Initial Release Form

This is where the first steps happen. Every release becomes part of the living record of the Open Sidewalk Project. Share your book, your release, and a glimpse of its journey — and help us seed the archive from the very beginning.

No BCID yet?

Book Info

BCID Number

First three digits

Last eight digits

Don't have a BCID yet? Register your book before releasing it.

Book Rating

Use the slider to set your rating on a scale from 1-5

Reflection

Photo

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Location

Journey Type

  • New Wild Release (left for a stranger to discover)
  • Controlled Release Gift (given directly to a friend, family member, or stranger)
  • Discovered & Released Again (you found a book and set it free once more)
  • My Own Idea (free text field)

Attribution & Contact

Not displayed publicly. We use this only to confirm your release entry and connect it to the archive. You may optionally allow your name to appear with your entry.

Consent

I confirm this reflection and/or photo are my own work, and I grant the Open Sidewalk Project non-exclusive rights to share them as part of the project’s public archive.