I‘m trying to make sense of my ridiculous book collection and cull the ones I don‘t really need to make an impending move a little easier. This is an overwhelming task. 😨😨😨
How do you decide what books to keep and which ones go?
HOW DO I MOVE SO MANY BOOKS??
#moving #toomanythings
Tamra I only kept books with significant sentimental value or ones that were so good (5 star) that I might read again. It was amazing what I culled. 5y
SkeletonKey Oof, yeah that would definitely do the trick. 5y
LauraBeth Its tough. My last big move, I left behind hundreds of books. That was 20 years ago and I miss some of those books every single day and have even replaced some of them over the years. 😀 5y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa I usually start with boxes, medium or smaller so they aren‘t too heavy, and pack my “I am definitely keeping this” books & series. Those are also ones I unpack first and put prominently on my shelves. Then there‘s tons left that I go through, is it one I still want to read or that I‘m interested in re-reading, did I love it? Could someone else love it more if I donated it to the local library, etc. I try to take them a pile before every sale. 5y
SkeletonKey @LauraBeth - I‘ve rebought books as well! 5y
SkeletonKey @Riveted_Reader_Melissa - I think keeping in mind that someone else could be reading this would help a lot. Thanks! 5y
JMEdwards If you know it's something you will probably never read, let it go. If it's something you read and it was a casual read, you can probably let that go too. You make room to better display those books that actually have meaning to you. 5y
SpiderCrafts I'm in the same moving situation. I often reorganize one large main bookshelf of my keepers. The rest (put away elsewhere) might have a few good rediscoveries, but most of the untouched storage has to go. 5y
SkeletonKey @AlobelThee - Good luck with your move too! When I read your situation it did sound similar to mine. Hope it goes well. 5y
Avanders I recently culled >500 books from my shelves (mostly unread). I asked myself, first, will this ever be the *next* book you pick? I want to read them all, so "do you want to read it" didn't work for culling.. but "will this ever be *next*" helped...Then I had to make harder choices .. and asked, basically, am I *geeked* about this book? I still have >1000... but it was still hard!! And I reminded myself about wishlists & libraries as I went along. (edited) 5y
SkeletonKey @avanders- the “do I want to read it” never works for me either but keeping the “read it NEXT” in mind might actually do the trick, thanks! I have nearly 3000 books 😓 5y
Avanders @SkeletonKey eep! I was around there in our last house too.. it was a much bigger house w a dedicated library!! 5y
SkeletonKey @Avanders - I have a library here as well but I know I won‘t in my next place 😭 5y
Avanders @SkeletonKey 😢 it's a hard adjustment. But you'll make it work! We just get more creative w book placement 😁 5y
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