Bookshelf

Bookshelf
Type	Block
Tool Used	Axe
Stackable	Yes (64)
Luminosity	None
Transparency	None
First Appearance	Update 0.2.1

Bookshelves are Blocks that were added in Update 0.2.1.

Obtaining

Bookshelves can be Crafted or naturally found in Libraries, some Strongholds, and Villages. As of Update 1.0.4, Bookshelves can also be Traded for using Emeralds.

Crafting

• 6 Wooden Planks + 3 Books => 1 Bookshelf

Note: The type of Wooden Planks used has no effect on crafting. All types of planks work and all Bookshelves look the same.

Usage

Bookshelves are used to increase level of Enchantments when surrounding an Enchantment Table. They are also used as Decorations.

Trivia

• 15 Bookshelves are required in order to receive the highest Enchantments.
• When Enchanting, if Bookshelves are blocked by a Torch, this will change the Enchantment outputs, since Torches occupy the space of a full Block.
• When destroyed, the Bookshelf returns only the Books, losing the Wooden Planks used to make it.
  • However, before Update 0.3.0, destroying one Bookshelf would yield three new Bookshelves instead of three Books.
• To get the Block itself, the Player must use Silk Touch Enchanted Tools.
• When used to enhance an Enchantment Table, letters appear to be drawn from the Bookshelves and into the Enchantment Table.
• The texture of the top and bottom of the Bookshelf Block is the same as that of Oak Planks.
• Bookshelves can be used as Fuel in a Furnace.