Two new websites I love that I found just in time to fuel my mad nesting urges (baby due in 3 more days) AND yearly Spring Cleaning traditions are:

www.librarything.com
This amazing website allows you catalog your books (up to 100 FREE, then $25 for LIFETIME membership if you choose), cross reference them however you choose, share your library online with others or mark private, view other similar libraries for ideas, participate in online discussions and start clubs (homeschoolers and their home libraries are well represented).

You can check out mine here: www.librarything.com/catalog/KarinKath

If after you've cataloged your books you've discovered some DUPLICATES (cough, ahem) or found that you need to purge some books to make room for others you should definately check out this website: www.paperbackswap.com/

Don't let the name fool you, plenty of hardcover books get traded on this website as well.  Membership is free. You list 10 books and get a credit for 2 books that you can use right away. THEN for EACH book you send out to a member you earn ONE book credit that you can use to request books. In less than 24 hours I've earned and requested EIGHT BOOKS.  I love this!  Great recycling! Great penny pinching! 

If you join up my username is KarinKath---I would love the referral as I'll earn another book credit!

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