What to do with books?
Verna
We have lots of books. Our kids are still young (4,5,6,7) and keeping them on shelves has proven to be extremely impractical. Do any of you have ideas for good easy storage of books that keep them accessible but easy to put away. And relatively nice to the books themselves.
hamsder clan
I run a free bookstore locally, and we gave up on shelves for the
children's books very quickly. We have a few big bins (standard clear
sterilite style) on the floor along a wall that the books get put in
and every now and then a volunteer straightens them so the books are
all facing out and easy to flip through. We found it much easier to
keep them neat and accessible, plus books won't be harmed if they're
tossed into a bin now and then.
At home we have a magazine table (lots of skinny shelves all the way
across) that we rotate our books (from the bigger shelves) through
pretty regularly.
jenny
children's books very quickly. We have a few big bins (standard clear
sterilite style) on the floor along a wall that the books get put in
and every now and then a volunteer straightens them so the books are
all facing out and easy to flip through. We found it much easier to
keep them neat and accessible, plus books won't be harmed if they're
tossed into a bin now and then.
At home we have a magazine table (lots of skinny shelves all the way
across) that we rotate our books (from the bigger shelves) through
pretty regularly.
jenny
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Verna <lalow@...> wrote:
>
>
> We have lots of books. Our kids are still young (4,5,6,7) and keeping them
> on shelves has proven to be extremely impractical. Do any of you have ideas
> for good easy storage of books that keep them accessible but easy to put
> away. And relatively nice to the books themselves.
>
>
Three Mommies
It's not always possible, but I find it's easier to keep them shelved when
the shelves aren't full. Sort of like the public library model of half-full
shelving. We also keep current favorites just sitting on the table so that
they can be easily retrieved.
Peace,
Jean Elizabeth
http://3mommies.blogspot.com
the shelves aren't full. Sort of like the public library model of half-full
shelving. We also keep current favorites just sitting on the table so that
they can be easily retrieved.
Peace,
Jean Elizabeth
http://3mommies.blogspot.com
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Verna <lalow@...> wrote:
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>
> We have lots of books. Our kids are still young (4,5,6,7) and keeping them
> on shelves has proven to be extremely impractical. Do any of you have ideas
> for good easy storage of books that keep them accessible but easy to put
> away. And relatively nice to the books themselves.
>
>
>
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Sandra Dodd
loaia4jb
Baskets.
Basket for library books to read/look at.
Basket for the ones ready to return.
Baskets for each of us. Things we like or others might think we like.
We don't have the shelving space for all our books so the baskets have made
the collection more user friendly. It also helps keep them off the floor in
the kids rooms. Trying to navigate piles of books on the floor is one of my
issues and having a basket to toss them into has made a huge difference for
me.
~JennB
Basket for library books to read/look at.
Basket for the ones ready to return.
Baskets for each of us. Things we like or others might think we like.
We don't have the shelving space for all our books so the baskets have made
the collection more user friendly. It also helps keep them off the floor in
the kids rooms. Trying to navigate piles of books on the floor is one of my
issues and having a basket to toss them into has made a huge difference for
me.
~JennB
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 08:10, Verna <lalow@...> wrote:
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>
> We have lots of books. Our kids are still young (4,5,6,7) and keeping them
> on shelves has proven to be extremely impractical. Do any of you have ideas
> for good easy storage of books that keep them accessible but easy to put
> away. And relatively nice to the books themselves.
>
>
>
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Diana Strasser
Hello Verna,
We found some great book storage boxes in a skip in front of a children's
library. I suppose it would be possible to buy them somewhere. The books are
really easily accessible for dd (3 1/2) from there from the top. We also
have various book baskets around the house, sometimes sorted into themes or
borrowed ones, etc..
I gues I have been lurking for far too long. I suppose I should also
introduce myself. We are home educating our dd in South Wales (UK) and I am
trying to soak up as much info on unschooling, radical unschooling as I can.
