Do You Have A Library Or A Shelf Of Books?

Last count I had just over six hundred fiction books, about half of them are out on shelving that takes up one wall of our second bedroom. The rest unfortunately are boxed away. I have been collecting my books probably for the last fifteen years, and in all that time I have probably only ever sold or given away thirty books, half of those were duplicates that somehow I managed to buy without realising that I already had them. I have read all but five of the books I own, and am slowly working my way through them. I picked up half a dozen at a charity shop a few weeks ago.

Awe! I am so jealous of you! I have a few book shelves worth of books - a lot of them are cook books! I love to cook. I wish I had more books than I do, but I still have yet to read a bunch of them. One place that I love finding books is at thrift stores. I live in a college town, so our thrift store has a TON of books, most for a dollar or two. I have found some good books in there. The most interesting (that I haven't read yet, but I have started) was this book called "The true story of Hansel and Gretel" Which takes place in Nazi Germany. The two main characters are Jewish children that need to be helped into a safe place, so they adopt the names of Hansel and Gretel. I haven't gotten much further than that, yet. It seems really good, though! I wish I could have my own library! One day!!

i love books... i got alot of books, i do not even know the exact number that i have.. i have a couple of bookshelves in my study room, and in the living room. i still have some in some boxes, since i am still organizing the place where i should put them.. i wish to have a library someday, so i could share other people the books that i have, and i can still save my books....

I have thousands of books. Sadly, most are in boxes at my last residence, and some in boxes at my current residence. I have about 300 on shelves. Before I add a book to my personal library, I have to read it. So, I have a section of unread books. The bulk of my collection took about 15 years. I acquired 300 or so from a previous job where I could get new books for 50 cents apiece. My dream has always been to have a room designated as a library with oversized chairs and a fireplace. I did have that at my last residence. Now I'm looking for a permanent place to live, and one criteria is having a room where I can put all my books on shelves. I'm green with envy!

i do have lots of books. i do love to collect books. even it was for schooling, novel, or just only a dictionary. i do have 2 bookshelves in our house and i make it for decoration to our house.

I used to have a shelf of books in my parents home.. but rite now.. in my home.. i dont have the place to keep books lol... but then the library is close by... so its pointless having books at home..

We have quite a few books...books my husband and I have collected over the years (as individuals)...books we've bought together...books won as prizes for competitions at school...etc. As of now...our older son has his little library...a huge shelf of books in his room (which has encyclopedias and others books that he reads...his books in music, art/craft too)....our little son also has a smaller shelf in his room which houses the books he uses. We have another medium size shelf in the living room displaying another set of books that we have. One of the things I am looking for when we are buying a new house is an extra room to create a small library. Besides the books I mentioned, we also have another set lying in cupboards.

hi gtargirl...nope don't have a mini library..but i do have some bookshelves in my living room...i guess its less than a hundred..and its dated way back on the 90's..i mean the books that i have...

Hi there gtagirl!I do not know exactly how much books I have at home. But I am definitely loaded with books. From novels to textbooks and so much more. Most of them were from my collections since I was younger. It's really fun to have them all. I have several shelves where I keep these books. I am planning to fix an area of the house and convert it into a personal library.

If we had the room I would love to do that it would be awesome we have two 5 tier bookshelves and we have another one we have yet to put together and I have tons of books in the attic and yes all the books we have we have read.. My daughter is also an avid book fan.

Definitely a library and I would guess at well over a thousand books. I am actually banned from buying anymore as we have nowhere left to store them. I ignore the ban of course!

Hey there! I have approximately twenty-five books. I only have a small shelf to keep them. I am not that much of a book lover, in terms of collecting, but I like to read. When I was in college I usually go to the library to read some books and news papers. Usually I read news papers. I would love to collect too, maybe when I have my own house and some money to buy some useful books. Right now, with the present crisis, I spending my money on thing that are really needed. I am saving money right now. Your goal of turning one of your spare bedrooms into a functioning library sounds great! I hope to have a library like that some day. Have a nice day. Happy posting!!

We have a lot of books, and bookshelves in all sorts of funny places. It would be good to have a room just for books and reading, I like that idea. Although I like to have cooking books near to the kitchen, and reference books where you can sit at a table.

In between natural health, home school, reference materials, medical transcription books, computer books, etc. on and on. I have books in the basement, books in the living room, books in the dining room, books (mostly recipe books) in the kitchen. The kids have books, my husband has books in his office. I built a whole wall of cupboards for books in our bedroom. The cupboards are light colored and match the wall to camouflage where I keep the books (I couldn't us the wall anyway, long story). I have books in the bathroom just in case I get board. Oh my! No wonder the movers couldn't believe how many books we had when they moved us. We live in a small home so I have ways of tucking them away so that the house is clean and tidy but then we start getting the books out again. I bet you wouldn't be surprised to know that we are all members of the local library!

It would be nice to have a spare room for a library. I have hundreds of books. I have not bought them all, but they are here, anyway. I do not have a spare room, people keep moving back into them, etc. I would love floor to ceiling shelves all the way around, and something cozy to sit on. Of course, wonderful reading lamps as well. Maybe a rocker.

We have books all over the place. We have one shelf, but as well as books, we have a number of other things on that shelf, so as we get more books, we don't have room for them. LOL We need more shelves, but if we do that we'll just get more books. hahahaha We need a bigger apartment!

Hi, I do have a shelf of books but I do not have a library. My books are too less to create a library of my own.

hii, i love reading books lots and lots of books and wish to have a library for my books too. I love books from every taste .. just any kind of them, wish to put them all in my library.

Great idea! Looks like you've got a massive collection. Same here. Been collecting books for years, and I seldom resell them or lend them to anyone. I've purchased extra copies for my friends, but I wont give them mine! LOL. I have over 2 tall and broad (no, not men!) shelves, with nearly 400 books. I'm book-crazy, and there's something on practically every topic under the sun - but mostly spirituality related :)

Oh, that's great idea. I also have a bookshelf. I love reading book and sometime, i am so lazy to get out of my warm blanket and go to reading room catch new book.