The personal library

Sapphire

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TheBookgeekFrau Love it!! 4mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo

kspenmoll Yes!!! 3mo

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RavenLovelyReads

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I finally got my last shelf up! It is really starting to look like my dream personal library!! Next is to finish the top shelves for a floor to ceiling feel! I can‘t tell you all how happy this makes me 🤓...total dream room happening here 🤗

ravenlee I love the wallpaper backing! 5y

RebL Oh, wow! 😍 Love it! 📚 5y

BrieT2016 I‘m in love with your library 😍😍 5y

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TheBookgeekFrau Beautiful work!! 😍😍 5y

PerksOfBeingABookworm The wallpaper backing is so cool! Very creative. What a wonderful room to have in your home 😍 5y

Oryx Beautiful 5y

Bookcation74 Amazing!! 😍 5y

RavenLovelyReads @ravenlee Thank you!!🤓 5y

RavenLovelyReads @RebL Thanks! Still need a couple of things, but I‘m having fun making it “me” 😜 5y

RavenLovelyReads @BrieT2016 Thanks so much! 5y

RavenLovelyReads @C.Perone Thanks! I‘ve been working on it for 4 months now...slowly but surely 😇 5y

RavenLovelyReads @PerksOfBeingABookworm Thank you! That wallpaper backing drove me a little crazy- glad it‘s done! 😁 5y

RavenLovelyReads @Oryx Thank you! 🤓 5y

RavenLovelyReads @Bookcation74 Thanks! I just need to add more books! 📚 5y

TheBookgeekFrau @RavenLovelyReads You're off to great start on a never-ending project of love and passion😊 I started my library when I moved into my first home 29 years ago and I can't tell you how many times it's been reconfigured, dismantled and moved, reorganized, separated into 2 then 3 rooms, etc. I have loved and enjoyed every moment💕 5y

RavenLovelyReads @C.Perone Thanks so much for sharing- I totally believe you that it will be never-ending! I‘ve been dreaming of this little room forever and I get different ideas about it all the time 🤓 If you ever post your library- please tag me! I‘d love to see it! 5y

TheBookgeekFrau @RavenLovelyReads Right now it's a serving as a storage room because we're getting new carpeting (what a nightmare!!); but I'll see if I can tag you in some older posts of it 5y

AvalonRoselin That backdrop is amazing!! I'm so jealous lol. You go live that dream! ♡ 5y

MStew 😍😍😍😍😍 5y

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Megabooks

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90275343/why-you-should-surround-yourself-with-more-...

Fascinating (short) article that my dad sent me. Yay for supportive families! 📚📚📚📚📚

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Kalalalatja

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Afternoon sunshine on my personal #library 🌞🌞

#ReadingResolution

Jess7

swishandflick 😍 6y

erzascarletbookgasm ❤️ 6y

JoScho So pretty 💕 6y

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Cathythoughts Oh me oh my 💕💕💕💕 6y

Jess7 Pretty!!! 6y

DivineDiana Wonderful! 6y

mrp27 😍😍😍 6y

Read.Em.And.Eat 😍🤤 oh my lord. How I would love to curl up in there for a day or two! Beautiful! 6y

Christine11 Beautiful! 😍 6y

alisiakae What a great reading spot!! 😍😍 6y

batsy Lovely space+shelves! 6y

Sarah83 Gorgeous pic. 😍 6y

Centique Wow - what a great library! 6y

Moray_Reads Dreamy 😍😍😍 6y

BiblioLitten Beautiful! 😍 6y

britt_brooke Ooh, lovely!! 6y

Kalalalatja @swishandflick @erzascarletbookgasm @JoScho @Cathythoughts @Jess7 @DivineDiana @mrp27 @Christine11 @4thhouseontheleft @batsy @Read.Em.And.Eat @Sarah83 @Centique @Moray_Reads @BiblioLitten @britt_brooke I love it when the afternoon sun makes everything golden and dreamy 🌞💛🧡 6y

kspenmoll So lovely! How can you leave? 6y

Kalalalatja @kspenmoll it is a struggle every single day! I don‘t know how I do it 😉 6y

Jess7 #ReadingResolutions 🤗 6y

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Hestapleton

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Littens, I need help! I want to create a digital copy of my personal library, so I don't buy duplicates and can remember what I have. I like Goodreads for tracking my reading, but not as a database. What do you guys use? (I'm a poor student, so free is ideal).

