See the images below for a rough guide to what should and should not be left at the Book Exchange Corner (Library Free Shelves).This list also applies to the Little Libraries and Free Shelves you may find around Singapore.&nbsp;<img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_01_guide_oldbooks_e7fc2a1c7f.png" alt="no-01-guide-oldbooks.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/yes_02_guide_magazines_dcf8bdc115.png" alt="yes-02-guide-magazines.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/yes_03_guide_comics_1f1315e402.png" alt="yes-03-guide-comics.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_08_guide_newspapers_1f455adf9e.png" alt="no-08-guide-newspapers.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_11_guide_brochure_542fdff25f.png" alt="no-11-guide-brochure.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_10_guide_textbooks_3721e73994.png" alt="no-10-guide-textbooks.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_07_guide_photocopies_d2c3a84f85.png" alt="no-07-guide-photocopies.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_06_guide_flyers_78049a1d86.png" alt="no-06-guide-flyers.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_04_guide_religious_8aa00e6a6e.png" alt="no-04-guide-religious.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_03_guide_worksheets_8ef4315f90.png" alt="no-03-guide-worksheets.png">(same goes for assessment books)<img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_05_guide_catalogues_fd30496537.png" alt="no-05-guide-catalogues.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_02_guide_manuals_19d4fdb223.png" alt="no-02-guide-manuals.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_09_guide_tapes_ca4200a37f.png" alt="no-09-guide-tapes.png"><img src="https://recyclopedia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com/strapi-assets/no_12_guide_everything_else_de958b2810.png" alt="no-12-guide-everything-else.png">&nbsp;

Books in good condition are welcome at NLB free shelves

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Drop off your old books and magazines IN GOOD CONDITION and/or pick one up and take it home. The library free shelves can be found near the entrance of many public libraries around Singapore.See <a href="/articles/free-shelves">this info</a> on what can go on the shelves.Many other organisations have free book shelves as well. <a href="/resources/little-libraries">See here</a>.&nbsp;

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Book exchange corner at the Public Library

Free books shelves have popped up in neighbourhoods and condos around Singapore. These are places where you can leave your old books and take ones you like. Unfortunately they come and go and are not always mapped.&nbsp;Ask around to find out if there is one in your community... or make one yourself.Want to know about new little libraries popping up? Join the Facebook community where some of the people running these shelves share updates.Also be sure to check out the <a href="/resources/book-exchange-corner">Book Exchange Corners</a> found at many public libraries.

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