Book Crossing website www.bookcrossing.com

Travel is good · 10-10-2010 2:14pm

looksee wrote: »

I found a bookcrossing book really in the wild, in the cafe at Ladies View Killarney. It was lying on a table so it couldn't have been there long, but I had seen the website so I knew what it was. I was ridiculously thrilled about it, registered it, read it and released it, but I don't think it got much further.

Don't be too disappointed if no one updates a journal entry, just keep trying! It's great fun!

Travel is good · 10-10-2010 2:26pm

Snap Happy wrote: »

Mulligans Stonebatter are now hosting bookcrossing book

*- http://www.lmulligangrocer.com/ -*

If your looking for a book to read drop in and see what's there.
If you want drop off a book or 2 while your there

http://www.bookcrossing.com/hunt/13/2031/68199/635573

Thanks so much for that info. I'll certainly pop in and leave a few books there!

So I've found out a few places where you can leave books, though they aren't all registered as Official Book Crossing Zones (OBCZ):

Long Stone pub, Townsend St. Dublin 2 (OBCZ)
Douglas & Kaldi, Ongar (OBCZ)
Mulligans, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 (OBCZ?)

These places just operate a bring a book/take a book scheme:

Douglas & Kaldi at Rathborne, Ashtown, Dublin 15
Douglas & Kaldi at Dundrum Shopping Centre
Starbucks at Dame St. Dublin 2
Cedar Lounge, Raheny, Dublin 5

If anyone knows of any other places who would be willing to become Official Book Crossing Zones, please let us know!

emergingwriter · 05-02-2011 5:10pm

Starbucks in the chq at the IFSC in Dublin have a shelf for books to exchange. I run a book exchange at work and this is where I donate our excess. It's not an official bookcrossing site as far as I know but they were happy for me to leave books there

Travel is good · 18-02-2011 7:22pm

I used to have a book box in work. However when I moved location, I had to think of a different way of circulating books (apart of course, from the charity shops). That's when I found out about Book Crossing and I love it! I love the whole idea of being able to track my books all over the world.

How is your book exchange in work going? I wasn't sure whether to start that in work again.

emergingwriter · 18-02-2011 9:00pm

The shelves at work are going much better than I hoped. The turnover is very quick (but I never see anyone doing it, which is wierd) When I have excess books, I've taken some that haven't moved for a while and left them in my local Starbucks who have a shelf.
Can recommend it more highly

Travel is good · 18-02-2011 10:16pm

I might start the book box again so. It might cheer everyone up!

Travel is good · 11-03-2011 12:44pm

Just to report that the book box in work is going really well. All of the books are registered under Book Crossing.

I also gave out all my WBN books, all of them have BC stickers on them also. Hopefully we'll get a few new Book Crossing members as a result.

Travel is good · 21-03-2011 1:27pm

Book Crossers - Dublin, Ireland meetup - **TOMORROW** Tuesday 22nd March 2011

On Tuesday 22nd March you can find bookcrossers at The Longstone Pub on Townsend St (near the Garda station), from about 7.30pm. All welcome!

Look for the table piled with books. We will be in the snug to one side of the bar. Keep following the bar around until you hit us, or ask a member of staff who will be happy to point you in the right direction.

Food is available until 9pm if you fancy a bite.

Travel is good · 21-03-2011 2:03pm

Sorry I forgot to say, the Book of the Month for March is:

Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Capote

I chose that book as it's nice and short. I know people have so many books to read for various book clubs!

The BOTM for April is:

Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connor

Travel is good · 29-03-2011 3:58pm

The next meeting will be on Tuesday 19th April from about 7.30pm in the Longstone pub, Townsend St.

The Book of the Month is "Ghost Light" by Joseph O'Connor, to coincide with the One Book One Day initiative-

http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/one_city_one_book.aspx

We had a very successful meeting last month with two newbies attending. All boardsies are particularly welcome. Unfortunately I won't be at the next meeting as I am swanning off here to Washington:
http://www.bcindc.zoiks.org/

but the other Book Crossers will look after you.

The Dublin convention website is here:

http://bcdublin2012.com/

Hoping that you will come along to the Dublin Convention.

I'll keep an eye out on the book crossing forum
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/8
for any new members from Ireland. You can introduce yourself on the forum (called Introduce Yourself) and meet up virtually or in person with all the other BCers.

Enjoy!

the west wing · 29-03-2011 9:57pm

Being one of the newbies who attended the last meeting, I can't say enough good things about the evening. Everyone is very welcoming and there is great spirited discussion and a lot of laughs. Plus you could pick up some great books! What more could you want?

christine_cro · 31-03-2011 8:21pm

I'm might come along to the next meeting if thats ok

Travel is good · 31-03-2011 9:09pm

That would be wonderful, you're very welcome. Young west wing will keep an eye out for you. You'll enjoy it.

