Minecraft:Librarian: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:10, 19 July 2026

Template:Infobox profession A librarian is a Minecraft:villager that Minecraft:trades Minecraft:enchanted books, Minecraft:glass, Minecraft:bookshelves and Minecraft:candles. Librarians wear a red book as a hat, glasses, and a white robe.

Spawning

An unemployed Minecraft:villager turns into a librarian when an unclaimed Minecraft:lectern is nearby.

Natural generation

Template:Main The workstation of librarians, or the Minecraft:lectern, generates in libraries in Minecraft:villages.

Drops

Template:Exclusive Template:Main Template:IN, a librarian can drop a Minecraft:book by throwing it as a gift towards a nearby player with the Minecraft:Hero of the Village effect.

Trading

Template:Main Template:TradeTable

Villager Trade Rebalance

Template:Experimental If the Minecraft:Villager Trade Rebalance Minecraft:experiment is turned on, librarians offer specific enchanted books depending on which biome they come from. Enchantments for the Novice, Apprentice, and Journeyman book trades are randomly selected from the "Common" pool, with a randomized level. At Master level, librarians are guaranteed to sell an enchanted book with a specific enchantment in addition to their normal trades.


Biome	"Common" enchantments	Guaranteed book at Master
Template:EntitySprite Desert	Minecraft:Fire Protection Minecraft:Thorns Minecraft:Infinity	Minecraft:Efficiency III
Template:EntitySprite Plains	Minecraft:Punch Minecraft:Smite Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods	Minecraft:Protection III
Template:EntitySprite Savanna	Minecraft:Knockback Minecraft:Curse of Binding Minecraft:Sweeping Edge	Minecraft:Sharpness III
Template:EntitySprite Snowy	Minecraft:Aqua Affinity Minecraft:Looting Minecraft:Frost Walker	Minecraft:Silk Touch
Template:EntitySprite Taiga	Minecraft:Blast Protection Minecraft:Fire Aspect Minecraft:Flame	Minecraft:Fortune II
Template:EntitySprite Jungle	Minecraft:Feather Falling Minecraft:Projectile Protection Minecraft:Power	Minecraft:Unbreaking II
Template:EntitySprite Swamp	Minecraft:Depth Strider Minecraft:Respiration Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing	Minecraft:Mending

Sounds

Template:Main

Java Edition

Template:SoundTable

Bedrock Edition

Template:SoundTable

Data values

Template:Main Librarians have the data value minecraft:librarian Template:In.

History

Issues

Template:Issue list

Gallery

Renders

Lying plains librarian

Lying plains librarian
Lying desert librarian

Lying desert librarian
Lying savannah librarian

Lying savannah librarian
Lying taiga librarian

Lying taiga librarian
Lying snowy librarian

Lying snowy librarian
Lying jungle librarian

Lying jungle librarian
Lying swamp librarian

Lying swamp librarian

Screenshots

In other media

Savanna librarian

Savanna librarian
A snowy librarian watching Minecraft:Efe.

A snowy librarian watching Minecraft:Efe.
Minecraft:Ari trading with a librarian.

Minecraft:Ari trading with a librarian.
A librarian holding up a tablet.

A librarian holding up a tablet.
A librarian watching Minecraft:Sunny carry a hallway pass.

A librarian watching Minecraft:Sunny carry a hallway pass.
The Minecraft:tiny librarian in the Minecraft:2023 Mob Vote Event.

The Minecraft:tiny librarian in the Minecraft:2023 Mob Vote Event.
A librarian in Minecraft:VILLAGER (and Pillager?) NEWS.

A librarian in Minecraft:VILLAGER (and Pillager?) NEWS.

Navigation

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Minecraft:es:Bibliotecario Minecraft:fr:Bibliothécaire Minecraft:it:Bibliotecario Minecraft:lzh:學士 Minecraft:pt:Bibliotecário Minecraft:zh:图书管理员

