Book Swap in Berlin (it’s an in-person meetup!)

Our annual summer book swap is back and it’s happening in Berlin-Kreuzberg on Sept 19, 2025! Join us!

We meet between 6:30 and 7pm at Jockel beer garden in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district and each person brings 1-2 books they want to swap. Could be your favorite book of all time, but also something that just wasn’t for you and someone else might appreciate.

To get it all started, we will do a super quick round with everyone introducing the book(s) they brought in 1-2 sentences and then we all put our names down for the books we find interesting, using sticky notes, and talking about them. If one book gathers multiple names, those people will have to discuss who wants it the most. It worked out quite well the last time and was charmingly chaotic! Hopefully everyone leaves with a new book they are eager to read.

To make this very clear: You need to bring a book if you’re coming and it should be something another person might want to read! Don’t dump your trash books on us! 😅

Jockel beer garden has lots of tables outside, so when you arrive you’ll have to find the one with a bunch of books on it. Shouldn’t be too hard, we’ll also post instructions as a comment here in this event once we’re there on the day. We will start the swapping around 7pm, to give everyone enough time to arrive … but it’s also okay if you join later. All very casual. The beer garden serves all kinds of beverages and also food at moderate prices. We will be outside; hopefully the weather will be kind to us.🤞

This is an additional event to the regular zoom discussions. Rest assured, nothing changes about the main events, they’ll stay remote-first!

Looking forward to seeing you in person! Oh, and thanks go out to our long-time member Nelli for the illustration! 💛