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This thread really hits home with me. Not so very long ago, I was faced with
more books than I knew what to do with, so I gave many boxes of books to the
school library, cleaned out my bookshelves and saved only the ones I
treasure the very most. I packed the rest of the books away. So far, I have
my basement full of boxes of books-stacked to the ceiling. I don't have
enough bookshelves to display them all, and many I don't want to display
anyway. Unfortunately, I also have a lot of textbooks from my pre-media
specialist days when I was a classroom teacher, as well as textbooks from my
own college classes as well as many of my two children's college classes.
These cost so much originally that I hated to toss them when we didn't
resell them, so they are boxed up! I have books sitting on coffee tables,
books on the floor in the bedroom, books on the kitchen table, and even a
book or two in my bag-to read at lunch! I have recently begun giving friends
books from my bookshelves that might be appropriate for them. I never really
miss them as another book quickly takes the place of the donated one.
I suppose this is true of most book lovers, right?
Couldn't resist responding to this thread. I "weed" my personal books each
year, donating most of them to the friends of the library book sale at the
public library, or to my school library if there is a need. Often I will
run into an author signing and don't have a PO so I spend my own money.
These books usually end up in the school library. There is a great second
hand bookstore in town. When I moved from the classroom to the library, I
called the owner and she came over and bought up boxes of my books. I do
keep the very special ones. I have quite a few stored at home, and at
school--usually authors I really like, but I try to keep things weeded out.
Fortunately, I seem to have a "feel" for books that are going to be
classics. I've let very few go that I've been sorry about later.
I am filled with admiration for anyone who weeds personal books. I think I have
some canned goods and spices that are frighteningly old, let alone getting
around to books...But I will add it to my list of good intentions for
"someday..."
I know what you mean. My boyfriend is trying to get me to "weed" my
personal collection. We have 1 floor to ceiling, 3 foot wide bookcase; 1
former department store display 72 in+ shelf; 2 standard 72 in shelves; 2 4
shelves and 1 5 shelf; 2 small 3 shelves; 1 wide 2 shelf; 1 antique
paperback display (with books doublestacked on top); an old encyclopedia
shelf (the kind Britannica gave out in the 60s); and several sets of those
put together metal crate type shelves full of paperbacks and reference type
books. I think that's it: 13 sort of. Plus books laying about TBR-- not
listed anywhere. Plus books loaned out to friends and relatives. Plus all
the ones I want but am avoiding the stores to be safe. It's a disease!
It is hereditary--my parents have me beat by a mile. They are building
floor to ceiling built ins as they refurbish their home.
My technical books are a source of argument between my boyfriend and me
since he's in the computer field. He usually convinces me that they are out
of date (after a few months of arguments).
P.S. An English teacher at my school who has a few years on me is seriously
overloaded and is trying to clean out some. Her house is full!
What a delightful post! We have nine, no -- eleven (not including the three
for the kids rooms -- that'd make fourteen) bookcases around the house...but
they are not all full size. I think the one that is the most surprising is
the one in our downstairs half-bath. It is a hutch-type seven-foot case --
open at the top half -- and we had no other place to put it! (Plus we store
towels and cleaners in the bottom closed half.) People inevitably stop when
they walk in and say "You have a bookcase in your bathroom?"
And I'm sure many of us know folks like the teacher at my school -- who is
married to a teacher -- who said they had to buy a new house so they'd have
more room for their books? And, yes, he was serious. I'm sure it sounds
familiar to us all.
I got a chuckle from your original posting and from all the
replies. I thought I was the only one!
We moved from a small apartment to a house this summer, and we're
still unpacking. I'm not sure how many boxes are still in the garage,
but I counted bookshelves. We have twelve right now. This includes the
built-in shelves--a selling point for the house. They're all basically
full, and the stacks are momentarily under control.
I did donate about four large boxes of paperbacks to the public
library this summer, and if we ever finish unpacking, I'm planning to
set up a database of what I have.
Keep stockpiling. You never know when you'll be stranded in a
blizzard and have nothing to read (especially in Kansas in August when
the temp is 102).
