This is the purpose of the library function
To set up the library
Right click on the library folder and click on properties
This will open a dialogue that allows you to add folders into the library
If you have an existing tree of picture folders you can simply add the top level folder to the library or if you have lots of folders spread around the disk(s) you can all the folders individually.
Once the library is set-up to your liking it is a simple thing to use the right click option inside the library, (right click the white space

), to view and arrange the images by various criteria