To the Readers of the World... Welcome to the PB&J (Pass a Book and Jam) Movement! We know that one book can change a person’s life, so why keep them on a shelf collecting dust? Our names are Jake and Rachel, we are two college kids whose mission is to spread the knowledge and joy of some works that have inspired us. We are just starting it, now it’s up to you! It's a book-share, and people-connecting movement. These books will keep on moving and we want them to see the world!

How to get involved: We’ve started passing books, but you can pass your own! Let’s try and only pass mind-blowing awesome books, not books that you want to get rid of. Pass the book on to a friend, or we encourage you to get someone you don’t know involved… like that nice guy who pours your coffee every morning :). We would like for you to write a little diddly on the inside-flap so people know what they’re getting into. Here’s a template (we tried to keep it short and sweet):

Welcome to the PB&J (Pass a Book and Jam) Movement!
Here is your mission: read this life changing book, tell us about your experience, and then pass it to somebody awesome; they could be a friend, stranger on the street, or even that weird space alien that dropped by for a funk party last night. We have a communal blog, it’s super easy to use! Go to blogger.com, username: pbjmovement, password: freeyourbind. Simply click ‘New Post’ and go to town. Please post so we can all see where the books are traveling to! Free your bind, reading for the mind!


Also, if you so desire: Take silly pictures and post them on the blog, too! For example, pictures of you 'jamming' with your book or with a PB&J sandwich or use your creative jelly to come up with something :)

Also, when using the blog: We want to facilitate friendly discussion and dialogue, too! Feel free to "follow" us or "comment" on any posts. We are letting the blog be communal and open to anyone and everyone, but please be respectful! In addition, if you post, you can add "tags" to your entry to help identify what's being talked about in the post. This will help people find your entry. So, if you're talking about a specific book, add the book title in the "label" box before you post.

"The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read." -Abraham Lincoln

Yeaha! Reading is awesome!

Monday, August 15, 2011

It all begins at the Outside Lands Festival!!!




Hey Everybody!
Jake here, just getting the movement under way!
This weekend the funk was stickin between our toes, the positive vibrations radiating through our hearts, and the strangers dancing with other strangers; what beauty.
So I figured since we are trying to spread these books out as far around the globe as possible and to different type of folks, a music festival would be the prime place to begin.
I ran in to friends of the past, groovers of the present, and space people of the future, and enlightened beings living in all three. People out there dig reading and are aching for something to nourish the mind.
In the three days at the festival I went around telling people about the movement, how they can get involved, and if they were interested in participating. Nearly everyone I approached was in search of some new wisdom or just a nice brain snack, so I can say: It has begun! The creative jelly is being spread across the massive whole wheat multi-grain seed bread of the world now.
Here are some pics of the first people to get involved!
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