I purchased plastic shelving at Target that didn't take to much time to put together. Smile. I also have used the plastic drawers, and milk crates that you can purchase that will stack together. Done the Cinder Block thing too. And The assembled furniture isn't that bad I have a desk, several bookshelfves and I had a bed and head board made out of the stuff when i was home at my oparents. Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book in my hand, my limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. - Helen Keller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:59 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Storing and Organizing Books Hi all, Great suggestion. My parents resorted to the cinder block book shelves too. You can find these at garden stores I think. You can also buy shelving at household stores, but they do require assembly, and of course, the instructions are in print and they have pictures, and the language is semi-English/chinese or English/Korean or English/Spanish. So, I don't recommend it, unless you're prepared to be an engineer and not read the manual. I think your cinder block shelving may be the best bet for convenience and time-saving. If you tell the lumber department at the household store what you want the boards for, they can saw them to fit. You will need to measure your space in the house, of course. Then you probably want them either six or eight feet long. Six would probably be easier to deal with both in transporting them and in ease of building. Good luck! Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.portaltutoring.info "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1128 - Release Date: 11/13/2007 11:09 AM To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.