Book Crossing in Badalona: Where to find free books

01/09/2025

Isra Matthew

Can you imagine being able to discover books without spending a euro and, at the same time, contribute to an active literary community? In Badalona, book crossing has gained momentum, creating a spontaneous exchange network where anyone can drop off and pick up books for free.

What is Book Crossing?

He book crossing is a global movement that promotes the exchange of free books in public spaces. The philosophy behind this practice is clear: a book isn't meant to sit on a shelf, but to travel and be enjoyed by multiple readers.

In Badalona, there are various secret spots or places where you can find free books left by people who want to share their readings. You can exchange them or take whatever you like.

Map of places to find free books in Badalona

Torner Market
Mercat Municipal Torner (Plaça Nova), Carrer de Güell i Ferrer, s/n, 08912 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Inside the Torner Market, besides the remaining stalls being beautiful and featuring quality products, there's a book friend's point where donations are made. Old books and not-so-old ones!

Wham Vintage Store Barcelona
Carrer de Sagunt, 95, Badalona, Spain

Collectibles and vintage store with tons of books, comics, records, and retro collectibles.

Free books Plaza by Pep Ventura
Avinguda del Marquès de Mont-Roig, 10, 08912 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Free books in front of the metro exit on Alfons XXIII Street

Ca l'Amigó Garden
Garden of ca lamigó Via Augusta

This quiet and beautiful spot in Badalona has a book exchange. Next to Badalona Hospital on Via Augusta

Canyadó i Casagemes Library
Canyadó i Casagemes Library

In addition to always going to the library, in Casagemes you have a shelf of friendly and exchange books next to the entrance.

Mental Health of Barcelona North
Mental health in northern Barcelona

Here is a book exchange point

Montigalà Shopping Centre
Montigalà Shopping Center, Passeig Olof Palme, Badalona, Spain

Right at the entrance to Carrefour you have a book exchange point next to you.

El Carme Cultural Center
El Carme Cultural Center, Carrer de Francesc Layret, Badalona, Spain

Books are available in the center's study room.

Adults Mental Health Center 1
Center de Salut Mental d'Adults 1, Carrer de Torrebadal, Badalona, Spain

This center has its doors open and you can find exchange books there.

Mental Health Center Adults 2
Center Salut Mental Adults 2, Avinguda del Doctor Bassols, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain

This center has its doors open and you can find exchange books there.

The Attic
The Attic, Alfonso XII Street, Badalona, Spain

Preciosa tienda de minerales, esoterismo, y terapias alternativas (aromaterapia, cristales) con también libros muy interesantes. Su propietaria es bruja de verdad, tener cuidado y respetadla ¡Es sabia y no hay que hacerla enfadar! ¡Tiene hasta canas de verdad, por éso es bruja!

San Roque Municipal Market
San Roque Municipal Market, Avinguda del Congrés Eucarístic, Badalona, Spain

At the Sant Roc market, which is in the same building as the library, there are two charity book stalls inside that are AMAZING! You'd wonder if there are more free books there than in the library itself (which, by the way, is VERY cool). There are literally books to stop a train.

La Salut Municipal Market
Mercat Municipal de La Salut, Avinguda del Marquès de Sant Mori, Badalona, Spain

At the Barri de la Salut municipal market, there are several stalls filled with free books. While many of them are encyclopedias, it's a good place to poke your nose in and pick up a good novel, essay, or textbook.

If you know of a place where books are left, we invite you to share it with our community through our collaboration formThe more points we discover, the better!

Literary explosion in Badalona: New bookstores, new reading clubs, and a new resurgence of physical books.

Wham Vintage Store: Secondhand Books and Treasures for Collectors

If you enjoy the book crossing, you'll also love exploring our collection in Wham Vintage StoreWe have a careful selection of:

📚 Second-hand books at affordable prices
📖 Rare and hard-to-find editions
📘 Classic and modern comics
🎶 Vinyl records for music lovers

We're passionate about literature and collecting, and we want every book lover to have the opportunity to find unique books. You can visit us and discover authentic paperback gems.

📍 Sagunt, 95 M L2 Pep Ventura, Badalona (Barcelona)

📢 Will you help us expand the book crossing network in Badalona?

Leave us the points you know in our form, and together we'll create the largest network of free books in the city.

Send us any book exchange sites you know and we'll add them!

More info and locations at: https://assocsmbn.org/book-crossing-badalona/

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Israel Mateo, owner of Wham Vintage Store and evil genius

Israel Mateo – Owner Wham! Vintage and Retro Store

Graduated with a PhD in "I don't have any idea what I'm doing" from the University of Massachusetts and the Xavier Institute for Young Talents. He holds a BA in Computer Science and some diplomas in computer design, but never completed his studies in advertising graphics at the Escola d'Arts Pau Gargallo. He creates websites (design, programming, SEO) under the label CachitosWP, specializing in Custom WordPressNow he's set up a vintage shop and already thinks he's achieved something in life. But aside from being a father, he doesn't have much else. He makes gazpachos well.