Library Adventures

Revenge of The Library Stack

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It’s been a while since I’ve written any posts for my blogging topic category – The Library Stack where I share my latest stack of local library books I’ve borrowed; and this might be my last “library stack” post for a very long time.

Why? Because I overdid it this time…

A couple weeks (or a month ago), I went for a wander in our local Barnes & Noble bookstore and spent way too long in the Interior Decorating/Home Improvement section with lots of new and yummy design books.

Above is a small sampling of the two bookcases in Barnes & Nobles filled with new interior design books.

I noted many of the new book titles, went home and reserved them at the library. Little did I know they would all come in so fast…and continuously.

This was the first library stack:

I didn’t take any more photos but the books kept coming in until my stack was over 20+ books before I left for my trip to Montréal a couple weeks ago. While I was in Montréal books I had on hold kept coming available and John had to keep going to the library to pick them up each time I got a new e-mail until I returned to the US. It was getting ridiculous.

When I got back from my trip I tried to flip through as many books (drinking a lot of tea!) as I could knowing some I had to return in 21 days AND that more books kept coming in.

How did this happen? I don’t remember reserving that many Interior Design books but I think I made a mistake when I was putting books on hold and accidentally checked a whole screen page listing of books instead of just the one (or several books) I wanted on that page of the library listing.

I ended up with over 35+ library books which I had to make into 3 stacks!

After a while I became fatigued with Interior Design books and realized I’d really overdone it this time. I ended up returning all the books before their 21 day loan was up including 10+ books I didn’t even flip through.

Of all those library books, in the TRIPLE STACK, my two favorites were these two, I really enjoyed looking through these gorgeous books:

I enjoyed them on the front porch during a lovely day with milder weather.

But I think my “library stack” era has ended (or at least on hiatus for some time) and I am just going to focus on reading the books and magazines in my home library for now. I am currently quite disinterested in any home design suggestions – ha!

It is possible to have too much of a good thing.

– Aesop
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18 thoughts on “Revenge of The Library Stack”

  2. Yeah. I have to take a break from reading too many books at once as well. I’m focusing on one fiction book until I finish it. Cool idea finding the books you want in Barnes and Noble and then going to the library to get them. Life Hack alert!

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  4. I am going to be gutting my kitchen next year. I have watched, and still do, any home remodeling shows to figure out what exactly I want to do in my kitchen. I never thought about library books! I wonder if they would have them just for kitchens? Thank you for a great idea Tierney. 🥰

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