-loved FICTION books to the Tecumseh branch all throughout the month of May, and exchange them for new ones on May 31st. Tecumseh - Cada Branch -

Saturday, May 31
11:00am - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-31 11:00:00 2025-05-31 16:00:00 America/New_York Fiction Book Swap! Bring in some well-loved FICTION books to the Tecumseh branch all throughout the month of May, and exchange them for new ones on May 31st. Tecumseh - Cada Branch -

Bring in some well-loved FICTION books to the Tecumseh branch all throughout the month of May, and exchange them for new ones on May 31st.

Bring in some well-loved FICTION books to the Tecumseh branch all throughout the month of May, and exchange them for new ones!

Participants will receive a ticket equal to the number of books you have brought in, which you can then 'cash in' on May 31st. 

 

We will ONLY be accepting FICTION books (ex. fantasy, Contemporary, romance) - No DVDs, board games, puzzles, etc. ONLY BOOKS PLEASE.

 - Magazines can be donated, as long as they are within a year of their publication. Children's Fiction also accepted. 

 

* PLEASE NOTE: We cannot control the quality or number of a certain genre of books. Everything is based on what we will receive from patrons! First come, first serve!*

AGE GROUP: | Teen | All Ages | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Community Event |

Tecumseh - Cada Branch
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