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Library Magazines loot table

Library Magazines is a loot table in Project Zomboid Build 42. The game rolls it 4 times when it fills a container, picking from 56 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
Magazine: Good Cooking - June 199312.0%
Magazine: Good Cooking - May 199312.0%
Magazine: Italian Delights12.0%
Magazine: Grandma's Kitchen12.0%
Magazine: World Cooking12.0%
Magazine: Delicious Meals - June 199312.0%
Magazine: Zapper!12.0%
Magazine: Like Clockwork12.0%
Magazine: Home Security Monthly12.0%
Magazine: How to Use Generators12.0%
Magazine: Sparky's Lighting Guide12.0%
Magazine: Real Spy Secrets - June 199312.0%
Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Chemical Warfare12.0%
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - June 199312.0%
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - May 199312.0%
Magazine: Blooms and Blossoms12.0%
Magazine: The Farmers Guide12.0%
Magazine: American Homesteading12.0%
Magazine: Cropping for Cash12.0%
Magazine: Growing Your Own12.0%
Magazine: Thyme Time12.0%
Magazine: Angler USA - June 199312.0%
Magazine: Angler USA - May 199312.0%
Magazine: Murano Glass Manual12.0%
Magazine: Carlow Crystal Guide12.0%
Magazine: Bottle Making at Home12.0%
Magazine: Wilderness Survival12.0%
Magazine: Small Game Hunting12.0%
Magazine: The Hunter12.0%
Magazine: Wildlife Preserve12.0%
Magazine: Get Stuffed12.0%
Magazine: Woolly Yarns - June 199312.0%
Magazine: Woolly Yarns - May 199312.0%
Magazine: Laines Standard Auto Manual12.0%
Magazine: Laines Commercial Auto Manual12.0%
Magazine: Laines Performance Auto Manual12.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - June 199312.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - May 199312.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 199312.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - March 199312.0%
Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 199312.0%
Magazine: Everyday Smithing - April 199312.0%
Magazine: Small-Scale Smithing12.0%
Magazine: Blunt Forge12.0%
Magazine: Modern Blacksmithing at Home12.0%
Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 199312.0%
Magazine: American Bladecraft12.0%
Magazine: Iron Age Blacksmithing12.0%
Magazine: Medieval Blacksmithing12.0%
Magazine: Medieval Armory - May 199312.0%
Magazine: The Louisville Bruiser12.0%
Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era0.020.0%
Magazine: Tool Use of Early Man0.010.0%
Magazine: Cultures of Prehistory0.010.0%
Magazine: Pioneering Carvers0.010.0%
Magazine: Revolting Peasants0.010.0%
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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 Magazines?

The most common entries are Magazine: Good Cooking - June 1993, Magazine: Good Cooking - May 1993, Magazine: Italian Delights, Magazine: Grandma's Kitchen, Magazine: World Cooking.

Where is the Library Magazines 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.