{"id":8693,"date":"2024-06-13T04:24:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T09:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookscouter.com/blog\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2025-01-10T02:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:35:54","slug":"how-to-create-a-minimalist-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookscouter.com/blog\/how-to-create-a-minimalist-library\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Minimalist Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If the “less is more<\/i>” principle has started to look more and more appealing to you recently and you find yourself reading all about minimalism and simple living, we’ve prepared another good read for you.<\/p>\n

If you’ve already “kondoed” all your drawers under the guidance of Marie Kondo and her The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up<\/i><\/a>, voluntarily got rid of a few bags with clothes, and probably pained the walls in your room white, we have another suggestion. How about creating a minimalist library?<\/p>\n

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We’re positive you tend to curate your collection in some way or another, and you’ve already done your best to organize your books<\/a> to make the space you live in more, well, spacious, less cluttered, and nicer. Yet, a minimalist library is a bit more than one of the ways how to declutter books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. What Is Minimalism?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. What Does a Minimalist Library Look Like?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. What Is the Difference between a Minimalist and a Traditional Library?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Why a Minimalist Library Is a Great Idea?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. How to Organize a Minimalist Library<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Declutter and Remove the Rest<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. A Sample Minimalist Library<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Minimalist Books for Inspiration<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Final thoughts<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    What Is Minimalism?<\/h2>\n

    Quite a popular trend, minimalism stems from the “voluntary simplicity<\/i>” movement. In a world of over-consuming, ecological and financial problems, and overall loss of meaning, it’s no surprise it got so many followers over the years.<\/p>\n

    As a minimalist, you choose to own things that you love, a selected list of things that are meaningful for you and serve some purpose. When it comes to books, this means that you only have your favorite books, the ones that you are eager to re-read or just to own.
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    What Does a Minimalist Library Look Like?<\/h2>\n

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    So, a minimalist library is your carefully curated collection of books that are thoroughly selected. It can include just a dozen of books or up to a hundred or two hundred, but still, it’s a relatively small collection. The books in such library are either high-quality, useful, or bring some cherished memories, but they are your absolute favorites.<\/p>\n

    The key idea is that you don’t buy all sorts of books or keep all the books you’ve ever read. After all, we read most of the books just once, and there’s a very small percentage of the books we get back to. In the minimalist approach, you choose a more enjoyable reading experience by choosing to keep your favorites. Besides, you save money and free up space.
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    What Is the Difference between a Minimalist and a Traditional Library?<\/h2>\n

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    When your goal is to create an extended library that will last generations and can be passed to your children and grandchildren, you invest time, effort, and money. It’s an enterprise that you grow and enrich all the time. You may start by keeping all the books you read, but you also buy all sorts of books on purpose, from must-have classics and fiction to autobiographical novels, art books, and so on. The goal is to be able to use it at any time, whenever you need a book from the school curriculum or just feel like a Jane Austen tonight.<\/p>\n

    Depending on your interests and professional sphere, you can dedicate a shelf or even an entire wall to the topic that interests you specifically. If you’re a doctor or work in the medical field, you will have books and textbooks on this topic. If you’re interested in art, you’ll include lots of beautiful art books, and if you’re a bridge lover and admirer, you’ll add a few books about structural engineering and architecture.
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    Why a Minimalist Library Is a Great Idea?<\/h2>\n

    Apart from what we’ve already mentioned (taking a more conscious approach to the things you choose in your life), you sort of limit your everyday selection to only a few books that you can re-read at any time.<\/p>\n

    We think it’s the best option if you live in a small house and have little space. Keeping only essential books is a way to both own a library and not be overwhelmed by the number of books. With just a shelf or a bookcase to store your collection, you don’t have books lying around the house gathering dust.<\/p>\n

    You get more freedom to choose what you read by getting new books from a library, online, or anywhere else (we’ll get to that later).
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    How to Organize a Minimalist Library<\/h2>\n

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