Bookshelf

block Functional Decoration

/give @p bookshelf 1

What Is Bookshelf in Minecraft?

A Bookshelf is a wooden block filled with books. It looks great in libraries and studies, and it has an important gameplay purpose: placing Bookshelves near an Enchanting Table unlocks higher-level enchantments.

How Does Bookshelf Work?

Place it within 2 blocks of an Enchanting Table (with a clear line of sight and no blocks in between) to increase the available enchantment levels.
You need 15 Bookshelves around an Enchanting Table to reach the maximum level 30 enchantments.
Breaking it without Silk Touch drops 3 Books, not the block itself.
An axe breaks it fastest.
Flammable - fire can spread from it.

How to Get Bookshelf

Crafting Table

6 × Any Planks
3 × Book

How to Collect Bookshelf

Use a tool enchanted with Silk Touch to get the block itself back.
Breaking without Silk Touch drops 3 Books instead.
Also found in village libraries and stronghold libraries.

Bookshelf Trading with Villagers and Wandering Traders

Wandering Trader: No
Emerald Price: 9 emeralds for 1 (Librarian)
Villager Trading: Librarian

How to Use Bookshelf

Using Bookshelf

Surround an Enchanting Table with up to 15 Bookshelves (within 2 blocks, line of sight clear) to unlock level 30 enchantments.
Use it as a decorative block in libraries, studies and homes.

Bookshelf Tips

The 15 bookshelves must have no blocks between them and the Enchanting Table - even a torch or carpet will block the boost from that shelf.
Each bookshelf adds 2 levels to the maximum available enchantment, up to the cap of 30.