# Event Details - **Event Name**: Autumn MEGA Book Swap - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: The Mega Book Swap is a place for everyone to get books for free or cheap.About this EventThe 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.Even though Glad Day’s focus is 2SLGBTQ books, this Book Swap is for everyone and (almost) every kind of book!Every book 'costs' one ticket.NEW! We are ALSO running a VINYL RECORD SWAP down the hall on the same day 3pm-6pm! Info here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/big-vinyl-record-swap-tickets-2002921651577Why RSVP or Prepay for TicketsRSVP for FREE in Eventbrite and get entered into a draw to win 10 tickets!This helps us in our event planning.Prepay for 3 tickets and skip any linesWant to prepay for tickets and skip the line? Get 3 tickets for $10 in advance and we absorb the Eventbrite & credit card fees for you :)Tickets will be held under your name.You ALSO get entered in a draw to win 10 more tickets!Timing:12:30pm -Trading Books for Tickets starts1pm - Ticket Mega Swap in the Atrium starts5pm - Last chance to trade in your books for tickets6pm - Everything endsTWO WAYS TO SWAP!There are two ways to swap:Ticket Mega Swap (this is for 100s of books in the big Atrium space)Chaos Lounge Swap (trade with actual people in the lounge)MEGA TICKET SWAP : How it worksYou 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".How to get tickets:You can BUY TICKETSYou can buy 1 ticket for $5 or 3 tickets for $10orYou can SWAP BOOKS FOR TICKETS3 books gets you 1 ticket5 books gets you 2 tickets10 books gets you 5 ticketsOver 10 books get you 1 ticket for every 2 books(see below for what books will not be accepted and which might get you extra tickets)Note: We expect there may be a 5-10 minute line to exchange your books for tickets, so come early and avoid the line.Some limits on what books can be swapped: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.Also, the following books will not be accepted for tickets:Dictionaries or textbooksReference books that are over 5 years oldOutdated non-fiction like travel guides, health advice and self-help that are over 5 years oldMagazines (unless they are xxx magazines - we love those!)And these books will get you more tickets than normal (like 1 to 3 tickets per book)Queer books by BIPOC authorsChildren’s books with 2SLGBTQ contentTrans books that are less than 10 years oldPhotography booksEroticaAccessibilityThe entrance, space and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/ccf97880-c064-11f1-aa7e-893ff00ac3f2-rimg-w592-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/cd092ff0-c064-11f1-aa7e-893ff00ac3f2-rimg-w592-h740-dc680878-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/cd1a1fe0-c064-11f1-aa7e-893ff00ac3f2-rimg-w592-h740-dc680878-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/autumn-mega-book-swap/100002002922205233 - **Event Categories**: fitness, health-wellness, Art, Business, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 5 hours - Location: Glad Day Lit - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 10, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Glad Day Lit - **lat**: 43.6420585 - **long**: -79.42330729999999 - **full address**: Glad Day Lit, 32 Lisgar Street, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Autumn MEGA Book Swap - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/2fc2a285c01b101bcf3656f32bb0e19f7bff76a41f4b7bb5428ce7cd138f5e16-rimg-w1200-h1500-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1791167463 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Autumn MEGA Book Swap being held? - **A:** Autumn MEGA Book Swap takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Glad Day Lit, 32 Lisgar Street, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Autumn MEGA Book Swap? - **A:** Autumn MEGA Book Swap is organized by Glad Day Bookshop. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Autumn MEGA Book Swap", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/2fc2a285c01b101bcf3656f32bb0e19f7bff76a41f4b7bb5428ce7cd138f5e16-rimg-w1200-h1500-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1791167463", "startDate": "2026-10-17T13:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-10-17T18:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/autumn-mega-book-swap/100002002922205233", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Glad Day Lit", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "32 Lisgar Street", "postalCode": "M6J 0C7", "addressLocality": "Toronto", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "43.6420585", "longitude": "-79.42330729999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The Mega Book Swap is a place for everyone to get books for free or cheap.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-17T18:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-10-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "10.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/autumn-mega-book-swap/100002002922205233" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/autumn-mega-book-swap/100002002922205233", "price": 0, "name": "RSVP - Enter the draw to win 10 free tickets!" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/autumn-mega-book-swap/100002002922205233", "price": "10.00", "name": "$10 for 3 tickets - Prepay and skip the line!" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/autumn-mega-book-swap/100002002922205233", "price": 0, "name": "Donate to Glad Day Lit" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Glad Day Bookshop", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/glad-day-bookshop/22594308", "description": "Glad Day Bookshop is the first Canadian and the longest surviving queer bookstore worldwide. 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