The Tucson Festival of Books is upon us. For fellow collectors, here are some tips on storing, organizing and caring for your precious reads.
Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star Question: I have heard you talk about your extensive home library. What suggestions do you have for creating one?I have bookshelves upon bookshelves with stacks of books in just about every room in the house.
People are also reading… Organizing your collectionYour collection, however modest or extensive it may be, would probably benefit from some further coordination. Arrangement by topic is one such method. My books are stored this way. You choose the topic classifications. The Dewey Decimal System may be worth considering. This system divides topics or subjects into 10 main categories, , and those are further divided into subcategories. An example given by Bridgewater College is section 600 for technology, 640 for home economics and family living, 641 for food and drink, and 641.5 for cooking. You get the picture. Granted, most home libraries are probably not so extensive. A system such as this would be overkill.
The journal can help you access a book when needed, and if you loan out your books, it is a great way to keep track of them. That step makes it more likely that you will get them back, too. Because I often lend books, I emboss each one, usually on the first page, so the person borrowing the book knows it belongs to me. There are several ways of marking the books in your collection. Simply writing your name on the inside front or back cover is perhaps the most common.
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