Friday, June 26, 2020

About Book Swap Saturday on 10th Street

While the Tompkins Square Library branch on 10th Street may be temporarily closed, you still have a chance to fetch some books from the sidewalk outside.

Some East Village residents started a free book swap last Saturday outside the branch between Avenue A and Avenue B. They plan on doing it again tomorrow (Saturday!) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (To be clear, the library isn't involved in this swap.)

Via the EVG inbox:

Let's share our used books to help us get through this pandemic together. Leave some and take others.

Thanks for making the last one such a wonderful success. There were so many donations that East Villagers were still browsing books into the next day — late Sunday afternoon!
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 26, 2020 at 8:45 AM

    How long am I legally responsible for library material if they won't accept it back?

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  2. AnonymousJune 26, 2020 at 12:16 PM

    If you check your online NYPL acct you'll see that you have until Sept or later to return check outs. Also, limited branch openings in July, downtown just Epiphany on E 23 St
    https://www.nypl.org for current info. Please do not discard your checkouts!

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  3. Eden BeeJune 26, 2020 at 3:30 PM

    I love the bookswap idea and went to the first one. Hope it grows and grows.

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  4. AnonymousJune 26, 2020 at 4:45 PM

    hope the weather holds!

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  5. Kevin FarleyJune 26, 2020 at 10:18 PM

    Sundays are the 'raindate'.

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  6. AnonymousJune 30, 2020 at 8:18 AM

    Will this be happening again? I love this idea.

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  7. Kevin FarleyJuly 2, 2020 at 7:51 PM

    https://flic.kr/s/aHsmPa7Acw

    Book Swap Saturday PHOTOS

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  8. Kevin FarleyJuly 2, 2020 at 8:04 PM

    Yes !
    ...its happening every Saturday,
    until the NYPL re-opens.

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  9. Kevin FarleyJuly 2, 2020 at 9:07 PM

    YES !
    ...its for EVERY Saturday,
    and on the steps of EVERY neighborhood library,
    ...until the NYPL re-opens !??

    Please help spread the word.
    Reading is a survival tactic!

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