At one time I had all my books and patterns in my filing cabinet but found it hard to search for a certain pattern/book so now I have them in the cabinets on each end of my cutting table. I organize the books by either author such as Bonnie Hunter's books and then by style of pattern such as logcabins, paper piecing, baby quilts, etc. I also have more room in the cabinets than I did in the filing cabinet drawer.