Crafting

How to Make Lectern in Minecraft

Craft a Lectern from 4 Wooden Slabs and 1 Bookshelf. It holds a book for others to read and turns a villager into a Librarian.

You'll need

  • 4× Wooden Slab
  • 1× Bookshelf

Station / tools

  • Crafting Table

Yields: 1 Lectern

Step by step

  1. 1

    Make the parts

    Craft 4 Wooden Slabs (any wood) and 1 Bookshelf (6 planks + 3 books).

  2. 2

    Arrange the recipe

    Top row: 3 Slabs. Middle: a Bookshelf in the center. Bottom: 1 Slab in the center.

Tips

  • Place a Lectern in a village to turn an unemployed villager into a Librarian, who trades enchanted books.
  • A redstone signal pulses from a Lectern when you turn the page of the book it holds.

FAQ

What does a Lectern do?

It displays a written book or book-and-quill for anyone to read, emits redstone when pages turn, and gives villagers the Librarian profession.

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