On January 26th if you need a break, Library Shelfie Day, offers a unique opportunity for book lovers.

Some collectors of books tend to arrange their collections so their spines can be admired pleasantly. Others have a system of organization that results in an alternative art form. However our books are organized on the shelf, they are meant to be photographed and shared on social media.

Library Shelfies offer book stores, libraries, schools, and individuals an opportunity to express their reading preferences through a single photograph. Whether they frame their favorite authors, titles, genres or cover art, readers share a bit of their library in creative ways. With or without dust jackets, signed and unsigned, dogeared and in mint condition, bibliophiles love books of all kinds.

LIBRARY SHELFIE DAY HISTORY

The New York Public Library founded Library Shelfie Day as a way to observe various national holidays by displaying shelfies representing books from each day.

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• Book Lovers Day
• Library Shelfie Day
• Science Fiction Day
• National Thesaurus Day
• Get Caught Reading Month
• Library Lovers Month
• Library Lovers Day,
• World Read Aloud Day,
• International Book Giving Day,
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week,
• Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week,
• National Tell A Fairy Tale Day
• Read an E-Book Week,
• National Get Caught Reading Month
• Return Borrowed Books Week,
• Read Across America Day,
• World Book Day,
• National Grammar Day,
• Write Your Story Day,
• Freedom of Information Day,
• World Poetry Day,
• Tolkien Reading Day
• National Poetry Month,
• Childrens Book Day,
• School Librarians Day,
• Read a Roadmap Day,
• National Library Week,
• Encourage A Young Writer Day,
• D.E.A.R. Drop Everything And Read Day,
• National Librarian Day,
• Haiku Poetry Day,
• National Columnist’s Day,
• Talk Like Shakespeare Day,
• World Book & Copywrite Day,
• Poem In Your Pocket Day,
• National Tell A Story Day
• National Authors Day
• National Black Poetry Day,
• Library Card Sign Up Month
• National Read A Book Day,
• Comic Book Day,
• National Coloring Book Day,
• National Book Month,
• National Family Literacy Day
• National Family Literacy Month

HOW TO OBSERVE #LibraryShelfieDay

Whether you have a small library with a few select favorites or are a true bibliophile, arrange your collection on a shelf and take a picture. Some suggestions include:

• Arrange by color
• Order books by height, thickness, width
• Arrange book titles so they send a message
• Stack books artistically
• Place books in the order in which they were read
• Rely on the good ol’ alphabetical order by author
• Display a biography only shelfie

You can combine this with Chocolate Cake Day also recognized today. A good cup of coffee or tea, a slice of chocolate cake, and a great book. Curl up in your favorite spot. There is no better way to enjoy a cold winters day. (It’s 30° in Florida. Trust me this is cold for us.)

Once you’ve taken your library shelfie, visit a local library and check out theirs. You might find they’ve developed clever ways to entice you to new books and old ones, too. Don’t forget to use #LibraryShelfieDay to share on social media.

I highly recommend these authors. By no means a complete list…
Julia Quinn, Diana Galbaldon, Suzanne Brockmann, Sherrilyn McQueen (a.k.a Kenyon), Lisa Kleypas, J.M. Madden, Suzanne Enoch, Kait Nolan, Liz Carlyle,
Lexi Ryan, Sarah McClean, S.A. Monk,
Sabrina Jeffries, Carla Kelly, Hannah Howell, Collette Scott, Shandi Boyes, Nora Roberts, Amanda Quick, Catherine Colter, Edith Layton, Lorraine Heath, Dean Koontz, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, David Balducci, Janet Evanovich, Steven King, John Grisham, J D Robb, Michael Connelly, Agatha Christie, George R. R. Martin, Harper Lee,