Bookcrossing

About BookCrossing

“A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.”

— Henry Miller The Books In My Life (1969)

What is BookCrossing?

It's the World's Library. It's a smart social networking site. It's a celebration of literature and a place where books get new life. BookCrossing is the act of giving a book a unique identity so, as the book is passed from reader to reader, it can be tracked and thus connecting its readers. There are currently 1,911,332 BookCrossers and 13,467,027 books travelling throughout 132 countries. Our community is changing the world and touching lives one book at a time.

How do we do it?

From a practical point of view:

1. Deliver the book you wish to donate to Bookcrossing to the Library.
2. The Library will proceed with the registration on the website (www.bookcrossing.com), entering the main data such as author, title. This generates a 'BCID' (BookCrossing ID), a code that will permanently identifies that specific book (a label will be placed on the book).
3. The book is then made available at one of the Campus BookCrossing points: Auletta Agrovet , Library and Biblioteca Diffusa.

Main rule: if you take a book, leave a book! Books can be taken and returned iat any of the Campus points.