Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where is the Paperback Exchange located?
2. When is the Paperback Exchange open?
3. Who can participate in the Paperback Exchange?
4. What kind of books are appropriate for the Paperback Exchange?
5. Do I have to leave a book ever time I take one? Do I have to take a book every time I leave one?
6. How do I add a book to the collection?
7. How can I find out what others think about a book? Where can I share my opinions?

Where is the GCSU Library Paperback Exchange located?

The GCSU Library Paperback Exchange is located on the 1st floor of the GCSU Library and Instructional Technology Center.  The entrance is just to the right of Books & Brew.

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When is the Paperback Exchange open?

The Paperback Exchange is accessible any time the GCSU Library and Instructional Technology Center is open. The building's hours are listed here.

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Who can participate in the Paperback Exchange?

GCSU faculty, staff, and students as well as community members may take or leave books.

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What kinds of books are appropriate for the Paperback Exchange?

The Paperback Exchange is designed to help you share your gently used, mass market paperback books.  A mass market paperback is a small, usually inexpensive paperback edition of a book that is published after the hardback version has been in publication for awhile or has begun to decline in popularity. They are usually printed on inexpensive paper (the pages may feel somewhat scratchy and are usually off-white). 

Both fiction and non-fiction paperback books are acceptable.  However, please do not leave textbooks.

 Please use Reason, Respect, and Responsibility when choosing which books to add to the Paperback Exchange Collection.

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Do I have to leave a book every time I take one? Do I have to take a book every time I leave one?

No.  The GCSU Library Paperback Exchange is and will be whatever you make it.  You may take any book(s) that interest you without replacing them.  You are not required to return books to the Exchange after you have read them, unless, of course, you hope that others will read them and enjoy them as much as you did!

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How do I add a book to the exchange?

Please take any books you wish to add to the Paperback Exchange to the Instructional Technology Center welcome desk located behind Books & Brew.

How can I find out what others think about a book? Where can I share my opinions??

There are many online sources for book reviews, as well as sites where you can share your own opinions about a book. Try NoveList   or Book Index with Reviews . You might also consider joining BookCrossing, an online community of readers and book swappers.

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