If you own over 500 physical books, how do you house and organize them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, I have to ask - what is the point of keeping all these books? There are certain books like I like to reread. Then there are reference books (parenting, health, productivity, etc) that I liked and may refer back to. Then I have a couple of signed copies. All together, for me that's less than 50 books. Plus I always have a shelf full of books "to be read" - usually that's another 20-50. So I've got a max of 100 books.

I'm a voracious reader, and I fundamentally do not understand why on earth you'd need to keep 800 books in your home, unless it's essentially decorative, in which case, just arrange them in a way that's pleasing to the eye, what does it matter how they're sorted?

Isn't this just a weird form of hoarding? Get them out of your house! I guarantee you're not re-reading or referring to 800 books.

Fundamentally, books are our friends. I need many. I suppose I have 2000, arranged in order by authors last name for fiction and Dewey for non fiction.
You’ve caused me to think about why I have so many. While I am a former librarian, and I suppose what goes along w that makes sense, I also remember losing myself in books when my parents divorced when I was ten.
They were the only thing I looked forward to. I wasn’t at a point when I could navigate social interaction.
I didn’t have to when I was in a book.
Old habits die hard i guess..
Books are our friends.

Agree that books are our friends. I own maybe two dozen of them. I read about that many per year but I get them from the library.

[Anonymous]

Also, home libraries are beautiful. I am a re-reader and many people borrow from my library. I love it.

[Anonymous]

By category

- politics
- economics
- history
- fiction
- biography, autobiogrpahy, memoir
- travel
- art
- music

[Anonymous]

3000 books
- fiction & poetry & a lot of nonfiction ALPHABETIZED on IKEA Ivar shelves in family room
- separate sections for local history; fashion/clothing; how-to/etiquette; music; film/TV/theater; and various categories of reference on the Ivar shelves
- art books stacked in the parlor
- cookbooks in the kitchen
- erotica in the bedroom closet
- miscellaneous in basement