Grantmom Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I never thought I would say it. As a homeschooler, there is just no such thing! But our bookshelves are overflowing. I've already culled a lot of books. When I try to go through the books again, I just can't let go of any of them. I'm especially sentimental about beloved children's books that I have special memories attached to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 There are things such as... Wasted space Bookshelves that are too small/too few Houses that are too small But too many books? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 You do not have "too many books." That is simply an impossibility. What you have, dear Grantmom, is a terrible lack of bookshelves, a desperate situation that must be remedied immediately. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 We, too, have many books. Surely, that's what you meant to say. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Just pray you never have to move. Ugh. I lugged our books through 5 moves. So now I've tried to cut back. Although I have no plans to move. I try to buy e-books more often now. Although I love real books so I still buy some here or there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadenceSophia Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Lies.. Lies.. You can send them to me and I will babysit them for you. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I agree with the pp. (However, OP, if you continue to believe that you do have too many books, send them to me ;) ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantmom Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Ha ha ha, you all are awesome!!! :lol: Edited December 13, 2015 by Grantmom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I'm not sure we allow that type of negativity on this forum. :svengo: ;) Edited December 13, 2015 by elegantlion 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I culled two huge toilet paper boxes (like the 48-packs they'll send you from Amazon if you pay them enough money) full of books this summer so that my shelves weren't all double-stacked with other books lying on top of them. Yet I just ordered more since Beautiful Feet books sent me an alluring email. :drool5: "My name is RootAnn and I am a bookaholic." Since I have no more space for more bookcases, I just need to replace the small ones with bigger ones, right? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) You're silly. You don't have too many books. You just have furniture construction equipment. Every magazine about decorating eventually has the article on how you can turn books into end tables. Stack those babies up and decorate with a little tea cup. Lovely. For a time, before I scored some new bookcases, I used to stack up paperbacks in the corners of rooms about 3-4 feet high. You can get lots of paperbacks in a corner and it's relatively sturdy because the two sides of the corner brace them in. I put shelves above the doorframes, resting on the doorframes, to have books overhead when I ran out of room against the walls for more bookcases. (I have a series of doors next to each other in a semi-circle in my hallway. I put strings of white lights on the books and it looks adorable.) You don't have too many books. You just have a temporary lack of creativity on how to display them. :) Edited December 13, 2015 by Garga 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I read the OP and thought :confused1: . I read the responses and thought :001_wub: . I'm sorry OP. I know it's hard when you run out of space. And I get it. I, too, ran out of space. Like, three years ago. But, BOOKS. :001_wub: :001_wub: :001_wub: I wish you the best of luck, but, sadly, I have no advice. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I bought a Kindle with the plan of replacing my books with a digital version. Don't quite work out as planned. Many of the great classics my library chose to discard found their way to my home. Yes, I too need a 12-step program for a book addiction. Edited December 13, 2015 by jelbe5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professormom Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Sacrilege. I live for the day when I can turn a room in our house into a full blown library, complete with one of those sliding ladders:-) And I know ebooks take up less space but I just can't go there for most of mine :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantmom Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yes, I want one of those sliding ladders too!! You know, I do have some wasted space on a few bookshelves, where there is space above the books. Maybe I need to see if I can add in a shelf or two here and there by compacting them together better! I already have the double lined shelves in many places! I need a whole room of shelves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I dream of a library of my own with the sliding ladders. In the meantime, I learned how to let my town library be my book collection. It was very liberating. I still have plenty of overflowing book shelves but I rarely add a book. I go to the library. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) We have more YA books than our local library. Think very.small.town. (If we still lived in Illinois, I would definitely be able to get all the books I needed. What a wonderful library system! :hurray: :drool5: I actually have pay for a library subscription in The Big City to get access to more books. But that's 1 1/2 hours away (and still not as great as Illinois was), so we (I) just keep buying... I learned how to let my town library be my book collection. It was very liberating.I still have plenty of overflowing book shelves but I rarely add a book. I go to the library. Edited December 13, 2015 by RootAnn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Not to many books you just need more creative storage solutions!! All our cheap trade paper backs that we buy from library sale fit very neatly in under the bed storage boxes each kids has two under their twin beds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I've thought about opening my own library.. lol Books and curriculum both. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I also have not enough bookshelves. :) I plan to purge because I do have two copies of too many books and certain books I'm certain I won't read. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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