Longmont Bookswap Event Highlights the Growing Popularity of Well-Read Ways to Meet Your Neighbors

Books on display at the Longmont Book Swap event at the St. Vrain Cidery on October 29, 2025. (Maeve Conran / Rocky Mountain Community Radio)

Book Swap events are growing in popularity in communities across Colorado’s Front Range and in other parts of the country.They’re a way for readers to pass along gently used books to new homes, and pick up something fresh to read themselves.

And as Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s Maeve Conran reports, they’re also helping people make connections.

You can listen to the full conversation here:

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