I do not own a single bookcase in my home (an apartment in Euclid OH, which I
just moved into two weeks ago when I started my new job here). However,
there are books in the closets, in suitcases, and in cabinets. And these are
just the ones gathered since my graduation from University of Buffalo's MLS
program in May 1999.
My "real" book collection is in the basement of my house in Buffalo, on
shelves, in boxes, and in an old wardrobe. This includes my dictionary
collection. My kids tell me that they are going to throw them out when I
die, but I'm planning on converting their entire inheritance into small bills
and hiding them inside the pages (heh heh heh... yes, I AM evil).
The only reason I don't have 15 bookcases is because
my husband is allergic to dust mites and I would have
to leave home to keep my collection. A good argument
for e-books? Maybe!
I solved my problem of too many books at home by making a yearly donation to
the public library of the books, videos, and computer software I don't think
I need "on-hand." The library either catalogs and circulates the donations
or else saves them for an annual Friends of the Library book sale. Either
way, the library benefits and I have more room in my house (for more stuff!)
The donation is tax deductible too.
--
Gail Shea Grainger
Librarian, Chesterfield School, Chesterfield, NH
Visit my Dewey Browse Web site by Dewey Classification
http://www.sau29.k12.nh.us/library/Dewey/dewey_browse_2.html
gail.grainger@top.monad.net ICONnect Task Force
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<div>This thread really hits home with me. Not so very long ago, I was
faced with<br>
more books than I knew what to do with, so I gave many boxes of books
to the<br>
school library, cleaned out my bookshelves and saved only the ones
I<br>
treasure the very most. I packed the rest of the books away. So far,
I have<br>
my basement full of boxes of books-stacked to the ceiling. I don't
have<br>
enough bookshelves to display them all, and many I don't want to
display<br>
anyway. Unfortunately, I also have a lot of textbooks from my
pre-media<br>
specialist days when I was a classroom teacher, as well as textbooks
from my<br>
own college classes as well as many of my two children's college
classes.<br>
These cost so much originally that I hated to toss them when we
didn't<br>
resell them, so they are boxed up! I have books sitting on coffee
tables,<br>
books on the floor in the bedroom, books on the kitchen table, and
even a<br>
book or two in my bag-to read at lunch! I have recently begun giving
friends<br>
books from my bookshelves that might be appropriate for them. I never
really<br>
miss them as another book quickly takes the place of the donated
one.</div>
<div>I suppose this is true of most book lovers, right?</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><i>Couldn't resist responding to this thread. I
"weed" my personal books each<br>
year, donating most of them to the friends of the library book sale
at the<br>
public library, or to my school library if there is a need.
Often I will</i></div>
<div><i>run into an author signing and don't have a PO so I spend my
own money.</i></div>
<div><i>These books usually end up in the school library. There
is a great second<br>
hand bookstore in town. When I moved from the classroom to the
library, I<br>
called the owner and she came over and bought up boxes of my
books. I do<br>
keep the very special ones. I have quite a few stored at home,
and at<br>
school--usually authors I really like, but I try to keep things
weeded out.<br>
Fortunately, I seem to have a "feel" for books that are
going to be</i></div>
<div><i>classics. I've let very few go that I've been sorry
about later.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div>
<div>I am filled with admiration for anyone who weeds personal books.
I think I have<br>
some canned goods and spices that are frighteningly old, let alone
getting<br>
around to books...But I will add it to my list of good intentions
for</div>
<div>"someday..."</div>
<div><i>I know what you mean. My boyfriend is trying to get me
to "weed" my<br>
personal collection. We have 1 floor to ceiling, 3 foot wide
bookcase; 1<br>
former department store display 72 in+ shelf; 2 standard 72 in
shelves; 2 4<br>
shelves and 1 5 shelf; 2 small 3 shelves; 1 wide 2 shelf; 1
antique<br>
paperback display (with books doublestacked on top); an old
encyclopedia<br>
shelf (the kind Britannica gave out in the 60s); and several sets of
those<br>
put together metal crate type shelves full of paperbacks and
reference type<br>
books. I think that's it: 13 sort of. Plus books laying
about TBR-- not<br>
listed anywhere. Plus books loaned out to friends and
relatives. Plus all</i></div>
<div><i>the ones I want but am avoiding the stores to be safe.