@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Novice|slot=1|want=Paper|wantQuant=24|multi=0.05|maxTrades=16|xpGain=2}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Novice|slot=2|wantQuant=9|multi=0.05|give=Bookshelf|maxTrades=12|xpGain=1}}
-|{{TradeLine|lvl=Novice|slot=2|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=1|giveNote=librarian_enchant|giveNoteText=The enchantment is chosen randomly with equal chance of any [[Minecraft:enchantment]] type occurring (except for [[Minecraft:Soul Speed]], [[Minecraft:Swift Sneak]], and [[Minecraft:Wind Burst]]) and equal chance to get any level of the enchantment, meaning high-level enchantments are as likely as low-level enchantments. It is possible for a librarian to sell the same book more than once.
+|{{TradeLine|lvl=Novice|slot=2|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|wantNote=librarian_enchant_price|wantNoteText=The price range for the [[Minecraft:emerald]]s depends on the sold book. It is <span style="font-family: math;">2 + 3 ⋅ 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙</span> to <span style="font-family: math;">6 + 13 ⋅ 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙</span>, but doubled for [[Minecraft:Enchantment#Treasure|treasure enchantments]], making it <span style="font-family: math;">4 + 6 ⋅ 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙</span> to <span style="font-family: math;">12 + 26 ⋅ 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙</span>.<br>
-The price in emeralds depends on the enchantment level and "treasure" status. The minimum price of a book is given by 2&nbsp;+&nbsp;3&nbsp;*&nbsp;(enchantment level), while the maximum price is 6&nbsp;+&nbsp;13&nbsp;*&nbsp;(enchantment level). The possible values are 5–19 emeralds for Lvl I, 8–32 for Lvl II, 11–45 for Lvl III, 14–58 for Lvl IV, and 17–71 for Lvl V. For [[Minecraft:treasure enchantment]]s the price is doubled. The cost is capped at 64 emeralds. All values below this cap are equally probable.}}
+Prices are limited to 64 after they are picked but before further discounts are applied, possibly making 64 more likely.
+{{(!}} class="wikitable"
+! Enchantment level
+! Emerald price range
+! Emerald price range for treasures
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="font-family: serif;" {{!}} I
+{{!}} 5–19
+{{!}} 10–38
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="font-family: serif;" {{!}} II
+{{!}} 8–32
+{{!}} 16–64
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="font-family: serif;" {{!}} III
+{{!}} 11–45
+{{!}} 22–64 (22–90 before cap)
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="font-family: serif;" {{!}} IV
+{{!}} 14–58
+{{!}} 28–64 (28–116 before cap)
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="font-family: serif;" {{!}} V
+{{!}} 17–64 (17–71 before cap)
+{{!}} 34–64 (34–142 before cap)
+{{!)}}|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=1|giveNote=librarian_enchant_book|giveNoteText=A random [[Minecraft:enchantment]] other than [[Minecraft:Soul Speed]], [[Minecraft:Swift Sneak]], and [[Minecraft:Wind Burst]] is picked with equal chances, followed by a random level. A villager can offer the same book multiple times.}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Apprentice|slot=3|want=Book|wantQuant=4|multi=0.05|maxTrades=12|xpGain=10}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Apprentice|slot=4|multi=0.05|give=Lantern|maxTrades=12|xpGain=5}}
-|{{TradeLine|lvl=Apprentice|slot=4|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=5|giveNote=librarian_enchant}}
+|{{TradeLine|lvl=Apprentice|slot=4|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|wantNote=librarian_enchant_price|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=5|giveNote=librarian_enchant_book}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Journeyman|slot=5|want=Ink Sac|wantQuant=5|multi=0.05|maxTrades=12|xpGain=20}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Journeyman|slot=6|multi=0.05|give=Glass|giveQuant=4|maxTrades=12|xpGain=10}}
-|{{TradeLine|lvl=Journeyman|slot=6|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=10|giveNote=librarian_enchant}}
+|{{TradeLine|lvl=Journeyman|slot=6|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|wantNote=librarian_enchant_price|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=10|giveNote=librarian_enchant_book}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Expert|slot=7|want=Book and Quill|want2=Book and Quill|multi=0.05|maxTrades=12|xpGain=30|wantNoteText={{IN|java}} only one is requested per trade because of {{bug|MC-248042||Librarian's book and quill trade is always discounted to 1 since books are unstackable}}. {{IN|be}}, the second book is placed in another slot instead.}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Expert|slot=8|wantQuant=4|multi=0.05|give=Compass|maxTrades=12|xpGain=15}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Expert|slot=8|wantQuant=5|multi=0.05|give=Clock|maxTrades=12|xpGain=15}}
-|{{TradeLine|lvl=Expert|slot=8|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=15|giveNote=librarian_enchant}}
+|{{TradeLine|lvl=Expert|slot=8|want2=Book|wantQuant=5–64|wantNote=librarian_enchant_price|multi=0.2|give=Enchanted Book|maxTrades=12|xpGain=15|giveNote=librarian_enchant_book}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Master|slot=9|wantQuant=3|multi=0.05|give=Red Candle|maxTrades=12|xpGain=30|overrideProbabilityBE=75%}}
 |{{TradeLine|lvl=Master|slot=9|wantQuant=3|multi=0.05|give=Yellow Candle|maxTrades=12|xpGain=30|overrideProbabilityBE=25%}}
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 |sound = Book thump1.ogg
 |sound2 = Book thump2.ogg
+|subtitle=Book thumps
 |source = block
 |description = Randomly while a {{EntitySprite|villager-librarian}} librarian is working
 |id = item.book.put
+|translationkey=subtitles.item.book.put
 |volume = 4.8
 |pitch = 1.0
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 [[Category:Villager professions]]
+[[Minecraft:es:Bibliotecario]]
 [[Minecraft:fr:Bibliothécaire]]
 [[Minecraft:it:Bibliotecario]]
+[[Minecraft:lzh:學士]]
 [[Minecraft:pt:Bibliotecário]]
 [[Minecraft:zh:图书管理员]]

Latest revision as of 11:10, 19 July 2026

Spawning

Natural generation

Drops

Trading

Villager Trade Rebalance

Sounds

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Data values

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

Issues

Gallery

Renders

Screenshots

In other media

Navigation