SFF180 📚 The Library Tour 2016

[@booksandpieces]

The shelf rescue was completely epic! I am so envious - shelves cost a bomb. And the adorably fluffy dog at the end and the science fiction hope was too lovely.

[@SFF180]

I can only think that trashing perfectly good (and expensive) fixtures is just indicative of the kind of lousy decision-making that helped Borders go under.

[@jamesholder13]

Definitely.

[@AlwaysTheStoryCollector]

I'm watching this 2 years later and I'm in awe but also a bit emotional (?). The way you talk about books/library really resonate with me. It feels like you're practical but also a kind of a nutter in your love for books/stories. My kind of people. Still a great video!

[@Moonpome]

I worked at Borders for six years, I enjoyed your shelf acquisition tale. I was in charge of fixture sales at the location where I worked. You got the best possible deal. I recognized the slat wall end caps immediately. Glad to see them alive and well. Also, nice movie collection, just my cup of tea.

[@MaijaReads]

Loved when the camera turned around and you could see the aisles! That's some library goals right there, haha. Would have loved to see quick top to bottom pans of all the shelves like with the DVD shelf, so that I could pause and take a closer look, but hey, that's me. I hope you like your new setup!

[@ImmaterialDigression]

Also can I applaud you for your efforts in rescuing the shelves!

[@AmandaPelland]

I would love to see an updated video on your bookshelves / library! :) I could see that, you driving home with bookshelves in the back, haha that's awesome!!

[@WolfMcTavish]

Nice to see your extended library. Also loved the use of the B-roll.

[@kittygbooks]

Superb :) I am very happy we finally got to delve deep into the SFF180 library and that definitely was a fabulous find with the shelves! Looking forward to seeing the new set up and the books you decide to keep featured behind you there. Love your dog btw, very cute!

[@machinaheart]

Aww, the words at the end made my heart swell and that shelf story sure is fantastic! Looking forward to seeing you in your new location :3

[@francissreckofabian01]

I came here from your most recent video (26/7/21). It was in the recommended list. When Borders came to Australia it was a revelation. There was a store in Sydney's CBD and I worked very close to it. I discovered so many magazines I had no idea that existed. Boy I subscribed to way too many magazines. They take up more space than books. Thank goodness for the ebook revolution. I was very sad when they disappeared. However, as you say, being surrounded by books is a calming, lovely feeling. History is my other literary favourite. No doubt you'd be aware of Tom Holland who writes popular history books as well as vampire novels. He's my current favourite history writer. (and there is science, music and "human thought" P.S. Toyota Corollas were very well made cars back in the day.

[@VanessaButtino]

Your Criterion collection is OFF THE HOOK! Love it! Also, I'm a big lover of History books too - both me and my Pops are :)

[@SFF180]

+Vanessa Buttino Awesome! The funny thing about history is that it allows you to be super-granular about specific interests. You do have all of humanity's past to choose from, after all. So it's totally normal to be weird and say "I love ancient civilizations, the Black Death, and fin de siècle Paris but mainly the 19th arrondisement. Also, Bogie movies."

[@karenbarretto4265]

Saving those bookshelves - you were heroic. Loved your old dog too.

[@keeley_reads]

Omg Borders!! I miss that place. Same with Atlantic Books. I used to love going to the mall to go book shopping. But that's such a good idea to get bookshelves from a book store. Although an unfortunate way to get them, but still a great idea! I'm in such awe of your library. Also your dog is adorable!

[@SarahEverMotionBooks]

I used to work at a small Borders around the time it shut down, I thought I recognized those shelves right before you told that story! Very epic score on those! I hope the move went well!

[@gorram]

Love the editing on this video, easily one of the most enjoyable library tours I've seen. Very jealous of the shelving story - all loot gained at the end of an epic quest is the most rewarding.

[@deanc6772]

Hello from a fellow Texan. Just came across your channel (after looking at your Goodreads), enjoyed your library tour, cannot agree more with older movies,

[@WickedGoodBooks]

I used to work for BORDERS! I also acquired a ton of shelving from them after our store closed, but have since donated them and gotten new shelves.

[@matthewmacdonaldchannel1]

From 14.43 until the outro, that is some genuinely sick music-video-meets-short-form-documentary editing. Cuing up the highway footage to coincide with the beat-drop is f***ing magical. This is one I always revisit, from your archives. You deserve to be so proud of these, man.

[@SFF180]

Thanks so much, Matthew. I love it when a viewer has the eye to pick up on this sort of stuff!

[@LetsReadSFF]

The best story, for the best shelves. Thanks Thomas. The new setup will be great I'm sure.

[@dopilus]

What a great video! Through and though! The demise of Borders. The shelf rescue. With all the heart and humor I love about this channel. That inspirational sally forth into tomorrow at the end, too --- the whole thing was just so much fun.

[@SFF180]

Much appreciated! It's having so many awesome folks in the SFF180 Family that keeps me going.

