I made some static bookshelves (pulled in 4 books then duplicated the group to fill the shelves), but after filling 8 bookshelves (3 shelves each) and then stacking them to make 2 columns in my room (4 bookshelves each, was wanting bookshelves to cover the room) the CK has halted to where any action takes 30 seconds to react...how do people make rooms full of books? ideas?

It depends if you want to actually have books collected by the player throughout skyrim to be placeable within active bookshelves, or if you want static bookshelves are basically just there for looks.

bookshelves modders resource. Copy 'n' paste the bookshelves into your cell and orientate to suit while still selected, takes about 5 minutes

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/11618/?