• Union County residents ages 21 and older only.
• This is an adults-only event. Children may not attend.
• Advance registration is required. Registration is below.
• Space is limited, and each attendee must register individually.
• Please bring your registration confirmation and identification showing your age and Union County address.

• Swap up to 5 adult fiction books (published in the 2000’s) for 5 new-to-you books.
• Books must be in good or gently used condition, with covers and pages intact.
• Bring books you would be happy to receive yourself. Please leave behind books with water damage, mold, strong odors, missing pages, excessive highlighting, or heavy writing.
• Please bring books intended for adult readers.
• Hardcover and paperback books are both welcome.
• Books must be in good or gently used condition, with covers and pages intact.
• Bring books you would be happy to receive yourself. Current titles and classics are welcome!

• Fiction: Literary fiction, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and classics.
• Mystery & Suspense: Mysteries, thrillers, crime fiction, and cozy mysteries.
• Romance: Contemporary romance, historical romance, and romantic comedies.
• Fantasy & Science Fiction: Fantasy, science fiction, and romantasy.
• Non-Fiction: Memoirs, biographies, history, travel, personal development, and other general-interest titles.
• Other Favorites: Poetry, short-story collections, and adult graphic novels.

• Books with water damage, mold, strong odors, missing pages, excessive highlighting, or heavy writing.
• Children’s books, picture books, and early-reader books.
• Textbooks, workbooks, test-preparation materials, and instructional course manuals.
• Magazines, newspapers, catalogs, and pamphlets.
• Encyclopedias, outdated reference books, and outdated travel or technology guides.
• Coloring books, activity books, blank journals, and calendars.
• Damaged books or books that do not meet the condition guidelines.
• Library books or any books you do not own.

• Check in with your Books – Staff will review them and provide one swap ticket for each accepted book, up to five tickets per person.
• Browse the selection – Books will be organized by genre to help you find something you’ll enjoy.
• Choose your next reads – Exchange one ticket for one book. You may take as many books as you have tickets.
• Check out before leaving – Present your selected books and swap tickets to event staff.

• You must bring at least one eligible book to participate in the swap.
• Selection depends on the books contributed.
• Specific titles, authors, and genres are not guaranteed.
• Books accepted into the swap become part of the shared selection and cannot be reserved or guaranteed to be returned.
• Please be considerate of fellow readers and avoid setting aside books you do not intend to take.
• Staff may decline books that do not meet the guidelines.

• Clark – The Book Trader — 73 Westfield Avenue
• Clark – Barnes & Noble – Clark Commons — 1255 Raritan Road
• Cranford – The Cranford Bookstore — 1 South Avenue East
• Plainfield – Cindelle’s Bookstore — 401 Watchung Avenue
• Union – Here’s The Story Bookstore — 1043 Stuyvesant Avenue
• Union – Barnes & Noble – Union Plaza — 2401 Route 22
• Union – Barnes & Noble at Kean — 1040 Morris Avenue., Green Lane Building
• Westfield – The Town Book Store — 270 E. Broad Street

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