Get Polestar

Library Books

Levels 20–50Both factions

View map

Map © Blizzard Entertainment

31 steps · 32 quests · Elwynn Forest, Westfall, Duskwood, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Blasted Lands, Burning Steppes, Searing Gorge, Badlands, Loch Modan, Ironforge, Wetlands, Arathi Highlands, The Hinterlands, Alterac Mountains, Silverpine Forest, Tirisfal Glades, Darkshore, Azshara, Orgrimmar, The Barrens, Stonetalon Mountains, Desolace, Thousand Needles, Dustwallow Marsh, Tanaris, Stormwind City, Undercity

/polestar guide forever/miscellaneous/library-books

Lost books and scrolls all over the world: each pays experience at the library, and enough of them earn a Friend of the Library reward.

By Polestar · Updated , in Polestar 0.2.6

Library Books(20–50)

Steps

31 steps
  1. 1Elwynn ForestAlliance only1 goal
    • Collect Archmage Theocritus' Research Journal

    Halfway up the Tower of Azora, east of Goldshire. Nothing hostile inside.

  2. 2Westfall2 goals
    • Collect Bewitchments and Glamours
    • Collect Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected WorksAlliance onlyRumi of Gnomeregan

    Two books: one in a house at Moonbrook, one at Sentinel Hill (Alliance only).

  3. 3Duskwood1 goal
    • Collect Crimes Against Anatomy

    The spellbook lies in the Dawning Wood Catacombs, the crypt in north-western Duskwood. Undead fill it; a corpse run works if you are low.

  4. 4Stranglethorn Vale1 goal
    • Collect Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? from Research Notes

    On a bench beside the Crystalvein Mine entrance, in the middle of the zone.

  5. 5Swamp of Sorrows1 goal
    • Collect Sanguine Sorcery

    On the top walkway of the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, outside the dungeon.

  6. 6Blasted Lands1 goal
    • Collect Conjurer's Codex
  7. 7Blackrock Mountain1 goal
    • Collect Stonewrought Design

    Inside Blackrock Mountain, not in a dungeon: the book lies on the altar in Franclorn Forgewright's tomb, near Lothos Riftwaker. The waypoint marks the mountain.

  8. 8Searing Gorge1 goal
    • Collect A Mind of Metal

    On a table inside a tent near the middle of the zone.

  9. 9Badlands1 goal
    • Collect Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead

    Inside a crypt near the middle of the zone, reached from the path to its south.

  10. 10Loch ModanAlliance only1 goal
    • Collect Runes of the Sorcerer-Kings

    Scrolls in the Mo'grosh ogre cave in the north-east. The ogres in the cave are level 18–19 elites: grouping up is advised. (Rumi of Gnomeregan also lies in Thelsamar, if you missed it at Sentinel Hill.)

  11. 11IronforgeAlliance only1 goal
    • Collect Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged Autobiography from Library Book
  12. 12Wetlands1 goal
    • Collect Goaz Scrolls
  13. 13Arathi Highlands1 goal
    • Collect A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends

    Beside a tent entrance in the troll village in south-eastern Arathi.

  14. 14The Hinterlands1 goal
    • Collect Venomous Journeys
  15. 15Alterac Mountains1 goal
    • Collect Defensive Magics 101
  16. 16Silverpine Forest1 goal
    • Collect The Dalaran Digest, Vol. 23The Dalaran Digest
  17. 17Tirisfal GladesHorde only1 goal
    • Collect The Apothecary's Metaphysical Primer from Apothecary Society Primer

    On a shelf in Brill's apothecary.

  18. 18Darkshore1 goal
    • Collect Nar'thalas Almanac, Vol. 74Nar'thalas Almanac

    Down the stairs at the Ruins of Mathystra in northern Darkshore.

  19. 19Azshara1 goal
    • Collect Everyday Etiquette

    On a crate in the Haldarr Encampment, in the far west of Azshara.

  20. 20OrgrimmarHorde only1 goal
    • Collect The Lessons of Ta'zo

    The Mural of Ta'zo is the stone tablet leaning against the wall in the Valley of Spirits, on the way to the mage trainers. Use it to take the book.

