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Crate Books School loot table

Crate Books School is a loot table in Project Zomboid Build 42. The game rolls it 4 times when it fills a container, picking from 61 entries. It is used in 5 containers across 4 room types.

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Items and chances

Chance is each entry's weight as a share of the whole list, per roll.

ItemWeightShare of list
Book14081.4%
Blacksmithing I: "Elementary Forge Practice"10.6%
Butchering I: "Butchering Basics"10.6%
Carpentry I: "A Guide to Nailing"10.6%
Carving I: "Beginners Carving"10.6%
Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping"10.6%
Electrical I: "Basic Electronics"10.6%
Agriculture I: "Better Gardening"10.6%
First Aid I: "A Scouts Injury Guide"10.6%
Fishing I: "Dean's Good Fishing Guide"10.6%
Foraging I: "A Feast in the Forest"10.6%
Glassmaking I: "Glass: A History"10.6%
Animal Care I: "A Tale of St. Francis"10.6%
Maintenance I: "Basic Repairs"10.6%
Masonry I: "A Bricklayer's Life"10.6%
Mechanics I: "Carzone's Repair Guide"10.6%
Welding I: "Basics of Welding"10.6%
Pottery I: "Ancient Pottery"10.6%
Tailoring I: "Basic Clothing Repair"10.6%
Tracking I: "Animal Pawprints"10.6%
Trapping I: "Basic Pest Control"10.6%
Blacksmithing II: "General Purpose Blacksmithing"0.50.3%
Butchering II: "From Chuck to Shank"0.50.3%
Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style"0.50.3%
Carving II: "Cool Woodshaping Projects!"0.50.3%
Cooking II: "Essential Home Cooking Guide"0.50.3%
Electrical II: "Kentucky AV Guide '93"0.50.3%
Agriculture II: "Growing Food at Home"0.50.3%
First Aid II: "Bandaging and Suturing"0.50.3%
Fishing II: "Fly Fishing, with JR Hartley"0.50.3%
Foraging II: "Dean's Guide to Sticks & Stones"0.50.3%
Glassmaking II: "From Sand to Glass: A Journey"0.50.3%
Animal Care II: "Animal Welfare Basics"0.50.3%
Maintenance II: "Better Tools, Made Easy"0.50.3%
Masonry II: "Flooring: Do It Yourself"0.50.3%
Mechanics II: "How Vehicle Engines Work"0.50.3%
Welding II: "Building with Metal"0.50.3%
Pottery II: "Build Your Own Kiln"0.50.3%
Tailoring II: "From Rags to Royalty: A Sewing Guide"0.50.3%
Tracking II: "Hunting with Hemingway"0.50.3%
Trapping II: "Better Trapping, with Dean"0.50.3%
Blacksmithing III: "Old West Smiths and Their Secrets"0.10.1%
Butchering III: "Hunter's Guide to Butchering"0.10.1%
Carpentry III: "Hand Crafted Shelving and Storage"0.10.1%
Carving III: "Grinling Gibbons: His Life and Works"0.10.1%
Cooking III: "Flavorful Cuisine - 1993 Edition"0.10.1%
Electrical III: "Practical Wiring Guide"0.10.1%
Agriculture III: "Liam Keating's Subsistence Farming"0.10.1%
First Aid III: "Emergency Paramedics Manual"0.10.1%
Fishing III: "Fresh and Saltwater Fishing"0.10.1%
Foraging III: "Finding The Treasure in the Trash"0.10.1%
Glassmaking III: "Laboratory Manual of Glassblowing"0.10.1%
Animal Care III: "How Animals Think: A Helpful Guide"0.10.1%
Maintenance III: "Home Guide to Tool Repairs"0.10.1%
Masonry III: "Dibnah's Guide to Bricks"0.10.1%
Mechanics III: "Laine's Repair Manual '93"0.10.1%
Welding III: "Machining Metal: The Mass Genfac Guide"0.10.1%
Pottery III: "Glazing Ceramics at Home"0.10.1%
Tailoring III: "Haute Couture Tailoring Methods"0.10.1%
Tracking III: "Long Range Animal Tracking"0.10.1%
Trapping III: "Park Rangers Wildlife Handbook '93"0.10.1%
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Quick answers

What can you find in Crate Books School?

The most common entries are Book, Blacksmithing I: "Elementary Forge Practice", Butchering I: "Butchering Basics", Carpentry I: "A Guide to Nailing", Carving I: "Beginners Carving".

Where is the Crate Books School loot table used?

In Elementary Classroom (Other), School Lab (Other), Classroom (Other), School Storage (Other), School Storage (Metal Shelves).

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.