8 Organizing Strategies from Professional Purgers
Liberate Your Library
Purging: Some people would consider it a sacrilege to ever get rid of a book, but if you've decided it's time to winnow, donate all books that don't meet any of these three criteria: books you love, books you read regularly, books whose content can't be found on the Internet.
Prevention: Librarian's rules: No stacking or
double shelving allowed. "Group your books into categories like fiction,
nonfiction, and travel, so you can see what you have," says Chris McKenry of Get
It Together LA. And good news: "Regifting is perfectly acceptable with
books."
From the
January 2007 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