[@MusicalTati]

This was bad ass & well worth the wait! My jaw dropped at the trashed shelving!!! I need to troll the back of closing businesses for the rest of my life!!! That's amazing! Love the exit footage too.

[@sabrinaeverywhere]

So worth the wait! 😊😊 this video made me smile. Good luck with the new home. 😊

[@sandradias8714]

The rescue of the shelves- What a story. You lucky men. Loved the dog.

[@timetoread1795]

Hahahahaa, oh...my...goodness...that bookshelf story is wild! Ahh...totally agree :) I sometimes just stare at my shelves and all my books, it makes me so so happy. Also, fantastic editing in this video!

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

OMG talk about thrift store finds. I get my bookshelves from Goodwill and other resources. I love that you got them from the trash hahaha. I use to bring mine home in a Toyota Prius and it was actually the perfect size for a tall shelf. I feel similarly about owning books and wanting to be surrounded.

[@annkucharski]

Your library is so amazing! And the story of how you got your shelves is the best!!

[@fjuran1]

I have been waiting for this so long. Very impressive, love your Borders story, I never thought of that, having three Borders in my area that closed. All the best of luck to you, Thomas. I assume you will have quite a mailbag Monday soon!!

[@HughRose84]

Good to see you back! Always look forward to your videos, I've found some great recommendations on here :)

[@kellswitch]

Puppy!!!! What a lovely lady, I hope the move wasn't too hard on her. Congrats on a new home and I hope your move went well.

[@Spurs420]

Thanks for the library tour - good luck with the move - look forward to the director cut 178 minute mailbag Monday...great looking shelves!

[@chrismaloy]

You have the best book tube channel. I look forward to all your new content (and been catching up on the old content when I have time). Cheers.

[@SFF180]

Thanks very much!

[@oberstul1941]

Great Library! Here's to hoping you'll settle back with your books soon! Cheers, mate!

[@Historelic]

In Dubai each day people leave almost brand new furniture near the dumpsters and they do it in the outskirts of the city to avoid getting caught , the reason being you can't sell it and are required by law to dispose it properly for which you have to pay an amount that can possibly buy you new furniture.

[@SFF180]

That’s nuts! I wonder why it’s illegal to resell? Oh well, I guess the lower-income residents of Dubai know where to go to find quality furniture for free.

[@carolinedenise]

This is exactly why I love SF too! It brings hope for a better future. And what an impressive library you have... I already feel overwhelmed with +600 books, can't imagine dealing with that many. ;) Also, very cute dog!

[@elliemoon88]

Your shelf story was amazing, I honestly couldn't stop smiling. And I can't believe I haven't discovered your channel till now! Not a fan of Booktube personally, but your channel is amazing. :)

[@PaulWeymouth]

Thanks Thomas. As much as I loved seeing all the books, I especially loved the story about how you got the shelves. That was an incredible find, getting all those shelves for free. That movie collection is amazing. I only have a few Criterion movies, mostly Kurosawa films. Hope the move went well.

[@dimator]

awwwwwww, those shelves really took me back, I loved Borders. thanks for the tour!

[@avatarLT]

You are a legend;) Good job saving these wonderful shelves and your library looks awesome ;)

[@anna--emilia]

I can't believe you have so many books you have aisles! and loved the story of the shelves, great video!! :)

[@FinalBlowJoe]

Lots of really good books along with saving perfectly good solid shelves.

[@bookdisorders]

just seen and subscribed. I need to do a bookshelf tour myself now owning my house for a year but want to do it when my library is complete. But i keep on thinking that I'm a reader my library will never be completed until i die or can't read anymore. But love your brandon sanderson collection i have met him and have most of his books signed. I need to do a tour soon.

[@brainfromarous9015]

The best part was the telepathic dog at the end.

[@SFF180]

She is a wise, mystical sage.

[@quantumdjinn]

That was an amazing shelf story. I understand what you mean about having more books than you can ever read. My SF & F audiobook collection is nearing 9,000 books!

[@teishabee1993]

Great Video. Awesome story and awesome outro 😊

[@lemocchiato3276]

A library by alphabetical order by author is the perfect library. My goal one day if I ever get enough bookshelf space.

[@tweegerm]

Got a nostalgia kick from seeing the Borders style genre card but that's a great tale of luck and dedication in getting those shelves.

[@SFF180]

Yeah, I really scored there. Unlikely ever to happen again.

[@superdrag65]

This was awesome, thanks for this. And great story about the bookshelves! I would've done the same thing.

[@dangerousbirdy]

I'm amazed you don't have 10k+ subscribers. Your videos are always so well done. I'd love to see a video of movie recommendations. Bonus points for your lovely senior canine companion :)

[@SFF180]

Thanks, she's a wise old wizard of a dog. 😊 I always remind everyone, the best way to help the channel get more subs is Share, Tweet and Recommend!

