My bookshelves get great gas mileage.

As my friend Donna says, this bookshelf is for the serious speed reader. (Via.)

Education by Osmosis

By Vicki.

"My book is on the FOURTEENTH shelf?!"

Library at the Shiba Ryotaro Memorial
Museum, Osaka, Japan. (Via.)

Sacré Bleu!

By ceer.

This enterprising design's from John W. Doull Bookseller (Nova Scotia).

If you like bookshelves, but aren't very handy...

You may want to opt for library wallpaper instead.

Bookshelves with a message:

"READ"

Cast-iron book alcoves, Main Hall, Cincinnati

I'm trying to wrap my head around the fact that Cincinnati had a building called Main Hall that had these amazing cast-iron book alcoves...and then bad people tore the building down.

By Public Library of Cincinnati.

Bookshelves + Bike Rack = BookBike

From BYographia.

That's one well-read cat.

By TLVshac.

"Has Been Read" bookshelf

Design by Mebrure Oral. Below is another view.

Lofty Reading

From a home in Hamburg, Germany.

Breakthrough Novels

"Dude— gnarly bookshelves, yo."

Taylor Hamilton made bookshelves out of skateboards.

And for that, I applaud him!