📚

Librarian Trading Guide

Workstation: Lectern

The highest-value villager profession in Survival Minecraft. Provides enchanted books on Novice tier without needing emerald locks.

Complete Librarian Trade Unlock Hierarchy
Tier Trade Item / Offering Cost (Emeralds / Items)
Novice Emerald 24 Paper
Random Enchanted Book (Any non-treasure & non-soul speed) 5–64 Emeralds + 1 Book
1 Bookshelf 9 Emeralds
Apprentice 1 Lantern 1 Emerald
Emerald 4 Books
Random Enchanted Book 5–64 Emeralds + 1 Book
Journeyman 1 Glass (x4) 1 Emerald
Emerald 5 Ink Sacs
Random Enchanted Book 5–64 Emeralds + 1 Book
Expert 1 Clock 5 Emeralds
1 Compass 4 Emeralds
Emerald 100 Written Books (Bedrock) or 2 Written Books (Java)
Master 1 Name Tag 20 Emeralds

Simulate Lectern & Villager Odds

Need to calculate rerolls or single-cure discounts for other trades?

Open Villager Calculator ⟶