The maintenance of books in regards to what is currently being read (Goodreads), what is checked out from the library, what is on KINDLE, and what is currently being read that is owned in hard or soft back is just one part of the thing called book maintenance. The second part of book maintenance is knowing what is on what shelf or in what currently reading stack. Bigly (as you Trump fans would say) maintenance was done today. As new acquisitions are counted and placed on their appropriate shelf, it becomes clear that further maintenance is now needed just in the area of biographies. A biography there, one over there, and a few more on this shelf, is no way to lead a life. All biographies (except for music bios) now need to be in one place so that they can all be seen at the same time. Science fiction is another category that should all be together but is now scattered between two shelves at that is just sloppy maintenance. The shelf for books just on the St. John’s curriculum (undergraduate and graduate) is in order with materials, book catalog, personal catalog and such on top of the books. The goal here is to own a copy of every book on both curriculums. Currently about 47% accomplished. The metal shelf supports all books on music, which would include biographies, theory, history, scores, librettos, etc. These are catalogued separately and are included in the master catalog for all music items owned (CD’s, vinyl, etc). Two hours of book maintenance was successful but led to the conclusion that more shelves are needed (or a new wing on the house) and that the goal of acquiring a 9,000-book library is mostly on track. This could be accomplished if books were simply purchased in bulk but that is madness. All books acquired must be wanted, desired, speak to the reader, and have a place in the grand vision.

This is what happens when you have no children and time to burn.