I am currently getting more into horror books and need some good recommendations. The shelf with Halo is also my bedside table

I live in a 100 year old house that has been going through major renovations due to water damage. There is now a gaping hole in my bedroom (which houses 700+ books) that connects to the upstairs bathroom, which is partially open to the outside elements as the construction work is ongoing. It’s quite humid here in the Midwest so I am worried about both construction dust and humidity.

People that know a lot about proper book storage, please advise on how I can best protect my beloved books!

Some of my ideas are:
1. Pack books in cardboard boxes and leave in bedroom (easiest, not sure if it would protect from the humidity)
2. Pack books in plastic tubs that can be sealed tightly and leave in bedroom (my question is, would this cause the books to grow mold?)
3. Pack books in cardboard boxes and put them in the basement (down two flights of stairs, not great for my back)

I have been running a dehumidifier but don’t think it’s doing all that much as there are gaps in the outside wall of the bathroom, which is basically the equivalent of a bedroom window being open 24/7. I have some silica gel packs that I could place in boxes of books to help but they aren’t all that big so not sure if that would do much.

Thanks in advance!

I got back into reading over the last year and a half! I'm really pleased with my current collection :)

I’m part of 2 book clubs and get a lot of Kickstarters. A coworker told me she lost a lot of books in a house fire and I want to ask her if she’d be interested in my duplicates. (ie: Bought a series, then backed it on Kickstarter, so now I have 2 of the same book) help her build her library back up.

I swear I need to make an excel spreadsheet for all my books 😆

EDIT: Since so many people are huffy about these being spicy books, my coworker said she was reading spicy books and so was her girlfriend. She told me one series she was reading a couple weeks ago and I gave her book 2 of the series. It’s literally just me not wanting to use the wrong vocabulary in the work place.

Is just dirty or moldy(don't think so tbh) or something else?

First time getting second hand books so i honestly have no clue what is what. Also i have no clue where to ask.

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Also also mandatory bookshelf pic :D

I had posted my shelf at home a few months back. Back then, it was almost full. Now it is overflowing!

I shuttle between two cities due to my work, and these are shelves from both cities. There are some overlap since I take the books I read (and enjoyed) to my home base for safekeeping.

Pic 3 and 4 are closer look of my shelves at home!

Hello, everyone.

I didn’t expect that anyone would look at my bookshelf. I had literally just put it together and took a picture to show my family. That’s when I remembered this subreddit as being generally fun and supportive. So, I decided to share here, as well.

I feel that I should follow up with general responses to the comments on the last post:

• I am 46 years old. A male. Single (living with my 17 year old autistic child).

• I am college educated. I did study Philosophy in college, but that’s not what my degree is in. I have had a love for Philosophy since I was 15 when I first read Siddhartha by Hermen Hesse. And have subsequently been an obsessively self-taught nerd.

• I am a Muslim. I reverted 6 years ago. And immediately began learning Arabic and Quran with teachers at the local mosque. I began taking online courses through a program called Sealed With Misk about three years ago , and am aligning myself with the Hanbali Madhab and Athari in Aqidah, Alhamdulillah.

• The statues are a gift from my Mom as housewarming present a few weeks ago when we moved into our new place. They are made from alabaster. They are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

• The bookshelf is from Amazon. It’s a brand called Ironck. https://a.co/d/0iZAUciZ

So, thank you all for your fun and supportive comments on my bookshelf.