Minecraft
How to Craft a Lectern in Minecraft
To craft a lectern in Minecraft you need four wooden slabs and one bookshelf. On the Crafting Table put three slabs across the top, the bookshelf in the center, and one slab under it, and one lectern comes out. Below are the items, the recipe, and where those pieces come from.
Lectern| Item | Qty | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
 Wooden Slab |
4 | Craft on a Crafting Table: three oak planks across one row. Six wooden slabs come out. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
 Bookshelf |
1 | Craft on a Crafting Table. Fill the top and bottom rows with planks and the middle row with books. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
Lectern specs
- Difficulty
- Early game
- Where it lives
- Crafted. Librarians in villages also keep one.
- Where to get it
- Craft on a Crafting Table: three wooden slabs across the top, bookshelf in the center, one slab under it.
- Item ID
-
minecraft:lectern - Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 2.5
- Blast resistance
- 2.5
- Material
- Wood
- Diggable
- Yes
- Give command
-
/give @p minecraft:lectern 1
| Item | Time to break |
|---|---|
| Golden Axe | 0.31s |
| Netherite Axe | 0.42s |
| Diamond Axe | 0.47s |
| Iron Axe | 0.63s |
| Stone Axe | 0.94s |
| Wooden Axe | 1.88s |
| Hand | 3.75s |
Ingredient specs
Wooden Planks
Early game- Where to get it
- Punch or axe a log, then convert the log to planks in the 2×2 inventory grid. Oak, birch, spruce and the rest all count.
- Where it lives
- Overworld trees. Any wood biome.
- Item ID
minecraft:oak_planks- Legacy item ID
minecraft:planks- Numerical ID
5- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 2
- Blast resistance
- 2
- Material
- Wood
- Diggable
- Yes
Book
Early game- Where to get it
- Craft on a Crafting Table. Break a bookshelf without Silk Touch to drop three books.
- Where it lives
- Crafted. Also stronghold libraries, shipwreck map chests, and some village house chests.
- Item ID
minecraft:book- Numerical ID
340- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
Bookshelf
Early game- Where to get it
- Craft on a Crafting Table. Fill the top and bottom rows with planks and the middle row with books.
- Where it lives
- Crafted. Also village libraries, stronghold libraries and woodland mansions.
- Item ID
minecraft:bookshelf- Numerical ID
47- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 1.5
- Blast resistance
- 1.5
- Material
- Wood
- Diggable
- Yes
Wooden Slab
Early game- Where to get it
- Craft on a Crafting Table: three oak planks across one row. Six wooden slabs come out.
- Where it lives
- Crafted from planks. Villages also generate oak slabs.
- Item ID
minecraft:oak_slab- Legacy item ID
minecraft:wooden_slab- Numerical ID
126- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 2
- Blast resistance
- 3
- Material
- Wood
- Diggable
- Yes
How to craft these materials
Wooden Slab
Wooden PlanksWooden PlanksWooden PlanksWooden Slab ×6Four slabs, one bookshelf
Three matching planks in a row on the table make six wooden slabs; this recipe uses four oak slabs. Craft a bookshelf from six planks and three books if you still need the middle piece. That covers the whole lectern.
Three slabs on top
Open the Crafting Table. Top row: three wooden slabs. Middle: empty, bookshelf, empty. Bottom: empty, wooden slab, empty. One lectern appears on the right; take it. The 2×2 inventory cannot hold this height.
Open the book on the stand
Place it, then use a written book or a book and quill on the lectern to set the pages. Other players can read it there. Use the lectern to turn the page. An axe breaks it fastest. Librarians in villages already keep one.
