My Home Library & Bookshelves

I moved across town almost 3 years ago, to my grandmother’s house after she passed, and it’s been a special experience for me to be living in the house my mom grew up in. I also love the location of the new house, as it’s walking distance to more things, and the best part – it doesn’t flood like our old house!

My favorite part about our new house is that our spare bedroom – which we didn’t have in the old house either – is my personal library, with (almost) all of my bookshelves in it. I want to share photos of those bookshelves here. I do have one large bookshelf with all my nonfiction in my bedroom as well, and also a book cart with my Book of the Month books on it, too. I must own over 1,000 physical books!

Here is a photo of my cubby holes in my home library, where I have all of my children’s books. I have picture books from my childhood as well as signed middle grade books that I acquired at BEA (Book Expo America, a trade show that went by the wayside after the pandemic) and my Harry Potter collection.

Next is my adult bookshelf between the door to my library and the closet in the library. It’s the tallest bookshelf I have in the library, and it’s full! I actually had to find a space to put my overflow of books, and decided to make the bottom shelf of my book cart my overflow shelf.

The short bookshelf next to the bed (the room also serves as a guest room, after all) is my second YA bookshelf. It sits on the wall around the corner from my cubby holes. On top of that bookcase sits a book-themed tissue box as well as a container with all my bookmarks.

This is my first YA bookshelf (starting with A – yes, I alphabetize my bookshelves like the real librarian I am!). Also, meet Madison, the comfort cat that was my grandmother’s in her advanced years. She’s the perfect library cat! The YA shelf sits beside the library couch, my favorite indoor reading spot! To the left are the built in drawers where we keep the bedsheets.

This is the last shelf in my library, adjacent to my mom’s writing desk. This bookcase is where I keep all the books I’m selling on PangoBooks. Please take a look at my shop and buy some! 🙂 

And, I can’t resist – here is the bookshelf and book cart which are in my room:

I hope you’ve enjoyed all the photos I’ve shared of my various bookshelves. I have to say, I am proud of how they’re organized! I hope you love them just as much as I do!