Salem Next Free Book Swap Set For Community Life Center

SALEM, MA — The next Salem Free Book Swap — featuring donated books, CDs, DVDs, video games, records, puzzles and greeting cards — is set for Sept. 21 at the Community Life Center on Bridge Street.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with those donating items asked to bring them from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 20 or Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Donated items should be clean, dry and mildew-free. Magazines, VHS tapes and cassette tapes are not accepted.

Come drop off items or browse for some for yourself for free.

All leftover materials will be donated or recycled.

SalemRecycles will also be collecting used, dried Swiffer pads; razors, blades, cartridges, and their packaging; toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, floss containers, and toothbrush packaging; deodorant containers & caps; and Brita dispensers, pitchers, bottles, filters, and packaging.

To learn more or to volunteer to help, please contact Alisa Cherkasova at acherkasova@salem.com or 978-619-5672.

SalemRecycles, the city's volunteer recycling committee, works to increase recycling and encourage positive recycling and reuse practices through educational outreach and special events.

For more information about SalemRecycles, call 978-619-5672 or visit here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)