Entropymama Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I've run out of bookshelves. I'm a curriculum junkie but also a minimalist and frequent purger, but after 8 years of homeschooling, I'm out of shelves. So now what? :lol: :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Get more bookshelves. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'm with Jean. More bookshelves are definitely in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropymama Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I may need another room, but it'll be a hard sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The floor is always an option. Or tables, desks, the couch, etc. Pretty much any flat surface area will do (even some surface areas that aren't altogether too flat). I just would avoid areas that are likely to get wet/dirty, like kitchen counters and the edge of the bathtub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Donate your books to the library. Check them out when you miss them? :laugh: It doesn't really work that way. The library is quite likely to just sell donated books if they don't fit into what they think they need in their collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Well this may shock you all, but I actually just suggested to dh that we get rid of some of our book shelves. It's time for me to reduce the stockpile. Plus I have declared an all out war on spiders which means reducing their behind-the-bookcase habitat regions. I will still have plenty of shelves remaining, but more of the built-in variety that little creepy crawlers can't build webs behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenrae Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Sounds like you need more bookshelves! I have dreamed of having a library since I was a kid. I wanted floor to ceiling bookcases full of books. I still don't have it, but like Seasider mentioned, I hate the dust and invitation to all the local spiders to live here. Now I want a library, but all glass cabinets to house my books. I do not think I will ever achieve it though. ahhh ....a girl can dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Sounds like you need more bookshelves! I have dreamed of having a library since I was a kid. I wanted floor to ceiling bookcases full of books. I still don't have it, but like Seasider mentioned, I hate the dust and invitation to all the local spiders to live here. Now I want a library, but all glass cabinets to house my books. I do not think I will ever achieve it though. ahhh ....a girl can dream! Oh, now you're talking! A real library with built in barrister's bookcases. Take that, spiders! Move along, dust bunnies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Sounds like you need more bookshelves! I have dreamed of having a library since I was a kid. I wanted floor to ceiling bookcases full of books. I still don't have it, but like Seasider mentioned, I hate the dust and invitation to all the local spiders to live here. Now I want a library, but all glass cabinets to house my books. I do not think I will ever achieve it though. ahhh ....a girl can dream! Oh, now you're talking! A real library with built in barrister's bookcases. Take that, spiders! Move along, dust bunnies! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Can you put a small shelf above some of your door frames? Books to welcome you into every room...Ahhhhhh. :laugh: Seriously, though, some people do put books there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Start stacking them on top of the bookshelves you have. I also have been known to stack them in a tower in a corner. Not a lot of fun when you need something at the bottom of the tower, but hey. How many bookcases do you have? Are you one of those people with only 2 bookcases and think that'll hold all the books? Unless you have at least (least) 10 bookcases, then don't stack the books. If you have less than 10 bookcases, then get thee to the store (or goodwill or yard sale) and get thee more bookcases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I think you should less the movement to personal mobile libraries. It will cover your need for a library and hold all your books. You could fit it with shelves on the walls, but it would have a refrigerator, leave s comfy chair, plus, so could take it with you on vacation. Win, win, win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 How many bookcases do you have? Are you one of those people with only 2 bookcases and think that'll hold all the books? Unless you have at least (least) 10 bookcases, then don't stack the books. If you have less than 10 bookcases, then get thee to the store (or goodwill or yard sale) and get thee more bookcases! I have only 1 bookcase. :leaving: (I have no illusions that 1-2 bookcases will hold all the books though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropymama Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I have ikea cubbies with 28 cubby spaces, 2 long shelves made of rain gutters, a bookshelf in my room, a book cubby from a box in my sons room and a basket for library books. My girls have books on random shelves in their rooms. My husband has kindly taken all his to his office except for the ones on his nightstand. My nightstand is full. I got rid of a bunch too! The struggle is real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Start stacking them on top of the bookshelves you have. I also have been known to stack them in a tower in a corner. I need more coffee. I read this as "stack them in a shower in the corner." Not only that, for a brief moment I thought it was a revolutionary idea and wondered why I hadn't thought of that before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 More shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 More bookshelves!!! I agree though, full bookshelves is a useful trigger to me to do a cull. Books need to be alive and lived not dying in storage. I usually find a few things that can be moved on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 You may need to buy a new house with more room for the books. Let's just be real here, right? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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