Storage and circulation, planning and organization methods for household paper books

I received a call from my sister asking for help in the middle of the night. She complained that the books at home were really giving her a headache. Yesterday, she was looking for a book that she had not read for a long time. She was rummaging through the cabinets, but the book was found. The house was in chaos and everyone came in. If I don't go, I will be too tired to clean the room even if I am no longer in the mood to read. Looking at the chaotic home, my originally indifferent mentality about organizing books suddenly entered a state of emergency.

When it comes to organizing, many people first think of closets, living rooms and other spaces. They rarely think that books also need to be planned and organized. They even feel that in the electronic age, where paper books have been reduced on a large scale, there is still a need to organize. In fact, paper books have a place in many families. Their presence in the family not only enriches thoughts but also decorates life. One bookcase often cannot hold a family's books. Whether it is children or adults, most book lovers still like to read paper books. The real feeling of flipping through books and the pleasant feeling of jotting down two feelings are still there. Many people like to read paper books.

The organization of family books should be planned into two parts: storage and circulation. Whether family books are for recent reading or collection, when placing books on bookshelves or bookcases, we must not only pay attention to their protection but also integrate the beauty of display. This is to store books; nowadays, due to the convenience of obtaining books and their cheap prices, etc. , the books in the family, like the knowledge that enters the mind, must be constantly updated and iterated, which means that books must also be circulated.

The role of placing spiritual food at home is that with books, you can read calmly and feel the calmness of a peaceful state of life. If books clutter your living space and you cannot find the book you want to read when reading, sit down If you can't read quietly next to a book, then the many books at home will lose their original meaning. Therefore, the planning and organization of books is also a compulsory homework for organizers, and it is also a part of home organization.

Application of many organizing techniques, from clutter to artistic arrangement

Book classification method in the organizing steps

Book classification is generally divided into three times, the first time Classification of readers makes it easier to determine the main person for subsequent screening, and it is easier to determine the location of books when placing them; the second classification is based on the nature of book storage, divided into display books and collectible books, and different storage methods are used for different categories of books ; In the third classification, the display books are divided into frequently read and infrequently read according to the frequency of reading, and the placement on the specific bookshelf is determined.

According to the situation of my sister’s family, I first roughly divided the children’s reading books, the male master’s reading books, and the female master’s reading books according to the readers. Since the reading books of the younger sister and the brother-in-law are roughly the same, they are combined into one category. List.

Secondly, the books are classified for the second time: display books and collectible books. Collectible books here are books that you have not thought of reading for more than a year or books that are included in long-term collections. It is recommended that books with a collection nature be placed in a bookcase in an inconspicuous place in the study room or living room. The bookcase here must have a door. This is a necessary condition. Books that are exposed to the air for a long time will not only easily fall dust, but also easily make the paper yellow and brittle. The door bookcase storage can protect books from dust, sunlight, etc., and reduce natural damage; another function is to integrate hundreds of books into one bookcase and become a whole in the living room, instead of hundreds of messy displays. Come out, the color is also unified into one color, and the space can be immediately neat and tidy.

Books that may be read repeatedly in the past year, that is, display books, can be placed on the open bookshelf in the living room. This is easy to access, and also helps to promote reading when seen, and also makes the living room have Bookish atmosphere. Books placed on open bookshelves have display requirements, and there are several applications for organization.

The next step is to classify the display books for the third time: that is, according to the reading frequency, they are divided into frequent readers and infrequent readers.

Books that are often read should be placed in the "golden area" that can be reached by stretching out one's hand; books that are often read in general can be placed in the "silver area that can be reached by raising one's feet or bending down slightly.

< p> If there is only one bookshelf in the family, the books that are often read by each owner should be selected according to the different heights of the owners and placed in their respective "golden areas". For example, the children's books should be placed in the middle and bottom, the female owner's books should be placed in the middle, and the male owner's books should be placed in the middle. Place it in a slightly higher place.

Based on daily organization experience, I would like to give some special tips for the "wood area". If the top floor of the open bookshelf in the living room is very high, then the top floor should be placed high. The first floor and the bottom floor are both "wooden areas". It is recommended not to place books in these two locations. Books placed on the top floor are difficult to access, and the bottom floor is easily stained with dust and other stains because it is closer to the ground. It is recommended to place handicrafts on the top to form a hollow part of the "Twenty-Eight Principle". It is recommended to put appropriate storage and retention tools at the bottom, and place some trivial items inside, such as "waistbands" for frequently read books, bookmarks or other supplies. Document boxes are used to store family medical records and other documents that need to be managed in a unified manner. These can be placed flexibly according to different family situations, but the basic principle remains the same.

When placing books on open bookshelves, you must also follow the "28 principle", that is, you should not only place densely packed books on the bookshelf, but also place some handicrafts or souvenirs, or configure a "blank" space. For example, when we go to a bookstore, there are always some books placed individually on the display shelves, or some bookstores place handicrafts or record samples next to the books, which attracts people who enter the bookstore. There is less of an oncoming pressure from books and a bit more comfort.

