I've been doing a major sorting through of my books over the past month or so.
Anyone who knows me at all knows I love books. My favorite places to hang out are the library, bookstores, thrift shops, second hand bookstores or even the bookroom at our local recyclers.
I did a rough count before I started and I have a library of several thousand books. Mind you, I have put a dent of several hundred in that with the sorting I've done lately.
So, how do you organize books?
That turns out to be a pretty personal kind of thing.
Some get very detailed about it and set up systems like libraries with codes and all.
Some organize alphabetically.
Some even get creative and organize them by color! Might look interesting, but with all my books I'd be hopelessly lost trying to find what I want.
My choice? I organize them by categories. Some of my categories include business, arts, calligraphy, writing, financial, self-help, Christian, health and novels. I may organize within those categories as well. So for example, business books may be further organized into business planning, marketng, copywriting and so on.
With the categories, if I need a certain book, at least I have a good idea which bookcase and/or bookshelf to check out.
You can also choose to keep all your books more or less in one area or in several areas of your home or office.
My main library is in one room, but I have a couple of bookshelves in my office with books that are primarily business-related. Choose what works best for you.
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