I recently heard about a cool site called BookCrossing. The purpose of the site is to recycle and re-use books by placing them anonymously in public places and then tracking them over the web. It's kind of treasure hunting + serendipitous re-gifting of used books, that helps to promote literacy. According to the website, the definition of bookcrossing is: "“the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.”
Membership is free. If you choose you can become a paid member to support the organization. What a great phrugal way to share books that you no longer need or want! I'm going to set aside some older paperbacks to try it.
P.L. the Phrugal Librarian
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