It's a disease!</i></div>
<div><i>It is hereditary--my parents have me beat by a mile.
They are building</i></div>
<div><i>floor to ceiling built ins as they refurbish their home.<br>
My technical books are a source of argument between my boyfriend and
me<br>
since he's in the computer field. He usually convinces me that
they are out</i></div>
<div><i>of date (after a few months of arguments).</i></div>
<div><i>P.S. An English teacher at my school who has a few
years on me is seriously</i></div>
<div><i>overloaded and is trying to clean out some. Her house
is full!</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div>
<div>What a delightful post! We have nine, no -- eleven (not
including the three<br>
for the kids rooms -- that'd make fourteen) bookcases around
the house...but<br>
they are not all full size. I think the one that is the most
surprising is<br>
the one in our downstairs half-bath. It is a hutch-type
seven-foot case --<br>
open at the top half -- and we had no other place to put it! (Plus we
store<br>
towels and cleaners in the bottom closed half.) People
inevitably stop when<br>
they walk in and say "You have a bookcase in your
bathroom?"<br>
<br>
And I'm sure many of us know folks like the teacher at my school --
who is</div>
<div>married to a teacher -- who said they had to buy a new house so
they'd have<br>
more room for their books? And, yes, he was serious. I'm sure it
sounds</div>
<div>familiar to us all.</div>
<div><i><br></i></div>
<div><i> I got a chuckle from your original
posting and from all the<br>
replies. I thought I was the only one!<br>
We moved from a small apartment to a house
this summer, and we're<br>
still unpacking. I'm not sure how many boxes are still in the
garage,</i></div>
<div><i>but I counted bookshelves. We have twelve right
now. This includes the<br>
built-in shelves--a selling point for the house. They're all
basically<br>
full, and the stacks are momentarily under control.<br>
I did donate about four large boxes of
paperbacks to the public<br>
library this summer, and if we ever finish unpacking, I'm planning
to<br>
set up a database of what I have.<br>
Keep stockpiling. You never know when you'll
be stranded in a<br>
blizzard and have nothing to read (especially in Kansas in August
when</i></div>
<div><i>the temp is 102).</i></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I do not own a single bookcase in my home (an apartment in
Euclid OH, which I<br>
just moved into two weeks ago when I started my new job here).
However,<br>
there are books in the closets, in suitcases, and in cabinets.
And these are<br>
just the ones gathered since my graduation from University of
Buffalo's MLS</div>
<div>program in May 1999.<br>
</div>
<div><i>My "real" book collection is in the basement of my
house in Buffalo, on<br>
shelves, in boxes, and in an old wardrobe. This includes my
dictionary<br>
collection. My kids tell me that they are going to throw them
out when I<br>
die, but I'm planning on converting their entire inheritance into
small bills</i></div>
<div><i>and hiding them inside the pages (heh heh heh... yes, I AM
evil).</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div>
<div>The only reason I don't have 15 bookcases is because<br>
my husband is allergic to dust mites and I would have<br>
to leave home to keep my collection. A good argument</div>
<div>for e-books? Maybe!</div>
<div><i><br></i></div>
<div><i>I solved my problem of too many books at home by making a
yearly donation to<br>
the public library of the books, videos, and computer software I
don't think<br>
I need "on-hand." The library either catalogs and
circulates the donations<br>
or else saves them for an annual Friends of the Library book sale.
Either<br>
way, the library benefits and I have more room in my house (for more
stuff!)</i></div>
<div><i>The donation is tax deductible too.</i></div>
<div>-- <br>
Gail Shea Grainger<br>
Librarian, Chesterfield School, Chesterfield, NH <br>
Visit my Dewey Browse Web site by
Dewey Classification <br>
http://www.sau29.k12.nh.us/library/Dewey/<span
></span>dewey_browse_2.html<br>
gail.grainger@top.monad.net ICONnect
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