DCU Library Book Swap

Read more sustainably with our ‘take a book, leave a book’ initiative. These carousels are available to everyone so come and visit our libraries and find your next favourite read!
Shows staff member standing beside a carousel filled with books with DCU Library Book Swap written on the stand

DCU Library's Grace O'Connor stands beside Cregan Library's Book Swap carousel. Pic: DCU Library

Share your unwanted books and discover new titles with our DCU Library Book Swap carousels.

 

You’ll find the stands just outside the entry gates into O’Reilly Library on our Glasnevin campus, Cregan Library on the St Patrick's campus and Woodlock Hall Library on the All Hallows campus in Drumcondra.

 

You don't need a library card to access the stands, which means that they're available to our staff, students and to our local community. Find our libraries easily using our campus maps

 

You're welcome to take a book even if you don't have a book to swap. There's something for everyone from crime thrillers to literary fiction to history and biography titles. 

 

If you have books you no longer need this is the perfect opportunity to de-clutter your collection. 


We’re looking for books that are:

  • in good condition
  • adult fiction titles
  • adult non-fiction titles with wide appeal 


We are not currently accepting the following books:

  • children's books
  • academic textbooks
  • foreign language titles
  • large coffee table books
     

If you have multiple books to donate please contact eilis.oneill@dcu.ie before dropping them in. Please contact eilis or libraryevents@dcu.ie if you have any questions about the book swap scheme.

 

When paper accounts for around 26% of total waste at landfills, it’s more important than ever to practise sustainability by ensuring that as many people as possible get to enjoy your books. Make your reading habit more environmentally friendly today, with our help.

 

So get green with our new book swap scheme - discover your next great read (for free!) and share your books with our staff, students and local community.