How many books can an IVAR bookshelf unit from IKEA hold? [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2008 - 9 answers

Due to space restrictions, how do I bid farewell to my home library? [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2007 - 36 answers

I'm planning on storing a large amount of (very slightly damp) books. Advice required. [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2007 - 5 answers

What's the best way to display and protect a book? [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2006 - 9 answers

Can any of you folks point me to a good, simple plan for built-in bookshelves? Our book collection has way outgrown the capacity of the bookcases we have, and I'd like to build some bookshelves that are attached to the walls of our house. But the plans I have found in home-improvement books seem too complicated for my (nonexistent) carpentry skills. Here are the tools I've got: a hand-held circular saw, an electric drill, screwdrivers and a hammer. I want something nice-looking and presentable for the public areas of the house; i.e., not a cinderblock solution.
posted on Jun 4, 2006 - 16 answers

I need to store about two large bookshelves of books. The problem is two-fold: With an impending addition to the family, I have no space in the house. Additionally, I live in San Francisco where I am worried about ruining the books if I simply place them in boxes in the garage. I need help with storage options. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2005 - 9 answers

Please help me save my books. The movers just dropped off several rooms worth of my pretties, which have been sitting in a storage facility in Kansas for nearly two years. I was, needless to say, ecstatic, until I realized that fully a quarter of the boxes show signs of wetness around the bottom. Looks like they've been sitting in an inch or so of water for Logos knows how long. At least the bottom layer of each box is thoroughly soaked, and stinky. What is my best path at this point to dry out/preserve/resuscitate/de-mildew?
posted on Aug 27, 2004 - 10 answers