Library is one of the room types the game uses to decide what loot appears. The game fills 2 kinds of container here from 33 loot tables. This page lists what each container can hold. Read from the Build 42 game files, November 2026.
| Item | Best share of a table |
|---|---|
| Book | 100% |
| Paperback | 100% |
| Paperback | 100% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
| Paperback | 67% |
Share is how much of a loot table's weight the item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share means you see it more often. 237 different items can turn up here.
Paperback 52%, Index Card 22%, Book 15%, Magazine 7.4%, Calculator 3.0%, First Aid Kit 0.37%.
Blacksmithing I: "Elementary Forge Practice" 2.5%, Butchering I: "Butchering Basics" 2.5%, Carpentry I: "A Guide to Nailing" 2.5%, Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" 2.5%, Electrical I: "Basic Electronics" 2.5%, Fishing I: "Dean's Good Fishing Guide" 2.5%, Glassmaking I: "Glass: A History" 2.5%, Animal Care I: "A Tale of St. Francis" 2.5%, Maintenance I: "Basic Repairs" 2.5%, Masonry I: "A Bricklayer's Life" 2.5%, and 70 more.
26 more loot tables can also fill this container.
Find this kind of building on the interactive map. All rooms: loot tables by room. Town by town: loot locations.
The most likely finds are Book, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback. 237 different items are possible.
Cupboard, Shelves.
Loot tables, weights and room assignments are read from the Build 42 game data, as catalogued by the PZFans craft table. The grouping and wording are ours. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.