Now don't take the Book of the Month too seriously. Though you will find a few members who have actually read the book. The rest of us just talk about basically anything - books, politics, social issues, hobbies, films, travel etc. etc.

We have just established a few new sub-committees;
Whiskey club
Wine club
Knitting club

There will be social outings during the summer, the highlight of which might be a trip to Belfast to see the Book Crossers there.

So you can see we are a very sociable lot. I've had a great time since I joined last year.

nanofano · 31-03-2011 9:25pm

This sounds so cool!! What could be better than books in a pub!? Can i bring a friend?

the west wing · 31-03-2011 9:57pm

Ya I'll be at the next meeting and will definitely look out for any new boardsies who come. The more the merrier!

Travel is good · 31-03-2011 10:41pm

nanofano wrote: »

This sounds so cool!! What could be better than books in a pub!? Can i bring a friend?

Of course! The only qualities you require to be a Book Crosser are to have an interest in books and to be sociable.

I'm looking forward to meeting all the new members. We have a Yahoo group set up. When you sign up to Book Crossing then let us know and we'll talk to you more then.

Travel is good · 04-04-2011 11:24am

We are just trying a new initiative of having daytime Book Crossing meetings. We were hoping that this would suit people with family responsibilities, or who just are not into the pub scene.

Saturday 9th April at 11.30am (approx. 1.5 – 2 hours)
In Brooks Hotel, Drury St. Dublin 2.

http://www.brookshotel.ie/location.html
Look out for the table filled with books!

The Book of the Month is “For Esme with Love and Squalor” by John Steinbeck

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Esm%C3%A9-Love-Squalor-Other-Stories/dp/0241950457/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301911205&sr=1-1

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780241950456/For-Esme---with-Love-and-Squalor
The book would also be available to order in your local library.

Please don’t worry if you don’t get time to read the Book of the Month, just come along anyway and join in the book discussion. We don’t take the Book of the Month too seriously in these Book Crossing meetings. We’re just happy to have a general literary/whatever discussion. The group is mainly about social activities too, and there are several events planned for the upcoming months. See here for information about the Dublin Book Crossing convention planned for next year.

http://bcdublin2012.com/

The usual monthly Book Crossing meetup will take place in the Longstone pub, Townsend St. Dublin 2 on Tuesday 19th April from 7.30pm. The Book of the Month for that meeting is “Ghost Light” by Joseph O’Connor, to coincide with the One City, One Book initiative:
http://www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/

If anyone would like any more information about Book Crossing, see here: www.bookcrossing.com or contact me by pm.

Hope to see you at one of the meetings!

Travel is good · 06-04-2011 3:19pm

Oops! Apologies, wrong author! How could I?

The book is "For Esme with Love and Squalor" by J.D. Salinger

I haven't received my copy yet from the Book Depository. So if everyone hasn't read the book by Saturday we might hold it over until the next month. I'm sure we will find other books to talk about.

Hope to see you all in Brooks Hotel.

Travel is good · 06-04-2011 3:32pm

Well it's all go here this week, very busy in Book Crossing land!

Dublin, Ireland meetup - Tuesday 19th April 2011

On Tuesday 19th April you can find bookcrossers at The Longstone Pub on Townsend St (near the Garda station), from about 7.30pm. All welcome!

Look for the table piled with books. We will be in the snug to one side of the bar. Keep following the bar around until you hit us, or ask a member of staff who will be happy to point you in the right direction.

Food is available until 9pm if you fancy a bite.

The Book of the Month for that meeting is “Ghost Light” by Joseph O’Connor

So update your diaries/phones with all the meetings. Hope to see a few boardsies there!

the west wing · 06-04-2011 9:44pm

Hi! I just realized I won't be able to make Saturdays meeting as I'm heading home to my Father's anniversary mass. I thought bookcrossing on Saturday wasn't until next week. Shame. Personally I would love if you held off on discussing the book for another while as I loved it and would love to talk to others about it but it's not a big deal. Enjoy Saturday and make sure to post up the minutes!

Travel is good · 07-04-2011 11:41am

No problem at all. We'll wait to discuss the book when you can make a meeting. I'll bring along a few Booker Prize titles that I want to give away, so we'll have a chat about those. Hopefully people might bring along their favourite books also.

I know it's a bit early to be arranging the next May day-time meeting, but how does either the 7th or the 14th May sound to you? I know you have a lot of cultural things going on, so wasn't sure what would suit.

