The ugly ones - or ones we're not likely to want immediately - go in the 28 bookcases in the basement. This includes old textbooks, reference stuff, and lots of paperbackes that have gotten rather scruffy.

Newer stuff, for general reference and current reading, in the 8 bookcases in the living room. Special sections for the music books.

Business stuff on a half-dozen 6-foot shelves in the office.

Total: 308 lineal feet of shelves, last time I added it up.

What doesn't fit in the bookcases is in piles on various flat surfaces (of course, just waiting to be put away).

Inventory of the more useful stuff (a little less than half) is 1961 titles (as of yesterday evening)

I keep a brief summary of the most recent 1500 or so clipped to the visor in my truck, updated about every third "acquisition trip" - for reference when we go browsing and can't remember for sure if we've already got one.

MY books would be a lot more organized if my partner would just get rid of some of her TRASH!

John