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Step 2 is always done when Straightening and Reading is assigned. <br /><br /></li> <table width="50%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td align="center"><img src="./images/messy.jpg" height="188" width="250" alt="Unstraightened shelves" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Unstraightened shelves</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><img src="./images/straight.jpg" height="188" width="250" alt="Straightened shelves" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Straightened shelves</td> </tr> </table> <br /> <li>Keep the books loose on the shelf. Do the finger test. You must be able to run two fingers down edgewise between any two books on the shelf with ease. Large books that do not fit upright on the shelf need to be shelved with the <strong>spine down</strong>.<br /><img src="./images/spindown.jpg" height="188" width="250" align="middle" alt="Books shelved with spine down" /> <strong>Left:</strong> Book shelved spine down<br /><br /></li> <li>Some books are too long for the shelf and will overhang the edge of the shelf. 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