Did you hear anything back from the Book Crossers who are from your neck of the woods? I know that they are probably trying to find you. Book Crossers are persistent!

There are Book Crossers in every part of Ireland at this stage:
Cork, Galway, Limerick, Kilkenny, Wexford, Belfast, Dublin, Meath
and of course, all over the world.

It's very interesting to talk to all the international and Irish Book Crossers on the Book Crossing forums.

If any of you do join up, please introduce yourself on the Introduce Yourself forum, so that we can all find you!

Travel is good · 08-04-2011 11:26am

I got my copy of "For Esme with Love and Squalor" yesterday, great service (and good value) from the Book Depository. So I've started the book anyway.

the west wing · 10-04-2011 9:54pm

Hope the Saturday meeting went well! Personally for me the 7th May suits but I'm sure you decided on a date at the meeting.

I hope you enjoy "For Esme with Love and Squalor", the way I did. Yeah I saw that there is an event in Limerick going on so I must make more enquiries into it and introduce myself.

Travel is good · 12-04-2011 11:52am

Yes, all went really well on Saturday. I'll try finishing those minutes of the meeting today. I'll post details of the next meeting in a while, it will probably be on another Saturday in about 6-8 weeks time. I'm aware that people have so much other stuff to do on Saturdays!

I am really enjoying the book "For Esme with Love and Squalor", about half-way through. I love all those "Beat" generation writers. While you wouldn't exactly consider J.D. Salinger as part of the Beat generation, I think his books are very modern in style. I'm fascinated by that whole period in America, but particularly New York post 1945 to mid sixties. You've probably guessed that I am also a big fan of the TV series "Mad Men". So thanks to everyone who recommended this book.

We will of course, hold the book over as Book of the Month for the next daytime meeting. We'll pick another one as well, just to keep things interesting, so any suggestions for another book are welcome.

Another book I like is "The Best of Everything" by Rhona Jaffe. It is definitely not chick lit, but a very realistic story of women working in 1950's New York. A bit like Peggy in Mad Men. It's worth a read. I think they are re-releasing it as a paperback next month but I prefer the old retro cover.

Sorry for going off topic. Back to Book Crossing. I'll report here in a couple of weeks on the proceedings at the Washington convention

http://www.bcindc.zoiks.org/

I can't wait for the one in Dublin next year!

the west wing · 19-04-2011 11:14am

Just want to bump this up to remind people that we're meeting tonight at 7.30pm in the Longstone pub. All welcome!

Travel is good · 03-05-2011 4:12pm

Book Crossing meetings:

1) Dublin, Ireland meetup - Tuesday 17th May 2011

On Tuesday 17th May you can find bookcrossers at The Longstone Pub on Townsend St (near the Garda station), from about 7.30pm. All welcome!

Look for the table piled with books. We will be in the snug to one side of the bar. Keep following the bar around until you hit us, or ask a member of staff who will be happy to point you in the right direction.

Food is available until 9pm if you fancy a bite.

The Book of the Month for that meeting is “The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells

2) Day time meeting:

Saturday 4th June at 12 midday

Brook Hotel, Drury St. Dublin 2.

The Books of the Month are:

"For Esme With Love & Squalor" by J.D. Salinger (held over from last meeting)
"**** My Father says" by Justin Halpern

Edit:
Oops sorry, I just realised I can't post this word! So you'll just have to guess the title!

All boardsies are especially welcome. I'll make sure you get a free book. There are quite a lot of books on the shelf at the Official Book Crossing Zone (OBCZ) in the Long Stone pub, Townsend St. Dublin 2. So do pop along if you'd like a free book!

Orion · 04-05-2011 9:24pm

It's "Shit My Dad Says" - very funny book. TV show is good too with the legendary William Shatner as the dad.

I just registered on the site - heard about Book Crossing from a woman in my local - fantastic concept. Trying to find the right size labels to print out my first batch. Have plenty of books to set free

Hope to make it in to the Long Stone on the 17th.

Travel is good · 04-05-2011 10:37pm

Yes, that was weird! When I typed "that" word, it came out in stars! I think I know why that happened.
That would be great, if you can make the next meeting. I have a few labels I could give you. Some book Crossers print their own labels.

See you on the 17th!

guyserious · 10-05-2011 1:33pm

This sound like a great idea, I'm gonna try to come along on the 17th

Travel is good · 10-05-2011 4:56pm

That's great, you're very welcome! The other members will be delighted to see all the boardsies! I myself, heard about Book Crossing through boards.

Book Crossing website www.bookcrossing.com

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