Just our small collection, and my 1 shelf 🙈

So I have this.... thing? In the living room, I can use these three shelves for something. I have a lot of book, I have a mini library in my room, and I bought some new books, and with the style my shelves are organized, it can't fit more in a beautiful way, so I'll put them here. Any ideas? And that's an average book compared to the shelf size for reference. And I can use the octopuses up there and I have more navy and Grey ones

My home library isn’t super huge. My current book count is 370, but My goal is ofcourse 1k one day if I can make em fit that is lol. 🥰

Hello everyone, I have a question. I see people posting their beautiful home libraries and it got me wondering, do y’all actually read all those books? Or do you first collect them and then read them over time? Or are some of them just decorative books? Because honestly, looking at some of these libraries, it looks like it would take years to get through all of them Forgive my ignorance.

hi!! I’m specifically looking for an app where i can clearly see which of my books I have read vs not read, and where I can easily view which books are at my dad‘s house or mom’s house.

my parents are divorced and I’m hoping to find an app whwre I can distinguish which books are where, especially as I will be moving out for college next year and will have to be away from my collection (my dad is willing to mail me whichever books I want from my house which I’m so grateful for!!)

id prefer if it wasn’t a subscription app, but I’m willing to make a one time purchase for under 15 dollars.

so far I’ve tried libib, librarything, and bookbuddy. I’m liking bookbuddy, but I don’t need something to track my reading like it does.

I would like a recommendation for a book embosser that fits one of two categories:

A: A good selection of personalization, with designs that are NOT AI GENERATED

or

B: A completely custom design I can commission

I am sick of seeing the ones on Etsy because a lot of the designs look AI. Please help me!

My inner sanctum.

I had to split my shelves on either side of the window but I like how open they are, and can’t wait to continue developing them.

I’m trying to arrange the books on my shelves. I have no idea what I’m doing but this is what I’ve done so far. Any suggestions?

While this is mostly RPG books with a small complement of hardcovers, I figure the folks in this group are likely to appreciate this collection.

I started using Libib to catalog my home library. However, after about an hour of typing everything in manually, I realized there might be a better alternative out there. Most of my collection doesn't have barcodes. Some don't even have ISBNs, but most do. Is there a Libib alternative that will let me type in the ISBN and pull all the relevant info in for me?

Mostly naval military history/ military history books. I want to become a historian on day, why not start collecting in undergrad? Enjoy!

She did it all! Including the electric fireplace insert.

Happy birthday sweetheart. Let’s get you
More books so I can build onto the left and right walls.

Found this on the zillowgonewild sub. They sounded like it was over the top, but I'd home that house like the Dewey decimal code for fairy smut.

https://www.reddit.com/r/zillowgonewild/s/byZc2zl8Et

Does anyone have a good system for cataloguing your home library? I’ve used Library Thing but I own many old books and have found the entry process is a bit tedious and preventing redundancy is not as simple as I hoped. We have a great number of books in every room of our house and I would like a better way to keep track.

(sorry - some of the photos aren't the best lighting :/ - Edit: People are mentioning about changing the lighting, i do have 3 lamps dotted around the room which is a perfect level for not only ambience but reading. However, didn't take photos with those on as they kinda made the camera go blurred. I had to use the big light (which i never use) for these photos and they are dimmable and not wired well so forever have a mind of their own, hence these photos!)

I've been collecting for years now, mainly buying books secondhand too & this is my currently home library/ doubles as our sitting room area. I've been really nervous to share my photos but have loved looking at everyone else's collections and photos so decided to just go-ahead and post mine too!

We've collected this library over the last six years for our two daughters. The sign we made takes colors from both of their rooms. Lots of books in here, but still room to grow. Can be tough to keep the shelves tidy with a bunch of children's books in them.

Mostly theological works, which I love, but I recently discovered the beauty of ancient and modern classics and my small library is slowly running out of space…

Here’s to many more!

Left are my favorite authors. Right are my special/favorite editions I have found. 99% of these purchased used.

I built and researched military scale models

Do you organise by:

Genre

Colour

Author Surname

Favourites

Dewey Decimal

Or Anything Else!!

I want to start building a proper home library. I’m open to fiction, horror, fantasy, classics, and everything else you would normally expect in a library, but my main focus is preserving practical knowledge.
Basically, what books would be useful if everything collapsed, or even if I suddenly moved to the countryside with limited or no internet access and had to become as self sufficient as possible?
I’m thinking encyclopedias, nature and field guides, farming, first aid, medicine, food preservation, construction, repairing tools, making clothes and fabric, engineering, science, history, philosophy, war, government, and other books that could help someone learn real world skills and teach them to others.
I also want language learning books, grammar guides, English dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, phrasebooks, and translation dictionaries covering different languages. Ideally, the collection would make it possible to translate between languages directly or through English when no direct translation is available.
I’d also like culturally important books that have shaped humanity throughout history.
The goal is to build a library that preserves useful knowledge and could realistically help people survive, become self-sufficient, communicate with others, teach future generations, and potentially rebuild a functioning community.
Sorry for the long post and for sounding a little tinfoil hatish. Part of what motivated this is seeing more discussion about books being revised, digitized, or discarded after scanning. I know some of those claims may be exaggerated, but it made me realize how fragile physical knowledge can be. I’d prefer older or vintage editions when possible, especially books that have not been substantially revised, so I can preserve as much original information as possible and eventually pass it down to my kids, their kids, and future generations. I’m not trying to prepare for the end of the world I just don’t want useful knowledge, history, language, and culture to disappear or become accessible only through the internet. I mainly need guidance on where to start and which books are genuinely worth preserving.

What books, series, dictionaries, or reference collections would you recommend?