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August 19, 2012

How to keep more books

I had a revelation yesterday afternoon: if we had a taller bookshelf, we could keep more books. And as we’ve completely run out of floor/wall space for book storage, this revelation was truly a revolution. I did a search for tall bookshelves on Craigslist and very nearly forgot my recent vow to buy no more furniture that isn’t really furniture (bookshelves with cardboard backs or made of particle board), and then I found a listing for a solid wood bookshelf for only $40. The ad had been up for a week, but I got an immediate response from a seller who’d only just started answering her responses and who’d recognized my name as we had a mutual friend. She also just lived up the street, which was handy, so I took a trip there last night in the Autoshare cargo van, and brought this beauty of a bookshelf home. Of course, its arrival has instigated a massive clear-out/re-organzation that has since turned the entire house to chaos, and resulted in a massive pile of free books being put out on the curb (which were gone in two hours, and yes, my bookish garden is better for the pruning). The task before me now is to clear out our garret-turned-overstuffed-storage-closet, which is totally terrifying. But in the meantime, there is the brand new bookshelf, and we’re absolutely in love with it.

4 thoughts on “How to keep more books”

  1. carin says:

    The much-goes-out when something-new-comes-in rule is excellent. And it seems you’ve employed it well. Enjoy those shelves!

  2. Steph says:

    Hooray for new bookshelves! It looks lovely. I know the feeling of culling and of neatly putting books in a bookcase, too. 🙂

    Love the Penguin Woolf poster!

  3. Jen says:

    I only wish that I had known there was a pile of free books to be had! 🙂

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