[@theimperfectscrapper5313]

Omg - your story about the bookshelves is so funny. It’s exactly the type of thing I would’ve done.

[@zezeest.9744]

The bookshelf tour!! Yeahie! That brought a smile to my face and wow that's a lot of books! I was wondering how you would do the tour. And I wish I'd thought to check Borders for shelves when they were going out of business. My mind was on grabbing as many cheap books as I could.

[@SFF180]

I don't know if every location put its fixtures on sale, but mine did, so that was lucky.

[@RaleighBecketGipsyPilot]

I worked in Borders for almost four years and even before you mentioned the bookshelves I thought "Shit...those are from Borders". And you're very lucky. When my location went into liquidation, they were selling all the fixtures off, nothing got trashed. I think the shelves went for $300 and up.

[@SFF180]

This was well before the liquidation. At that time this location was selling shelving at around $100-150 IIRC.

[@Chris-Huntley]

I will always buy a mass market copy over a hardcover or trade paperback. Yeah it's usually easy to switch out books if you want to move something to storage and bring back something else.

[@Samakain]

Great shelf story. 11/10 for the Doggo.

[@radikl_ed]

Hey, would you like a tour of Paris? *proceeds to sit at a single cafe the entire time and tell you about the tables*

[@ShelleensCreativityRoom]

Wow, getting all those bookcases free is amazing and for free I would have made several trips as well. I wasn't surprised when Borders went out of business just because of how I had been treated the past 2 times I had went before it closed.

[@Curupira106]

Wow! The shelves story is just marvelous. Grade A showmanship. :)

[@dinocollins720]

Another amazing video!!! Thank you!!!

[@brainfromarous9015]

I can't stop commenting! So you're a giallo film fan. I should have seen that, actually. Bravo. I discovered all of that when Anchor Bay hit the gas in the 90s and rolled out dozens of Italo-horror and suspense classics on Region 1 DVDs. Anchor Bay. Borders. Memory lane, eh?

[@SFF180]

Yeah, that was a shining moment.

[@omarsayed9155]

Can't wait for SFF180, Season 2! :p

[@ConnorOBrien]

That's crazy that they just threw out all the shelves! I would have done the same thing if my car would have fit them (it wouldn't) lol And you pup is so cute!

[@SFF180]

+Connor O'Brien I know, right? That's a couple thousand dollars worth of bookcases at least.

[@stratchic]

Not fancy?? That IS FANCY! Gorgeous!

[@danrosplock9394]

Good luck with the move!

[@theimperfectscrapper5313]

You might like a non-fiction book called “The Library at Night”, which I recommend after your discussion about being surrounded by books.

[@SFF180]

Will look it up!

[@swirlcrop]

You have a nice library. Good job.

[@blancspace799]

Surrounded by books? I feel you.

[@WagTheFoxBlog]

Sweet bargain in scoring all those shelves. Impressive library at your disposal, too.

[@ImmaterialDigression]

This really is a library!

[@jeroenadmiraal8714]

That's a lot of books!

[@Draxtor]

I see Eifelheim 👏👏👏

[@SirWarrenG]

Sick Opeth shirt!

[@Majesticon]

metal band Opeth, huh? I was wondering what kind of music you listened to

[@Alex-km7so]

Criterions? Nice!

[@brainfromarous9015]

Btw, that was a moving sequence with the truck. ... You're welcome.

[@tometrove5483]

I love watching booktube but have a hard time finding new fantasy and scifi recommendations that aren’t YA. nothing against YA but I’m just into the more adult genre now and it’s hard finding booktubers that are more focused on that. Thanks for all the recommendations!

[@SFF180]

Very glad to be helpful! Thank you!

[@girlreading3999]

Your shelves are incredible!! :')

[@SFF180]

Thank you! I do feel quite lucky.

[@Chris-Huntley]

I will always buy a mass market copy over a hardcover or trade paperback.

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz9]

Nice story

[@robberesford904]

Shelves don't get the recognition they deserve

[@DanielGFreeman]

I'm sorry are you wearing an Opeth shirt? two freaking thumbs up for you sir.

[@SFF180]

But of course!

[@brainfromarous9015]

Thomartin, I make this pledge: If I ever win Lotto or get a crazy amount of money in some other way, I am moving to where you are and opening a SFF book store. We'll have a rare books room, author signing, the works. I'll run it at a loss if need be. There will also be fine alcohol. An Alamo Bookhouse, at it were. I am completely serious. Why be another nouveau riche jerkoff collecting Ferraris? Bookstore for me.

[@SFF180]

You've always been a man of sound priorities.

[@occasionalreader]

@16:20 thats a cool dog

[@AdorationChapel]

Booktubers? When did that word come out?

[@RobotMaria]

Wiee, finally! :D

[@j.p.lovecraft1826]

Opeth!!!

[@robmatheny2412]

Lift with your legs, not with your back. :)