The bookshelves in the home should have such a sense of beauty, especially if they are full of books placed in the living room. Books give people a sense of knowledge at first glance, but also a sense of oppression. The different colors and heights of the spines also add to the sense of clutter, making it difficult for people to calm down in the living room, so the bookshelf must also be organized. Only by following the basic principle of organization - the "28 principle" can you create a perfect bookshelf for your family.

Tips for placing books

First, keep books in order. The width of books varies. If you simply push them to the back of the bookshelf, you will feel that the books are very uneven in and out. You can use a ruler or the palm of your hand if you are familiar with it. Push the arranged books outward until the spines stand on the same line. Online, the books will be neat and uniform.

Second, if you use office filing cabinets or cabinets built for decoration, there will be a waste of space. The cabinet is too deep, so space is wasted for one row of books, and the ones behind two rows of books cannot be seen. My sister's study encountered this problem. In order to put more books in her study without affecting search and use, she adopted the "low in the front and high in the back" method of sorting.

That is to put the taller books at the back and the shorter books at the front. It is advisable to see at least half of the titles of the books at the back. This can expand the capacity of the bookcase without hindering the recognition of the books at the back. If the books are about the same height, you can also use some tools to "step up" the books behind them, creating the effect of being lower in front and higher in the back.

Knowledge does not take up space for storage, and books can be easily updated and iterated

Gorky once said: "Love books! They are friends of mankind." But think about our friends in life, Is it true that some people are our friends, some are temporary friends, and some people cannot become friends no matter how hard we try? The same goes for books. In this era of expanding knowledge, books that can really touch our hearts or really help us need to be screened and found.

Therefore, books that we no longer need to read or that we cannot put down after reading them are books that should be circulated. After reading, we feel that most of them have been digested and absorbed. Books that may need to be read occasionally are books that need to be "collected" using new methods. "books. As mentioned in the "Practical Reading Guide", only 8% of most books are really useful to us, so just collect the useful parts.

Ways to circulate books

“There are always some books that you will never read again, but they are not disposable consumer goods. Really good books deserve to be read again. Now and Many Claws Let’s fish together to give good books a new lease of life.” **

The above words come from a second-hand book circulation app called “Polyclaw Fish”. This sentence also reminds us that the books we no longer read should be packed away. At home, let them slowly be eaten by "bookworms" in the corner or the pages turn yellow and brittle, causing "resentment". It is better to let them circulate and let people who need them read them.

Yamashita Eiko, the founder of the life organization concept "Duansheli" that has subverted the lifestyle of millions of people, also said that excessive hoarding of items will stagnate the family's luck, even if it brings us knowledge Books have been accumulated for a long time, and when dust is spread on them, it will still affect our quality of life. Therefore, letting books circulate also allows family luck to flow.

When sorting and screening books, those books that are indifferent and those that no longer have the desire to read after reading can be classified into this category and then processed. There are many ways to deal with books, such as recycling them through second-hand book software and getting part of the money from selling the books; you can also sell them on Xianyu; or exchange them in the same city; or transfer second-hand items in a sorting group.

During the process of sorting out the books at my sister’s house, a large part of the books were also “circulated”. Second-hand book platforms were recycled and children’s books were given to other people in need. Various methods were used together, not only books After the flow went out, the space at home suddenly became brighter, and my sister's mood also became brighter.

Electronic storage of books that may need to be read

During the organizing process, my sister held some books in her hands and kept turning them over. Most of these books can be discarded. , some of the content I feel will be used in the future. To describe these books to my sister, they are a bit like "tasteless". As the saying goes, it would be a pity to throw them away but tasteless to eat. It was a pity to circulate them, but it was unnecessary to keep them at home. I finally gave my sister an electronic storage method for such books.

Today's technology is advancing rapidly. Since paper books can be turned into electronic books, the paper books in your hands can also be converted into electronic books. The biggest difference between these electronic books is that they have their own imprint, because they are books that have been read by themselves, and they also contain the notes that they left on the pages. After conversion, these will also become part of the data, not just a piece of information. An ordinary e-book.

I recommend two ways. One is to use a "Gaopai Yi" to convert the books you want to keep into electronic documents; or more simply, you can use the "Scan King" APP to scan and convert with your mobile phone. into electronic documents. No matter what the method is, it is to convert the books you may use into electronic files and store them in your computer to reduce the number of paper books.

There is knowledge hidden everywhere in home organization. The organized home brings not only a sense of visual comfort, but also convenience that coincides with the owner's living habits. Whether it is the placement of clothes in the wardrobe, the placement of books on bookcases and bookshelves, or the overall living line design of the room, these are all aspects that organizers work hard to study in order to make the owner's life convenient and comfortable. Let's organize it together Let's make our home a truly warm haven and pursue all the beauties of life.