Organizing 3k books in my personal library
The author recounts renovating their 3,000-book library due to mold issues, facing challenges in categorizing and arranging books by importance and usage. Despite expansion, they culled books and plan to invest in classic literature, emphasizing a personal library's perpetual evolution.
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The author shares their experience of organizing their personal library of 3,000 books after a house renovation. Due to a mold problem, they had to temporarily move out and decided to renovate, including their library. The author explains the challenges of categorizing and arranging the books chronologically, merging genres and types. They describe the process of sorting and arranging the books on different shelves based on usage and importance. Despite the expansion of the library, the author had to cull six and a half boxes of books to make space. They express a desire to invest more in classic literature in the future. The author concludes by highlighting that a personal library is a continuous work in progress, never fully organized or complete, always open to more attention and curation.
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1 commentsI dig it for I always put my feet on, well, the chair's "feet".
EDIT: ah! Conveniently enough it's called a "foot rest". But it's not clear if it's adaptable on a regular Aeron chair or if it's only for the "stool" model.
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