BookCrossing

I don't know how many of you read PostSecret every week, but I wait anxiously every Sunday for the new posts. If you do visit regularly, you're probably familiar with the White Hat People, inspired by a secret 5 or 6 months ago. People who, for one reason or another, go to the movies alone, and wear white hats (or headbands, bandanas, scarves, etc.) as a way to recognize and perhaps meet each other. So far, it doesn't seem that many people have actually connected this way, but it's a great idea and I've been following the spread of it around the world. Fascinating example of the Internet bringing us together, instead of isolating us, as so many pundits keep saying.
But this week on PostSecret was a link to this site, BookCrossing, and I love this even more than the White Hat People. It's very simple: take a book from your shelves (and I know you have lots) that you'd like to share and/or don't need or want. Register it on the site, write an ID number inside the cover, and leave it in a public place for someone else to find. Their stated goal is to make the whole world a library, which is just a beautiful idea/image. I don't know how well it could work for me here in Poland, but I've spent enough time in hostels poking through their book exchanges to know about the magic of finding a new author or book by accident, or leaving a great book for someone else and imagining where it ends up, how it's received. And with this site, you can check. It's so simple, so easy, I hope everyone tries it.