Library Books

40 rare books lie on tables, shelves, and in ruins across Azeroth. Pick one up, carry it to the library in your capital’s mage quarter, and it becomes a donation. Each book earns a Comprehension Charm, and your running total unlocks two reward quests with a necklace and a ring worth wearing while you level.

The library started out as a Mage activity, and its donation desks still stand next to the mage trainers. In WoW Forever any class can take part: players of other classes have been donating books in the beta, and one of the rewards is a ring only Rogues can wear.

Where to Donate

Rewards

Every book you donate pays out a Comprehension Charm. The Charm can only be used by Mages; the two milestone quests reward every class.

Friend of the Library

Donate 10 books. Choose one:

Scholarly PendantErudite's Amulet

Greater Friend of the Library

Keep donating after Friend of the Library. Choose one:

Field Researcher's LoopPhilanthropist's Ring

A First Ten in One Trip

This Alliance route collects ten books in one loop, and a level 19 player finished it in the beta. Set your hearthstone to Stormwind first. The Mo’Grosh ogres and the Wailing Caverns elites are the risky stops, so group up for those if you can.

1. Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected WorksWestfall · 52.7, 53.8Inside the Sentinel Hill inn, behind the innkeeper.
2. Bewitchments and GlamoursWestfall · 45.4, 70.4Moonbrook, first house on the left, on the bookshelf.
3. Archmage Theocritus' Research JournalElwynn Forest · 65.4, 70.1Partway up the Tower of Azora, on a table.
4. Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged AutobiographyIronforge · 75.7, 10.5On a table in the Hall of Explorers.
5. Runes of the Sorcerer-KingsLoch Modan · 77.4, 14.0Deep in the Mo’Grosh cave among level 18–20 elite ogres. If the cave is empty, take Goaz Scrolls in the Wetlands instead.
6. Nar'thalas Almanac, Vol. 74Darkshore · 59.6, 22.2Ruins of Mathystra, on the third landing.
7. Arcanic Systems ManualThe Barrens · 56.3, 8.8Top of the oil rig at The Sludge Fen, in the control room with an elite goblin.
8. Fury of the LandStonetalon Mountains · 74.4, 85.7Grimtotem camp, on a barrel inside a tent.
9. Secrets of the DreamersThe Barrens · 46.0, 36.5Wailing Caverns outer cave, behind a rock pillar across from the portal. Level 16–17 elites nearby.
10. Baxtan: On Destructive MagicsThe Barrens · 62.7, 36.3Ratchet, inside the engineering building next to Gazlowe.

Eastern Kingdoms: 26 Books

Most books are here, from the inns of Westfall and Loch Modan to the Plaguelands and Blackrock Mountain.

Book	Where
Defensive Magics 101	Alterac Mountains · 48.4, 57.6
A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends	Arathi Highlands · 73.6, 65.2
Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead	Badlands · 56.7, 39.9
Stonewrought Design	Blackrock Mountain In Franclorn Forgewright's altar room at the bottom of Blackrock Mountain, next to Lothos Riftwaker.
Magma or Lava?	Blackrock Mountain Past Lothos Riftwaker and Franclorn Forgewright's altar room, near the opening into the cavern.
Conjurer's Codex	Blasted Lands · 55.4, 32.2
Crimes Against Anatomy	Duskwood · 16.6, 28.5
A Study of the Light	Eastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3 Eastern Plaguelands · 81.7, 57.8
The Knight and the Lady	Eastern Plaguelands · 54.4, 51.1
Scourge: Undead Menace or Misunderstood?	Eastern Plaguelands · 31.2, 21.0
Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged Autobiography	Elwynn Forest · 65.4, 70.1 Ironforge · 75.7, 10.5
Archmage Theocritus' Research Journal	Elwynn Forest · 65.4, 70.1
Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected Works	Loch Modan · 35.6, 48.9 Westfall · 52.7, 53.8
Runes of the Sorcerer-Kings	Loch Modan · 77.4, 14.0
A Mind of Metal	Searing Gorge · 37.8, 49.3
The Dalaran Digest, Vol. 23	Silverpine Forest · 63.5, 63.1
Ataeric: On Arcane Curiosities	Silverpine Forest · 43.4, 41.2
Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared?	Stranglethorn Vale · 41.4, 50.9
A Luddite's Guide to Caring for Your Demonic Pet	Swamp of Sorrows · 61.4, 22.4
Sanguine Sorcery	Swamp of Sorrows On the uppermost walkway of the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, outside the dungeon.
Venomous Journeys	The Hinterlands · 36.0, 72.8
The Apothecary's Metaphysical Primer	Tirisfal Glades · 59.4, 52.3
Undead Potatoes	Western Plaguelands · 38.2, 54.6
Necromancy 101	Western Plaguelands Inside the Scholomance castle on Caer Darrow, outside the dungeon: go right from the entrance, up the stairs and the ramp, to a table in a nook.
Bewitchments and Glamours	Westfall · 45.4, 70.4
Goaz Scrolls	Wetlands · 33.6, 47.9

Kalimdor: 14 Books

Kalimdor holds fewer books, spread from Darkshore in the north to Tanaris in the south.

Book	Where
Everyday Etiquette	Azshara · 20.7, 62.0
Nar'thalas Almanac, Vol. 74	Darkshore · 59.6, 22.2
Demons and You	Desolace · 55.1, 26.2
RwlRwlRwlRwl!	Dustwallow Marsh · 57.2, 20.8
Northern Kalimdor - A Comprehensive Guide	Felwood · 65.2, 3.3
The Liminal and the Arcane	Feralas · 50.6, 15.7
The Lessons of Ta'zo	Orgrimmar A large stone tablet with red writing, leaning against the wall on the way to the mage trainers.
Fury of the Land	Stonetalon Mountains · 74.4, 85.7
Legends of the Tidesages	Tanaris · 72.7, 47.8
Baxtan: On Destructive Magics	The Barrens · 62.7, 36.3
Secrets of the Dreamers	The Barrens · 46.0, 36.5 In the outer cave of Wailing Caverns, across from the dungeon portal behind a large rock pillar. You do not need to enter the dungeon.
Arcanic Systems Manual	The Barrens · 56.3, 8.8
Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth	Thousand Needles · 34.4, 40.1
Ka-Boom!	Winterspring · 60.7, 37.7

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