I am still deschooling myself from my school time as a pupil but also from
my school time as a secondary school teacher. The latter is probably the
more difficult one.
I really enjoy reading the posts.
Diana x
2009/4/23 Verna <lalow@...>
We found some great book storage boxes in a skip in front of a children's
library. I suppose it would be possible to buy them somewhere. The books are
really easily accessible for dd (3 1/2) from there from the top. We also
have various book baskets around the house, sometimes sorted into themes or
borrowed ones, etc..
I gues I have been lurking for far too long. I suppose I should also
introduce myself. We are home educating our dd in South Wales (UK) and I am
trying to soak up as much info on unschooling, radical unschooling as I can.
I am still deschooling myself from my school time as a pupil but also from
my school time as a secondary school teacher. The latter is probably the
more difficult one.
I really enjoy reading the posts.
Diana x
2009/4/23 Verna <lalow@...>
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> We have lots of books. Our kids are still young (4,5,6,7) and keeping them
> on shelves has proven to be extremely impractical. Do any of you have ideas
> for good easy storage of books that keep them accessible but easy to put
> away. And relatively nice to the books themselves.
>
>
>
JoyErin
Hi Diana,
I've missed the conversation but wanted to say Hello and welcome to the
list!
Joy
(in Wales)
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Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:48 PM
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Hello Verna,
We found some great book storage boxes in a skip in front of a children's
library. I suppose it would be possible to buy them somewhere. The books are
really easily accessible for dd (3 1/2) from there from the top. We also
have various book baskets around the house, sometimes sorted into themes or
borrowed ones, etc..
I gues I have been lurking for far too long. I suppose I should also
introduce myself. We are home educating our dd in South Wales (UK) and I am
trying to soak up as much info on unschooling, radical unschooling as I can.
I am still deschooling myself from my school time as a pupil but also from
my school time as a secondary school teacher. The latter is probably the
more difficult one.
I really enjoy reading the posts.
Diana x
2009/4/23 Verna <lalow@hotmail. <mailto:lalow%40hotmail.com> com>
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I've missed the conversation but wanted to say Hello and welcome to the
list!
Joy
(in Wales)
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Diana Strasser
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] What to do with books?
Hello Verna,
We found some great book storage boxes in a skip in front of a children's
library. I suppose it would be possible to buy them somewhere. The books are
really easily accessible for dd (3 1/2) from there from the top. We also
have various book baskets around the house, sometimes sorted into themes or
borrowed ones, etc..
I gues I have been lurking for far too long. I suppose I should also
introduce myself. We are home educating our dd in South Wales (UK) and I am
trying to soak up as much info on unschooling, radical unschooling as I can.
I am still deschooling myself from my school time as a pupil but also from
my school time as a secondary school teacher. The latter is probably the
more difficult one.
I really enjoy reading the posts.
Diana x
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Sandra Dodd
-=-Baskets.
Basket for library books to read/look at.
Basket for the ones ready to return.
Baskets for each of us. Things we like or others might think we like.-=-
Baskets from thrift stores. Square ones.
Magazine racks from thrift stores.
Plastic crates from thrift stores.
Or garage sales, all of the above.
The wire baskets that used to be (might still be) used in swimming
pool dressing rooms.
I have books in all those kinds of things.
Sandra
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Basket for library books to read/look at.
Basket for the ones ready to return.
Baskets for each of us. Things we like or others might think we like.-=-
Baskets from thrift stores. Square ones.
Magazine racks from thrift stores.
Plastic crates from thrift stores.
Or garage sales, all of the above.
The wire baskets that used to be (might still be) used in swimming
pool dressing rooms.
I have books in all those kinds of things.
Sandra
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Pamela Kaplan
We put up rain gutter bookshelves on some of our empty walls and they're
awesome! There are lots of pictures and instructions online. Just google
"rain gutter bookshelves"!
~Pam
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awesome! There are lots of pictures and instructions online. Just google
"rain gutter bookshelves"!
~Pam
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