Book for Book

Book Swap activity

To further promote the culture of reading in the community and convey the concept of “enriching life through reading”, the Cultural Affairs Bureau launched the “Book for Book” activity for the first time in 2024, which was well received and supported by the residents. In order to continue building the “City of Reading”, the Cultural Affairs Bureau will hold this “Book for Book” activity again in May 2025 in the Macao Peninsula and Taipa community, creating a stable book exchange platform to promote the circulation and sharing of reading resources within the community, and to enable more residents to experience the joy and value of reading.。

Activity format：

• Swapping one book for another.
• Interested residents may bring along books that comply with the book swap rules and hand them over to the staff at the activity venue, where they may select and exchange for the same number of books of their choice.

Time：

Saturdays and Sundays from May to July & September to December, 12:00-18:00

Saturdays and Sundays on August, 16:00-22:00

Date/ Location / Time

 * The activity may be adjusted or cancelled due to weather conditions. Please refer to the latest news from the Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau.

Enquriy：

Macao Central Library 2856 7576 / Taipa Library 2884 3105 (Counter service hours) 

Rules for the “Book for Book” activity of the Public Library of the Cultural Affair Bureau

In order to effectively handle the books collected for the “Book for Book” activity, the following rules has been formulated:

• The books collected will not be accepted for the “Book for Book” activity in the following circumstances:

1. Books that are lack of timely information or provide no academic or reference value. For example, magazines, booklets, further studies guides, textbooks, event pamphlets, cloth books for infants and toddlers, non-local yearbooks, law books and exam preparation materials;
2. Science and technology books that were published more than five years ago;
3. Computer books that were published more than three years ago;
4. Travel guides that were published more than two years ago;
5. Pirated books or those that are in violation of copyright laws;
6. Religious books that have a proselytizing nature;
7. Books with indecent or violent content;
8. Books that are worn out;
9. Incomplete book collections with missing volumes;
10. Books that are poorly bound, or with shedding or missing book pages;
11. Books that are defaced (including those with stamps, stickers, drawing or writing);
12. Copies of the books are limited to 5 volumes.

• Participants are required to comply with the rules for the “Book for Book” activity.
• Participants are required to attend the “Book for Book” activity in person at the designated location (postal delivery will not be accepted).
• Books may not be removed from the exhibition tables.
• Each resident may exchange up to 20 books (pieces) at a time during the activity.
• By swapping the books, the participants are deemed to have participated in the activity and relinquished their rights to the items concerned, and agreed to authorise the Department of Public Library Management of the Cultural Affairs Bureau to dispose of the aforementioned books.
• The Department of Public Library Management of the Cultural Affairs Bureau reserves the right of final disposal of the book and materials collected for the “Book for Book” activity, including distribution to libraries, transfer, elimination or other disposal methods.

In case of any matters uncovered herein, the Department of Public Library Management of the Cultural Affairs Bureau reserves the right to amend them and update the version in good time.