Bookcrossing

"If you love your books, Let them go." - The New York Times

What is BookCrossing?
BookCrossing is the act of releasing books "into the wild" and then following their journeys and the lives they touch. www.bookcrossing.com is the website that makes it all possible.

Why BookCross?
If good karma isn't enough, then think about this: BookCrossing combines serendipity, adventure, altruism and literature in a unique mix. With its similarity to releasing messages in a bottle, or notes in helium balloons BookCrossing harkens back to fond childhood memories.
BookCrossing makes the whole world a library.

How does BookCrossing work?
Ever look at your bookshelf and see a book that you no longer have room for? BookCrossers see
those books as opportunities, and register them at www.bookcrossing.com. Each book registered on BookCrossing receives its very own BCID (BookCrossing ID number), which enables members to "tag and track" the book as it journeys through life. The book is labeled with BCID and site information, then left somewhere ("released") for someone else to find. People who find
("catch" in BookCrossing lingo) a wild book are invited to visit www.bookcrossing.com to see
where the book has been and what previous readers have thought about it. They can make an
entry about the book anonymously or join BookCrossing (it's free!) and track the book's future travels.

Book Crossing at Coffee Lodge
Bring your books in to Coffee Lodge, we'll register them and release them in the store
(or give them back to you so you can do your own release). We'll also give you access to the Coffee Lodge BookCrossing account so you can track your book once it is in "the wild".