I have a sort of library between the dining room space and the living room space, they are actually one room and the bookcase stands between the two spaces. It's big enough to contain books on both sides. There are some books of my children, some books from my childhood and the rest of whatever I bought over the years, all kinds of novels of different eras, study books, non fiction info, etc. all in Dutch, English, some French and some Urdu.
It's my favorite place in my entire home.