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Across the Fence:  How do you organize your bookshelf?  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 10:00:50 AM
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I have a lot of books. Well less than I had a couple of moves ago, but still a lot. So I am wondering how you organize your book shelf? Is it alphabetical? By topic? By size?
I tend to group by size and topic. And I realized I always put the tallest books on one end and the shortest on the other. I am starting to wonder if I should put some big ones on both sides with the shortest in the middle. It would be different/interesting at the least.
Do you put knick nacks in with the books or just books? Are your books all in one location at your house or do you have several book cases?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 10:10:40 AM
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Alee...we have 1,400 books in our library. (My oldest son's old bedroom) I organize them by topic. Homesteading, Gardening, Fiction, Non-Fiction....and then organize those shelves alphabetically by Author. You get the idea. I know that sounds kinda "anal" but when I need a book, I want to be able to find it.All the crafty books go in my sewing room.
Debbie
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 10:12:40 AM
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I do mine by size, my favorite series, and topic.
Maggie |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 12:07:08 PM
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Diane- LOL! If you saw my bookshelf right now you would know we are soul-sisters. But I am trying to get my act together because I am tired of wasting time looking for something or just feeling like my life is cluttered even though we really don't have too much stuff.
Debbie- Wow! You are an inspiration! I hope to eventually have a library like yours! How often do you completely dust/clean the library? That must be quite a chore!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 12:21:57 PM
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For fiction I go by author, not alphabetical though just all the books by each one and tend to have favorites in clear, easy access kind of view 
The how to are in one area. somewhat by topic.
Rae
Farm Girl #647
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Hosanna
True Blue Farmgirl
466 Posts
Hosanna
Alton
Virginia
466 Posts |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 1:23:10 PM
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Mine are a disorganized mess. It drives me crazy but I don't know where to start to get them organized.
Debbie, I wish my books were organized like yours. Maybe someday.
Laila |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 1:39:07 PM
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My books are organized by topic, i.e., cooking, gardening, sewing, quilting, building, animal, crafts/jewelry making, coffeetable,strange, and collectables. I mix the heights around on each shelf, paper/softbacks are also mixed in according to topic. I also have a fiction but not read yet shelf, those books don't last long cause I trade them with family and friends. I also have a childrens book shelf too.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13641 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13641 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 1:41:41 PM
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Our books are organized by topic . . . makes it easier to know which shelf to look on. Sizes? depends on the shelf.
CJ
...from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665 |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4740 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 8:08:11 PM
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We have a library in our house filled with tons of books. My husband sorted them out by category but some day I would like to alphabetize them in their categories and make a list of all of our books.
Dawn in IL |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 8:40:28 PM
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I only have a couple of shelves devoted to books. Weeded the majority out years ago and now only keep the ones I know I'll re-read. They've evolved into two shelves for my books, fiction (grouped by author) then groups of sewing, inspirational and of course Mary Jane's are smack dab in the middle on the bottom of the two shelves (eye level). In another room I have two half shelves filled with gardening, birdwatching and dogs and herbs. My last shelf is old books: Jean Stratton Porter, Pearl Buck, Daphne du Maurier; as well as my Great Grandfathers church hymnal and some self published books by and about my Maternal Grandmother and Paternal Great Aunt.
None of my books take up the whole shelf and I have knick knacks and plants to fill in the spaces. Oh and my husband has an antique barrister bookcase filled with war books and war memorablia. I inherited the bookcase from an Uncle who DH was fond of so I let him have the bookcase and I must say he did a great job organizing and displaying his stuff.
Until this topic I didn't realize I actually have a "plan" for my books but re-reading my reply looks like I did this with great diliberation! I think I mainly just left the ones I kept in the general vacinity of where I sorted them, no real thought involved althought I like the outcome, LOL!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 11:57:55 PM
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I think it is so neat how we all work out our own little systems. I have my school books towards the bottom, Nora's books on the very bottom shelf, then above the school books are our recreational reading books, and MaryJane and the MJF magazines have their own shelf that shares with my Dip Pen writing kit in it's decorative box, and Nora's photo albums. Above that is my Peace lily and some pictures.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
1251 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2009 : 3:03:10 PM
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I try....to organize my fiction alphabetically by author. And, yes, my children make fun of me. There are not many areas in my life that are organized so they don't understand why that is a priority
Michele
www.2vintagedivas.etsy.com
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2009 : 08:05:09 AM
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Organize never!!!!!! That takes just too much time. There is something to my mess. Really!!!! I know where everything is. If I organize someone will always come in and move it. LOL
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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