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Library: room loot

Library is a room type in Project Zomboid Build 42. Its containers draw from 33 loot tables. Search these containers when you loot a building with this room.

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Containers and loot tables

Weight is how likely each table is picked for that container when several are listed.

ContainerLoot tableWeight
DeskDirect list:
ShelvesLibrary Art40
ShelvesLibrary Biography40
ShelvesLibrary Books20
ShelvesLibrary Business20
ShelvesLibrary Childs100
ShelvesLibrary Cinema20
ShelvesLibrary Computer20
ShelvesLibrary Crime Fiction20
ShelvesLibrary Fantasy Sci Fi100
ShelvesLibrary Fashion20
ShelvesLibrary General Reference80
ShelvesLibrary History80
ShelvesLibrary Horror40
ShelvesLibrary Legal20
ShelvesLibrary Literary Fiction100
ShelvesLibrary Magazines20
ShelvesLibrary Medical100
ShelvesLibrary Military History20
ShelvesLibrary Music60
ShelvesLibrary New Age20
ShelvesLibrary Non Fiction100
ShelvesLibrary Occult10
ShelvesLibrary Outdoors100
ShelvesLibrary Philosophy80
ShelvesLibrary Politics80
ShelvesLibrary Religion20
ShelvesLibrary Romance20
ShelvesLibrary Science80
ShelvesLibrary Sports40
ShelvesLibrary Thriller20
ShelvesLibrary Travel20
ShelvesLibrary Western20
CounterLibrary Counteralways
DresserDirect list:
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Quick answers

What loot is in a library in Project Zomboid?

Its containers use Library Art, Library Biography, Library Books, Library Business, Library Childs, Library Cinema, Library Computer, Library Crime Fiction.

What are the most common items in a library?

Book, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback.

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.