Bookshelves are hard to find these days. In a fit of madness, I bought the cheapest, crappiest bookshelf from Walmart last year ($30) and I'm already double shelving on it. What I need to do is weed my print books.
Of course, I also read plenty on my ereader. So part of my personal collection is hidden. I actually don't have much of a preference between the two - the ereader is by far more convenient, but my book acquisitions are driven by convenience of purchase and price. I struggle with the expectations, though, that as a librarian, I should own a lot of books (I mean, I do), and enjoy them.
After reading Robert Caro’s Working (in print, by the way) I determined that I had to read his classic, The Power Broker ... but my public library didn’t have a print copy, only electronic! I also prefer a real book--it never interrupts me with a damned notification--but I wonder at what point our libraries will tip over the edge and carry more electronic books than print? Thanks for the thoughts, Bryn. Welcome, as always.
My bookshelves all have been either hauled out of second-hand shops or made in my garage. A real pain to move them if you have to. My favorite bookshelves were discards from the Duke Classics Department -- solid oak, tall, wide, made in the 1920s. We have just one of them still. The other one couldn't make it back to North Carolina from Evanston, Illinois. It would come in handy about now.
You're not alone! Fellow bibliophile/book-a-holic here :) Book shelves are CRUCIAL. I am crabby whenever I'm not reading. Sometimes I feel like all I want to do is live in a cave somewhere in rural India and read.
Alison would be more than happy to dispose of those old textbooks. 😂
I’ve tried to trim down my book collection, but personally, a kindle has never done for me what real books do.
Bookshelves are hard to find these days. In a fit of madness, I bought the cheapest, crappiest bookshelf from Walmart last year ($30) and I'm already double shelving on it. What I need to do is weed my print books.
Of course, I also read plenty on my ereader. So part of my personal collection is hidden. I actually don't have much of a preference between the two - the ereader is by far more convenient, but my book acquisitions are driven by convenience of purchase and price. I struggle with the expectations, though, that as a librarian, I should own a lot of books (I mean, I do), and enjoy them.
After reading Robert Caro’s Working (in print, by the way) I determined that I had to read his classic, The Power Broker ... but my public library didn’t have a print copy, only electronic! I also prefer a real book--it never interrupts me with a damned notification--but I wonder at what point our libraries will tip over the edge and carry more electronic books than print? Thanks for the thoughts, Bryn. Welcome, as always.
My bookshelves all have been either hauled out of second-hand shops or made in my garage. A real pain to move them if you have to. My favorite bookshelves were discards from the Duke Classics Department -- solid oak, tall, wide, made in the 1920s. We have just one of them still. The other one couldn't make it back to North Carolina from Evanston, Illinois. It would come in handy about now.
You're not alone! Fellow bibliophile/book-a-holic here :) Book shelves are CRUCIAL. I am crabby whenever I'm not reading. Sometimes I feel like all I want to do is live in a cave somewhere in rural India and read.