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Library Books loot table

Library Books is a loot table in Project Zomboid Build 42. The game rolls it 4 times when it fills a container, picking from 80 entries plus a junk list rolled 1 times. It is used in 1 container across 1 room type.

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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
Blacksmithing I: "Elementary Forge Practice"82.5%
Butchering I: "Butchering Basics"82.5%
Carpentry I: "A Guide to Nailing"82.5%
Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping"82.5%
Electrical I: "Basic Electronics"82.5%
Fishing I: "Dean's Good Fishing Guide"82.5%
Glassmaking I: "Glass: A History"82.5%
Animal Care I: "A Tale of St. Francis"82.5%
Maintenance I: "Basic Repairs"82.5%
Masonry I: "A Bricklayer's Life"82.5%
Mechanics I: "Carzone's Repair Guide"82.5%
Welding I: "Basics of Welding"82.5%
Pottery I: "Ancient Pottery"82.5%
Tracking I: "Animal Pawprints"82.5%
Trapping I: "Basic Pest Control"82.5%
Blacksmithing II: "General Purpose Blacksmithing"61.9%
Butchering II: "From Chuck to Shank"61.9%
Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style"61.9%
Cooking II: "Essential Home Cooking Guide"61.9%
Electrical II: "Kentucky AV Guide '93"61.9%
Fishing II: "Fly Fishing, with JR Hartley"61.9%
Glassmaking II: "From Sand to Glass: A Journey"61.9%
Animal Care II: "Animal Welfare Basics"61.9%
Maintenance II: "Better Tools, Made Easy"61.9%
Masonry II: "Flooring: Do It Yourself"61.9%
Mechanics II: "How Vehicle Engines Work"61.9%
Welding II: "Building with Metal"61.9%
Pottery II: "Build Your Own Kiln"61.9%
Tracking II: "Hunting with Hemingway"61.9%
Trapping II: "Better Trapping, with Dean"61.9%
Blacksmithing III: "Old West Smiths and Their Secrets"41.3%
Butchering III: "Hunter's Guide to Butchering"41.3%
Carpentry III: "Hand Crafted Shelving and Storage"41.3%
Cooking III: "Flavorful Cuisine - 1993 Edition"41.3%
Electrical III: "Practical Wiring Guide"41.3%
Fishing III: "Fresh and Saltwater Fishing"41.3%
Glassmaking III: "Laboratory Manual of Glassblowing"41.3%
Animal Care III: "How Animals Think: A Helpful Guide"41.3%
Maintenance III: "Home Guide to Tool Repairs"41.3%
Masonry III: "Dibnah's Guide to Bricks"41.3%
Mechanics III: "Laine's Repair Manual '93"41.3%
Welding III: "Machining Metal: The Mass Genfac Guide"41.3%
Pottery III: "Glazing Ceramics at Home"41.3%
Tracking III: "Long Range Animal Tracking"41.3%
Trapping III: "Park Rangers Wildlife Handbook '93"41.3%
Blacksmithing IV: "Really Hard Steel Co. Workers Handbook"20.6%
Butchering IV: "Master Butcher's Complete Guide"20.6%
Carpentry IV: "Making Your Own Cabin From Scratch"20.6%
Cooking IV: "Professional Tips from a Master Chef"20.6%
Electrical IV: "Telecommunications in the 20th Century"20.6%
Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques"20.6%
Glassmaking IV: "Secrets of the Carlow Crystal Makers"20.6%
Animal Care IV: "The Wants and Needs of Diverse Fauna"20.6%
Maintenance IV: "Maintaining High Grade Tools"20.6%
Masonry IV: "Secrets of a Professional Mason"20.6%
Mechanics IV: "Long Term Vehicle Maintenance"20.6%
Welding IV: "Ore to Sheets: A Complete Metalworking Manual"20.6%
Pottery IV: "Ming Chinese Masterworks: A Guide"20.6%
Tracking IV: "The Smell of Ivory: An African Adventure"20.6%
Trapping IV: "Research on Rodents and Mammals of Kentucky"20.6%
Blacksmithing V: "The Complete Encyclopedia of Metallurgy"10.3%
Butchering V: "The Ergonomics of Tools in Meat Cutting Operations"10.3%
Carpentry V: "Site Joinery and Architectural Carpentry"10.3%
Cooking V: "Ruban Vert Gourmet - Complete Cooking Techniques"10.3%
Electrical V: "Understanding Integrated Controls for Electronic Systems"10.3%
Fishing V: "The Authoritative Kentucky Fishing Guide"10.3%
Glassmaking V: "Venetian Glass: An Electron Microprobe Analysis"10.3%
Animal Care V: "Wilds Tamed: An In-Depth Comparative"10.3%
Maintenance V: "Understanding Biomechanics of Tool Use"10.3%
Masonry V: "Statistical Analysis of Historic Masonry Constructions"10.3%
Mechanics V: "Mastering Automotive Fault Diagnosis Techniques"10.3%
Welding V: "Technological Fundamentals of Metal Fabrication"10.3%
Pottery V: "Pyrometamorphic Process of Ceramic Materials"10.3%
Tracking V: "Understanding Animal Behavior Through Spoor Placement"10.3%
Trapping V: "The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Psychology"10.3%
Carving I: "Beginners Carving"0.80.3%
Carving II: "Cool Woodshaping Projects!"0.60.2%
Carving III: "Grinling Gibbons: His Life and Works"0.40.1%
Carving IV: "Medieval Wood and Bone Carving Techniques"0.20.1%
Carving V: "The Art and Process of Natural Material Carving"0.10.0%
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Junk items

ItemWeight
Doodle0.001
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Where it appears

RoomContainer
LibraryShelves
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Quick answers

What can you find in Library Books?

The most common entries are Blacksmithing I: "Elementary Forge Practice", Butchering I: "Butchering Basics", Carpentry I: "A Guide to Nailing", Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping", Electrical I: "Basic Electronics".

Where is the Library Books loot table used?

In Library (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.