Onioons I have a Libib account with two libraries - books I've read & unread books I own. I find it great to avoid buying duplicates but it only works when there's wifi! 7y

8little_paws Honestly I just use a spreadsheet on Google drive 7y

SharonGoforth Are you from Cincinnati? 7y

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Hestapleton @SharonGoforth I am! I'm getting my masters degree at UC currently. 7y

SharonGoforth @Hehaney Awesome! My brother attended UC (many years ago). I'm in Middletown, but go to Cincinnati on a regular basis 😊 7y

bookwrm526 I also just use an excel spread sheet :( 7y

Tanzy13 📚😊 7y

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NovelGirl82

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This was one of my sis-in-law's gifts for me! I think she knows me! Lol!

8little_paws These are so cute! 7y

UwannaPublishme 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y

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BooksTeasAndBookishThings

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So, you may not have seen them, but this floor was covered in stacks of books that needed to be put away. I had moved one of my bookcases to be able to put Kaysen's monthly photo setup in here. Since those are done for a year, I packed the set away and filed all of my floor books! Now, I see I am about to need a new bookcase still, but it's nice to have my #Library back! I wish you could see the video of it all that I posted on Instagram. #Shelfie

LeahBergen Ooooo!!! So nice!!! ❤️ 7y

Bambolina_81 Library goals 👌🏻 7y

scripturient 😍😍😍 7y

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thelizflynn 😍 it's sooo beautiful! I have library-envy. 7y

the_alternate_ending_library I love it! What's your IG? 7y

the_alternate_ending_library @BooksTeasAndBookishThings 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @LeahBergen thank you! It feels so much better when I am in there now lol @Bambolina_81 I plan on having a two-story library before I die! lol @scripturient 📚🙌❤️ @thelizflynn yes, that walk is what I look at when I sit in my chair on the other side! ❤️ @thealternateendinglibrary my instagram is the same handle: BooksTeasAndBookishThings 😊 7y

Lizpixie I am so in need of a reorganizing in my library as well. I have to move my whole catalogue down 3 or maybe 4 shelves to leave enough room to slot in read books, I want to refile my TBR to a rainbow case (I have that many it's gonna take up a whole side) I want to make a classics shelf, a potterverse shelf and my Agatha Christie collection needs to be redone. Whew, it's making me crazy just thinking about doing it!😳 7y

RinaBrahmbhattBarot I need to make a library in my home...this is too good :) 7y

Bookish.Heart I'm jealous. It looks wonderful! 7y

stacybmartin Beautiful - so many lovely books! 😍 7y

Nicohlay That's fabulous! 7y

LilMamaMastro Beautiful! 💗💗 7y

DiruVamp Gorgeous! 💕📚🤓 7y

Donna_sBookMinute Lovely! 7y

rach_simone That looks incredible! 7y

minkyb outstanding! 7y

LauraBrook Beautiful! I've got library envy. 💚💚💚 7y

PurpleyPumpkin Impressive!😍 7y

QuintusMarcus This is stunning! 7y

NovelGirl82 Beautiful! I need to do some rearranging of my bookcases, as well. I need another one terribly. I am out of room. 7y

MyNamesParadise Oh my goodness all those books! 7y

UwannaPublishme Just gorgeous! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y

Bette Stunning. Love that you have multiple shelves. So inviting. 📚❤️👍😊 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Lizpixie I really want to do a Potterverse section, too! For now they are kind of under my hardbacks, but in front of my shirt stories lol @MyBookSwapClub I highly recommend it! Ever since I have lived on my own with no roommate, I have had a Library. I told my Husband that will always be needed in our house lol @Bookish.Heart You are welcome here anytime if you want 😊 @stacybmartin Thank you! ❤️ @Nicohlay It took a while to get to this, but I❤️ 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @LilMamaMastro Thank you! @DiruVamp I need a LitsyGoesPostal shelf along with a Harry Potterverse shelf next! 😉 @Donna_sBookMinute Thank you! The other side is not AS full of bookcases, but the chairs make it very homey ❤️ @rach_simone Thank you! My Husband doesn't read, and still he finds comfort in it 😊📚 @minkyb Thank you! 😊 @LauraBrook Don't worry, it builds before you know it, and you have this many lol 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @QuintusMarcus Thank you! I think I love it even more since I divided them up by genre, too! They used to all just be alphabetical by the Author's last name, but now it is that way within each genre, and it makes finding a book I am in the mood for MUCH easier! 😊 @NovelGirl82 I really do love seeing everyone's library/book nook! Post pictures 😊 @MyNamesParadise There are a few in each room in the house, too, but these are the main ones. ❤️ 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @UwannaPublishme Thank you! I swear before I had to move stacks around and really hope I didn't make them fall. My Daughter didn't understand why she could walk around them, but not touch them lol much easier now! @Bette Thank you! I used to have a white bookcase, but decided that I am definitely a dark wood kind of Library. The house we rent has hardwood floors which makes it even better 😊 7y

