Best way to corral tons of picture books?

[Anonymous]

I have a child but also work in an elementary school library, so the picture books are out of control. I also have a dust allergy.

So far I have a forward facing bookcase and the rest are placed on normal shelves, but I hate cleaning with so many books around. Any tips for you cleaning or organizing experts? I was thinking maybe magazine file folders, but I think picture books are larger than magazines so may not fit in the holders. Bins get heavy.

[Anonymous]

A sling bookcase is a really easy way throw lots of books onto easy-to-reach shelves. They are surprisingly sturdy.

[Anonymous]

Why can't you use a regular bookcase? My kids know what the spines of their favorite books look like. They are perfectly capable of pulling out other books to see what they are. It's not hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't you use a regular bookcase? My kids know what the spines of their favorite books look like. They are perfectly capable of pulling out other books to see what they are. It's not hard.

This is what we do. And every now and then I move the books around when I think we're missing some that have gotten lost in the bookcase. We have way too many, but I like reading and so do my kids. I try to thin them out here and there. They do end up all over the floor, but such is life.

[Anonymous]

Try hanging cloth organizers on the back of a wall. We had a Rubbermaid bin at home for library books, and then overstuffed bookcases. You can put some in boxes somewhere, and then rotate them out in a few months. We kept a bag in the car, too.