I couldn't survive with out our public library! Many times a week a find a book I'm interested in mentioned somewhere, then I go to our libraries website, reserve it, and within a few days I'm reading it. No storage, no searching, no clutter. Then if it's a book that's become a "friend", I buy it...
Great idea to deal with the paper deluge now before it gets out of hand!
I run our home with a similar system, but since I also run a children's art studio, i deal with the art work in a different way. I painted funky frames on the basement steps and show a rotating display there.
This was just what I was looking for! I included it on my blog today.....