@JSWolf - Whilst the Date column is populated with the current date when a book is added, it is also an editable column. If the date a book was added to the library is irrelevant to a user he/she can use it for something else -- maybe to the date by which the book must be read in order to pass an examination or contribute to a book club discussion.
I assume that's why the column name is Date/date and not Date Added/dateadded - it can be whatever you want it to be.
When I add a book, I clear the Date cell by pressing F2 followed by the - key. I use the Date column to track 'progress'
Besides which, the OP has already written that she doesn't have space for the Date column in the book list, so sorting by it is not an option.
@theducks - if you have already added an empty book, and you add a format to it, then you can change the Date to Now by pressing F2 on the Date cell followed by the = key.
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