241548 1060 Arts & Media Books & Reading true Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:43 -0800 /system/videos/4/85/07/27/270785.flv library,organize,books How To Organize a Home Library http://www.howcast.com/videos/241548-How-To-Organize-a-Home-Library http://www.howcast.com/videos/241548-How-To-Organize-a-Home-Library/edit approved 83 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=241548"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=241548" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 2 michaelrsanchez http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/241548/OrganizeHomeLibrary_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 352 false false false 95937 0 23 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/241548/23.jpg Organize by genre Organize your books by genre. Separate fiction and non-fiction works, then subdivide each of these categories. Non-fiction, for example, could be further broken down into reference, travel, and self-help.

]]> 95938 1 37 Tip Consider purchasing home-library software.

]]> 95939 2 43 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/241548/43.jpg Organize by library classification Organize your books according to library classifications. The Dewey Decimal System organizes your books numerically and the Library of Congress system groups similar topics.

]]> 95940 3 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/241548/54.jpg Organize by function Organize by the book’s function. Place your cookbooks near the kitchen, your reference books near your home office, and your fiction close to where you do your leisure reading.

]]> 95941 4 64 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/241548/64.jpg Organize by color Organize your books according to the color on each book’s spine. This does wonders for a room’s visual appeal.

]]> 95942 5 72 Fact After the Library of Congress was destroyed in the War of 1812, the library acquired Thomas Jefferson’s personal library as a basis for rebuilding.

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