What to do with all of those books?!

I'm a big fan of libraries...you can pick out a book you like, read it, and then return it.  
There's no buying, storing, moving, or dealing with the book once you've finished it.

Kids' books are another story...they have their favorites that they read 1,000,001 times.  
They're attached to them (heck, you're attached to them!).

The books themselves don't take up that much space, but the bookshelves can become a little unruly, to the say the least!

If one of your "problem" areas is books--specifically kids' books--try this out:
Store them vertically.  Yes, vertically, as in moving up a wall instead of spreading across the wall in a low, bulky bookshelf.  (I know, I know, you can get "tall" bookshelves--but kids' can't reach the ones on the top!)

Below are 2 images to give you an idea of what I'm talking about.  If you're at a loss when it comes to all the books in your home, sort through them and get rid of as many as you can (then use the library more!), and store the rest in a vertical storage system!

From messy bookshelf 

(where the books were literally thrown on the shelves), 

to organized, vertical hanging storage!

A pallet DIY project: vertical book storage!

(cloth is stapled to the front & back to create the pockets)

I'd love to see what you come up with!  Post your creative book storage system on the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/simplifyyourstuff