Bookshelf

In Minecraft, a bookshelf is a functional block primarily used to enhance the enchantment effects of an enchanting table. Bookshelves are crafted using wood planks and books, crafted at a crafting table. Standard bookshelves cannot directly store books but are used for decoration and constructing libraries. Placing bookshelves around an enchanting table increases the enchantment level, with up to 15 bookshelves needed to achieve the highest level. Bookshelves also naturally generate in village libraries and certain houses. Besides standard bookshelves, there are chiseled bookshelves, which can actually hold books, including normal books, books and quills, written books, enchanted books, and knowledge books, but they do not enhance enchanting tables. Both bookshelves and chiseled bookshelves can be used as furnace fuel and interact with note blocks to produce bass sounds. Additionally, bookshelves are crucial items for trading with librarian villagers. The term "Bookshelf" in the game also refers to a Java library mod providing additional code support for other mods.