Welcome to the Austin Puzzle Exchange
Explore, swap, and enjoy puzzles with your community.
Share your love of puzzles and enjoy new challenges without the cost.
Thank you for sharing new puzzles with your neighbors! We encourage you to add a log sheet inside the puzzle box with your name. It's optional but fun to track where it's been, and helpful if you want to get your puzzle back someday. There are usually printed copies in the bin, or you can print one here.
Please be considerate and don't borrow more than you'll be able to work on at once. You can keep the puzzle for as long as you need to complete it, but be mindful of others. If you don't have time in the near future, bring it back for others to enjoy.
Puzzles should have all the pieces. If a piece is missing, please note it on the log and notify us or the original owner so they can take it out of circulation.
Please ensure all pieces are returned and sealed in the box. A ziplock bag is a good idea if the box doesn't close tightly, so pieces won't fall out. You can optionally sign the log sheet. If the log sheet is full, grab a new one and add it to the puzzle box with the original log.
Schedule: Puzzles are available almost every day at any reasonable time. We occasionally bring the bins inside during inclement weather. Come by when it's convenient for you!
Details: There are large plastic bins full of puzzles on the covered front porch. You don't need to ring the doorbell unless you have a question.
Schedule: 24/7 community access, in front of Doss Elementary.
Details: All are welcome to participate in the community puzzle exchange. Inside the storage bench are plastic bins of puzzles. Please keep the lids closed to protect from weather. Founded as a Girl Scout Silver Award project.
Are you interested in hosting a puzzle exchange in the Austin area?
We would love to have additional locations around Central Texas!
Contact info@austinpuzzles.com to get added!
The Austin Puzzle Exchange is a neighborhood puzzle swap that builds community and encourages a love of puzzles. We conceived this idea after doing many puzzles with our family and realizing we needed a cost-effective way to enjoy new puzzles. Sharing with neighbors was the perfect solution!
Our exchange has jigsaw puzzles of all sizes (from child-friendly to 5,000 pieces), as well as some other types such as 3-D puzzles.
In 2020, we created a new website at AustinPuzzles.com to encourage other puzzlers around Austin to host free puzzle exchanges. The second location was established in fall 2021 by Girl Scout Troop 1183 in the NW Hills neighborhood.
It's similar to Little Free Libraries (which we also love). Puzzles are expensive to buy new but last a long time, and many of us enjoy the challenge of a new (to us) puzzle instead of one we've already completed. It's also a great way to contribute to your community!
Happy puzzling!
- Christina and Kevin Harder