Bette I love dark wood and it is gorgeous. 😊❤️ 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Bette it just makes it so warm to me 😊 and Thank you ❤️ 7y

Zelma I love the wall and shelf colors. So rich and warm and inviting! 👍😍 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Zelma thank you! 😊❤️📚 7y

JoRead Holy cow! So dreamy! 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @JoRead thank you ❤️ 7y

Gissy I will try to see the video in instagram. Do you appear with the same name as here? 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Gissy I do 😊 7y

mrsamandahood ❤️ your library! 😍 7y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @mrsamandahood Thank you! It has grown over the years, and I swear I can't imagine not having it in our house ❤ 7y

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Lizpixie

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I finally managed to make a TBR Jar. Every book on my TBR pile is written on a folded piece of paper, then they're stirred around in a bowl to shuffle them up and put in the jar. Now, whenever I need a new book to read, I pull out a note and voila! No more dithering over which book to read next! I hope it works, my jenga piles are getting a bit out of control😁#allthebooksmonth #tbrjar #nomoredecisionmeltdown

bookishkai Love this idea! 8y

MrBook Oh woooow! You are brilliant! Now, you should make another jar, and label that one "Beverage". So you pick your book and you pick your paired liquid refreshment. ????? 8y

moranadatter Great idea! 8y

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Suzze Love the idea but mine would have to be a TBR barrel. 8y

Lizpixie @MrBook that's a great idea! And another one with Snacks for my reading time as well. @kmdartist @bookishkris thanks! I think I saw it on Facebook and immediately thought it would be the solution to my book trance every time I have to choose what's next.😳 8y

Lizpixie @Suzze believe me, the jars bigger than it looks, and I had to cram those slips of paper in there & push them down to get the lid on! I didn't actually count them, I was too scared to😱 8y

MrBook I see a bright reading future ahead of you 😉😎👌🏻. 8y

Hooked_on_books Cute idea! Plus, I'm with @Suzze 😂📚📚📚📚 8y

[DELETED] 2232195534 Yes, mine might be a TBR swimming pool (empty of course 😂)! 8y

TheJOMOreader BRILLIANT!!! 8y

LeahBergen I love this ... but it would take me 3 weeks just to jot all my TBR titles down! I may make a "Best of the Best" TBR jar ? 8y

Lizpixie @LeahBergen you'd be surprised, once you get started it doesn't take as long as you think. Just precut the slips of paper or mark them into the right size and just fire em off, fold them up & stick them in your jar. You can even do it while watching a movie or listening to an audiobook. 8y

BkClubCare Good luck. Marvelous idea! But, good luck. 8y

GinaAnderson Great idea but knowing me, I'd draw a slip and decide I wasn't in the mood for it and buy something else. 8y

Suzze @Lizpixie I wouldn't want to know my number either. I actually use my Goodreads TBR list and a random number generator to pick! 8y

Suzze @kaysreadinglife oh, a swimming pool would work well. You could write the names on balls and dive in to grab one! 8y

Lizpixie @Suzze that sounds fantastic! Swimming through books🤔 8y

Mcoun What an awesome idea! 8y

Suzze @Lizpixie Yes! Now I want to do it! 8y

BethFishReads Cool idea! 8y

DebinHawaii Fun idea! 👍😀📚📚📚 8y

NCNY Awesome idea!!! 8y

Melkyl Great idea! 8y

SusanInTiburon I'm afraid I would just spend my time poring through the slips instead of poring over my books. 😏 8y

scripturient 👍🏻 8y

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Lizpixie

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Lizpixie

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#augustofpages #augustphotochallenge #day24 #booksandstationery Pt2. Some more of my collection of journals/notebooks & others. The leather bound journals & feather quill are from the local Medieval Fair, handtooled with handmade paper, the yellow notebook is from #owlcrate & the personal library kit & small book journal are from gonereading.com. My Harry Potter pen is from Abby's Bookshop in Sydney.

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Merethebookgal Love the leather bound journals! 8y

susanw Beautiful journals! 8y

DebinHawaii Gorgeous journals! 👍 8y

MrBook 😳😱😆😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🙌🏻👌🏻!!! Look @BookBabe ! 8y

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