Bookshelf

Obtaining

Bookshelves can be broken fairly easily by hand, but can be broken faster by using an axe. In either case, they will drop 3 books when broken, allowing the reconstruction of the bookshelf with the addition of six wood planks. When broken by an item that is enchanted "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will with silk touch "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will , it will drop itself.

Block	Bookshelf
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking "Punch" redirects here. For the enchantment, see Enchanting#Punch. The Player punches trees and gets wood (click to view animation). Breaking, digging, punching, or mining is one of the most fundamental activities in Minecraft, performed (by time
Hand	2.25
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Golden	0.2

1. ⃢₆ₑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

Info

Bookshelf

Transparency When leaves are opaque (in "fast" graphics), they completely block rendering. When leaves are transparent (in "fancy" graphics), the world behind them is also rendered. Opacity (and its inverse, transparency) are properties of blocks with	No
Luminance Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2	No
Blast resistance	7.5
Tool
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	Yes
Drops See the items that drop from entities and blocks. For drops as in falls, see Fall Damage. Typical drops from a skeleton: experience orbs, an arrow, and bones. Drops are items that	Book (3)
Data value	dec:47 hex:2F bin:101111
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	bookshelf

	“	Bookshelves are expensive things to create. But you can’t put a price on wisdom, can you? Besides which, in Minecraft at least, they add a bit of colour to a room and enhance the power of nearby enchanting tables!	„
		— Marsh Davies Marsh Davies Real name Marsh Davies Occupation Creative communications manager Website http://www.marshdavies.com/ @@@#@@@Twitter(twitter.com)###@### name @MarshDavies This article is a stub. Please help us by expanding it. Marsh Davies is the creative communications manager at Mojang

Bookshelves are blocks Blocks may refer to: Block - cubes that make up the Minecraft world as a whole. Blocks music disc This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you that primarily serve to enhance enchanting "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will with an enchantment table Enchantment Table Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance Computer: No Pocket Edition: 12 Blast resistance 6,000 Hardness 5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops .

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Trivia

• Bookshelves top and bottom textures by default use the same texture as oak wood planks.
• It takes 90 wood planks, 45 leather and 135 paper to make 15 bookshelves in order to get a level 30 enchantment.

Natural generation

Villages Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ may contain up to two libraries. Each village library contains seven bookshelves.

Strongholds Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes may contain up to two libraries, each of which may be single-level or have an upper balcony. These featureSpecial attraction some bookshelves arranged in pillars, and more bookshelves arranged in pillars in the walls. Single-level libraries contain 161 bookshelves, while libraries with balconies contain 233.

Bookshelves also naturally generate in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. .

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe
Any Wood Planks Wood Planks Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 15 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Itself Data value dec: 05 hex: 5 bin: 101 Name planks Wood planks are common blocks used in many crafting ⃂+ Book

Trading

A bookshelf can be bought from a librarian villager for 3 to 4 emeralds as part of their tier 2 trades.

Enchanting

If an enchantment table Enchantment Table Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance Computer: No Pocket Edition: 12 Blast resistance 6,000 Hardness 5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops is placed near a bookshelf, glyph particles will fly from a bookshelf towards the enchantment table. Having bookshelves in the proper position near the table will allow the table to apply higher-level enchantments.

Fuel

Bookshelves can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.

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Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
				Xbox	PS	Pocket	Wii U
	Librarian	Build some bookshelves to improve your enchantment table Enchantment Table Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance Computer: No Pocket Edition: 12 Blast resistance 6,000 Hardness 5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops	Pick up a bookshelf from a crafting table output.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20G	Bronze

History

Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST 9					Added bookshelf.
					Was impossible to obtain without loading a pre-edited map. Destroyed in explosions, and when broken it drops nothing.
0.28					Can now be freely placed.
Indev
0.31			Jan. 29, 2010		Bookshelves can now be crafted.
Alpha
1.0.11					Can now be crafted from 3 books and 6 wood planks.
Beta
1.8					Can now be found generated in libraries in villages, and libraries in strongholds.
Official release
1.0.0			Beta 1.9-pre3		Now drops 3 books when broken by a non- silk touch "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will item, and is now necessary to enchant with higher levels for better enchanted items. The number of bookshelves required to reach the maximum enchantment level was 30.
1.3.1			12w17a		Crafting 1 book now requires 1 additional piece of leather, so 1 bookshelf now requires 3 additional pieces of leather.
			12w21a		Librarian villagers now sell 1 bookshelf for 3 emeralds.
			12w22a		The number of bookshelves required to reach the maximum enchantment level is now decreased to 15.
1.8			14w02a		Librarian villagers now sell 1 bookshelf for 3⃢₀ₓ4 emeralds.
1.11			16w39a		Bookshelves now generate in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. .
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.2.1					Bookshelves added to creative mode only.
0.3.0					Bookshelves added to survival mode.
0.9.0			build 1		Bookshelves now naturally spawn in strongholds and villages.
Pocket Edition
1.1			build 1		Bookshelves now generate in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. .
Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1		Added bookshelves.

Issues

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  Naturally occurring bookshelves in villages.

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  Naturally occurring bookshelves in strongholds.

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  Bookshelves obtained via villager trading.

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Mechanics

Bookshelves are generated in libraries, inside Strongholds, and within NPC Villages. A single bookshelf can be crafted by arranging six Wooden Planks and three Books. Whenever a Bookshelf is destroyed, it will drop three books. Bookshelves are very important for improving Enchantment Tables. When placed close to one, it will begin to send floating white symbols to the book. This grants the player a chance to receive better enchantments, although this is not guaranteed. To function, a bookshelf must be within a two-block distance of the enchanting table, with one empty space and no obstructions between. The bookshelf will still be in proximity if stacked up to three blocks high. An enchanting table can connect to no more than 15 bookshelf blocks within range. Any additional bookshelves do not contribute to the enchanting effect.

Crafting