I don't know about you, but I just haven't felt like reading. Today, I went to my guiltily large selection of tomes and chose this one. Upon further inspection, I discovered something magical... the world of BookCrossing (the yellow sticker with the walking book was the first indicator)!

What is BookCrossing? Eight years before there was ever a Little Free Library, there was 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 1,892,666 BookCrossers and 13,260,855 books travelling throughout 132 countries. This community is changing the world and touching lives one book at a time.
How do they do it? Label. Share. Follow. Breath new life into books instead of letting your old favorites collect dust - pass them along to another reader. The online archival and tracking system allows members to connect with other readers, journal and review literature and trade and follow their books as lives are changed through “reading and releasing”. Users are able to tag and track their individual books by marking them with BCIDs (BookCrossing Identity Numbers). Each BCID is unique to each book – once it’s registered on the site, the book can then be followed and journaled forever. BookCrossing is free to join and free to play.
Their mission is very simple, they aim to connect people through books. Their message is "Don't be shelfish with your books - read and release!" When I registered my Fragile Things find, I was embarrassed to find out that this book was released almost three years ago. Which means, I caught it, and kept it shelfishly for all this time. Oh man, not again. I'm hooked on this book sharing platform.