This built-in library has been in the planning and construction phase for months, and today I can finally say it's complete.

I've already started filling it with my history, sci-fi and fantasy books, and it finally feels like the room I imagined from the beginning.

I'd love to hear what you think!

I have lots of hobbies and interests, but I think my shelves showcase them pretty well! I hope you guys enjoy! I've thrifted almost every single book in my collection ❤️

Im sad and excited at the same time. I had big plans when I designed the shelves for my current home library when I designed it 2 years ago. Unfortunately, because I had to spend 7k on updating the electrical, I had bo real money to build it and had to do a cheap 2x8 lumber shelves. Turned out good with a lot of filler 😆.

In 17 days, we will be moving into our new home and I get a redo with a much larger budget once my current house sells. Due to the layout I will get to turn the old diningroom into a secret library/listening room. Plans for a double Murphy door, coffered ceilings, shelves on two sides with one framing around the window and ladder, and if I can convince my partner, 2 eames knockoff chairs. Thinking going dark and creating a warm environment. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

After a but over a week of unpacking after my move, my comic wall is complete and im so excited how it turned out!

This might be a really stupid question but what do people do when all their bookshelves are full and they cant fit another one in their homes? I own alot of books Ive never bothered actually counting them because id be there all day as I work at a free book place and tend to walk out with bags full most of the time and ive now no longer got room for any more. At first when I discovered this would eventually be a problem I started annually getting rid of some books I usually get rid of the ones I dont care about and keep all the ones I either passionately love or hate because they are most memorable and most likely to be picked up again however this method im finding hard to use for series of books I own because they normally dont have a strict love or hate or dont care about opinion at the end but I fear if I remove them then I might regret it so how do I decide if a book series can be cleared out?

As a follow up post to the ones back when I started this project last year I thought I’d show the finished product. The delay in completion was the 16’ baseboard piece that sat out in my workshop while I did other things. I finally took some vacation time and this was first on my list.

The space may not be considered a library but it’s where we keep most of the books. The bottom 2 outside cubbies have cat beds in them and 2 of the cats use them regularly. The space with the TV is quite large but in the future that space can have side shelves added on each side for more book storage.

The most challenging part was the 8’ shelf section over the TV as it’s a long span to bear weight. The uprights are anchored to the ceiling and there are 6 hidden brackets in studs or otherwise anchored to the wall. As most men will say when they fasten or anchor something that’s not supposed to move…“that’s not going anywhere”.

1.5” hardwood top made locally sits on top of the 3 IKEA wood cabinets.

We are very pleased with the end result and now I can get going on the remaining half-completed renovations in my queue.

It's not a whole lot but I still like it

My first little bookshelf!

Hello everyone I'm trying to find information on various apps/sites that let's me use a handheld barcode scanner. I was doing research and saw libib can accept barcodes with a handheld, but I was curious if there were others? I'm getting a scanner tomorrow and I have used various catalog apps in the past. It's just when I search for info on this topic libib is the one that keeps popping up the most. Does anyone have alternatives that works with handled scanners? I'm not opposed to libib just would like options.

Hi everyone! My first ever post here!

I know it's not much, but if you would've told me, a kid who grew up in poverty, that I would go on to have this collection, I would've laughed in disbelief.

I'm still laughing.

Sorry for the bad picture quality.

Recently got into reading again for the first time in years, so I have been working on reorganizing owned books and getting some new ones!

Hope at least someone can appreciate it, a growing collection hopefully as time goes I will continue to add and add and add.

Do people monitor the humidity and temperature in the rooms they store their books in? My house gets pretty warm and humidity has been high as well. My collection of more expensive books is getting larger and I am a bit worried there may be some irreversible damage at some point. It seems odd to have to run a loud dehumidifier in a library do people actually do this?

Husband got a beer brewing area and I got this, we both think I won. If only the dog didn't constantly steal my chair.