Extreme Clean-out: Part One -- Books!

Hi, my name is Anne, and I'm a Bibliophile. I may have a little problem when it comes to books. I've always loved them, always coveted them. It wasn't a problem when I was a child, and used the
library, where they expect you to return the books you've read. But then I grew up and discovered book stores.
Oh, the wonder! The smell! The color! The sweet temptation.
So I started buying books. And I just kept on buying books. After all, I reasoned, they were good to have, right? I do reread books over and over, so most of my books really get used. And I loan them to friends.
I have books about every subject I've ever wanted to explore, from orchids to bonsai to hiking the Appalachian Trial to wine making to parakeet keeping to writing murder mysteries to classics to brain candy (romance, chic lit, etc.)
My children also love books, and may have inherited a little "book habit" from their father (who ALSO loved books) and me. We have many, beloved children's books I can't toss, as I remember holding my tiny tots on my lap and reading these stories aloud. Goodnight Moon. Green Eggs and Ham. Little House in the Big Woods. All the Harry Potter books.
Consequently, I have hundreds of books. And in my extreme clean-out and eventual downsizing plan, I won't have room for hundreds of books.
So I have to sort em out and divvie em up.
I'll make two piles, first: Keep and toss.
Of the toss, I'll make two piles: Sell and donate.
This is going to take a few days. I'll take pics when I'm done and let you know how many books I've managed to part with. Wish me luck!