Spring MEGA Book Swap

Glad Day Bookshop, theworld’s oldest 2SLGBTQIA+bookstore, is a Toronto hub celebrating queer stories through books, events, and performances that inspire connection and pride.

Glad Day Lit

The Mega Book Swap is a place for everyone to get books for free or cheap.

Book Launches & Literary Events

Discover readings, signings, and book launches celebrating queer voices and stories. From poetry to fiction, these literary events highlight 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and create space for connection, creativity, and community through the written word.

<p><br></p><h3><strong><strong>The Mega Book Swap is a place to get books for free or cheap. You swap your books for tickets you can use to trade for books.</strong></strong><br><strong><strong>Even though Glad Day’s focus is 2SLGBTQ books, this Book Swap is for everyone and (almost) every kind of book!</strong></strong><br><br>Every book 'costs' one ticket.</h3><p><br></p>

<h4><strong><strong>Why RSVP or Prepay for Tickets</strong></strong><br><strong><strong>RSVP for FREE in Eventbrite </strong></strong>and get entered into a draw to <strong><strong>win 10 tickets!</strong></strong><br>This helps us in our event planning.<br><br><strong><strong>Prepay for 3 tickets and skip any lines</strong></strong><br>Want to prepay for tickets and skip the line? Get 3 tickets for $10 in advance and we absorb the Eventbrite &amp; credit card fees for you :)<br>Tickets will be held under your name.<br>You ALSO get entered in a draw to <strong><strong>win 10 more tickets!</strong></strong></h4><h4><br></h4>

<h4><strong><strong>Timing:</strong></strong></h4><h4>12:30pm -Trading Books for Tickets starts</h4><h4>1pm - Ticket Mega Swap in the Atrium starts</h4><h4>5pm - Last chance to trade in your books for tickets</h4><h4>6pm - Everything ends</h4><h4><br></h4>

<h3><strong><strong>TWO WAYS TO SWAP!</strong></strong></h3><h3>There are two ways to swap:</h3><h3><strong><strong>Ticket Mega Swap </strong></strong><br>(this is for 100s of books in the big Atrium space)</h3><h3><strong><strong>Chaos Lounge Swap </strong></strong><br>(trade with actual people in the lounge)</h3><h3><br></h3>

<p><strong><strong>MEGA TICKET SWAP  : How it works</strong></strong></p><p>You get tickets and you swap your ticket for a book from the big book zone that will have over 400 books in it! The books will ‘cost’ just one ticket. There will be tables spread out in the large Atrium and books will be grouped roughly into areas like “Fiction”, “Memoir”, “Children’s” "French", "Health".</p><p><br><strong><strong>How to get tickets:</strong></strong></p><p>You can <strong><strong>BUY TICKETS</strong></strong><br>You can buy 1 ticket for $5 or 3 tickets for $10</p><p>or</p><p>You can<strong><strong> SWAP BOOKS FOR TICKETS</strong></strong><br>3 books gets you 1 ticket<br>5 books gets you 2 tickets<br>10 books gets you 5 tickets<br>Over 10 books get you 1 ticket for every 2 books</p><p><em><em>(see below for what books will not be accepted and which might get you extra tickets)</em></em></p><p>Note: We expect there may be a 5-10 minute line to exchange your books for tickets, so come early and avoid the line.</p><p><br></p>

<p><strong><strong>Some limits on what books can be swapped:</strong></strong></p><p>You can swap almost any kind of book that is in decent condition. It can be in rough shape but we won’t accept anything with mold, water damage or yucky to touch.</p><p>Also, the following books will not be accepted for tickets:</p><ul><li>Dictionaries or textbooks</li><li>Reference books that are over 5 years old</li><li>Outdated non-fiction like travel guides, health advice and self-help that are over 5 years old</li><li>Magazines (unless they are xxx magazines - we love those!)</li></ul><p><br></p>

<h4>And these books will get you <strong><strong>more tickets </strong></strong>than normal (like 1 to 3 tickets per book)</h4><ul><li>Queer books by BIPOC authors</li><li>Children’s books with 2SLGBTQ content</li><li>Trans books that are less than 10 years old</li><li>Photography books</li><li>Erotica</li></ul><p><br></p>

<p><strong><strong>Accessibility</strong></strong></p><p>The entrance, space and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. </p>

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