Shelvage!

[desperance]

...So I went to the Lit & Phil, as heretofore mentioned; and it's full of little flyers and big notices saying that it'll be closed on April 30th. Closed! Panic! Why?

I asked the librarian, whom we adore. Kay says they're getting new wooden shelving fitted, to replace all the extra metal units they've had to squeeze in as the collection has expanded. So - being as I am, ever on the qui vive - I ask what they're doing with the old metal shelving.

Kay says they were just going to dump it, and why, would I like some?

So I have measured up there, and come home and measured up here; and of course none of their units will properly fit any of my niches, but I didn't expect that, this house is way too irregular; but with interesting and novel rearrangements, and much discarding of old and badly-put-together improvised shelving, I can find room for lots of new shelves. Which will make my books very happy, and me too: I do like the idea of being reshelved by a library.

I may have to have shelving parties.That'll be fun for everyone.

Comments

[durham-rambler.livejournal.com]

1. When the Lit & Phil opened, I believe they shelved their books by size.
2. You did not mention that several of your shelves are stacked two-deep with books
3. shewhomust and I were motivated to move to our present house in 1975 because the old one was running out of bookshelf space.
4. I now estimate that if we were to shelve all of our books, many of which are in piles about the house, we would need 100 metres of bookshelf.