  21. 21The Barrens3 goals
    • Collect Secrets of the Dreamers
    • Collect Arcanic Systems Manual
    • Collect Baxtan: On Destructive Magics

    Three books: scrolls outside the Wailing Caverns entrance, the manual in the control room at the top of the oil rig at the Sludge Fen, and the Goblin Tome beside Gazlowe in Ratchet.

  22. 22Stonetalon Mountains1 goal
    • Collect Fury of the Land

    On a barrel in a tent at Grimtotem Post, in the far south-east of the zone.

  23. 23Desolace1 goal
    • Collect Demons and You
  24. 24Thousand Needles1 goal
    • Collect Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth

    Inside a hut on the Darkcloud Pinnacle mesa.

  25. 25Dustwallow Marsh1 goal
    • Collect RwlRwlRwlRwl!

    On the ground at the eastern side of the murloc camp in north-eastern Dustwallow.

  26. 26Tanaris1 goal
    • Collect Legends of the Tidesages

    On a bookshelf in the middle building of the pirate camp on the eastern coast.

  27. 27Garion WendellAlliance only54 goals
    • Accept Archmage Theocritus' Research Journal from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Archmage Theocritus' Research Journal at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Bewitchments and Glamours from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Bewitchments and Glamours at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected Works from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected Works at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Crimes Against Anatomy from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Crimes Against Anatomy at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Sanguine Sorcery from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Sanguine Sorcery at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Conjurer's Codex from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Conjurer's Codex at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Stonewrought Design from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Stonewrought Design at Garion Wendell
    • Accept A Mind of Metal from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in A Mind of Metal at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Runes of the Sorcerer-Kings from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Runes of the Sorcerer-Kings at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged Autobiography from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged Autobiography at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Goaz Scrolls from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Goaz Scrolls at Garion Wendell
    • Accept A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Venomous Journeys from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Venomous Journeys at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Defensive Magics 101 from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Defensive Magics 101 at Garion Wendell
    • Accept The Dalaran Digest from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in The Dalaran Digest at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Nar'thalas Almanac from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Nar'thalas Almanac at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Everyday Etiquette from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Everyday Etiquette at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Secrets of the Dreamers from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Secrets of the Dreamers at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Arcanic Systems Manual from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Arcanic Systems Manual at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Baxtan: On Destructive Magics from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Baxtan: On Destructive Magics at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Fury of the Land from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Fury of the Land at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Demons and You from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Demons and You at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth at Garion Wendell
    • Accept RwlRwlRwlRwl! from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in RwlRwlRwlRwl! at Garion Wendell
    • Accept Legends of the Tidesages from Garion Wendell
    • Turn in Legends of the Tidesages at Garion Wendell

    Garion Wendell keeps the library in the Mage Quarter. He offers each book's quest while the book is in your bags: take it and hand it in, one at a time, so your quest log stays free. Skip the books you did not find.

  28. 28Owen ThaddHorde only50 goals
    • Accept Bewitchments and Glamours from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Bewitchments and Glamours at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Crimes Against Anatomy from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Crimes Against Anatomy at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Sanguine Sorcery from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Sanguine Sorcery at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Conjurer's Codex from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Conjurer's Codex at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Stonewrought Design from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Stonewrought Design at Owen Thadd
    • Accept A Mind of Metal from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in A Mind of Metal at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Goaz Scrolls from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Goaz Scrolls at Owen Thadd
    • Accept A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Venomous Journeys from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Venomous Journeys at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Defensive Magics 101 from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Defensive Magics 101 at Owen Thadd
    • Accept The Dalaran Digest from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in The Dalaran Digest at Owen Thadd
    • Accept The Apothecary's Metaphysical Primer from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in The Apothecary's Metaphysical Primer at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Nar'thalas Almanac from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Nar'thalas Almanac at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Everyday Etiquette from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Everyday Etiquette at Owen Thadd
    • Accept The Lessons of Ta'zo from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in The Lessons of Ta'zo at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Secrets of the Dreamers from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Secrets of the Dreamers at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Arcanic Systems Manual from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Arcanic Systems Manual at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Baxtan: On Destructive Magics from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Baxtan: On Destructive Magics at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Fury of the Land from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Fury of the Land at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Demons and You from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Demons and You at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth at Owen Thadd
    • Accept RwlRwlRwlRwl! from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in RwlRwlRwlRwl! at Owen Thadd
    • Accept Legends of the Tidesages from Owen Thadd
    • Turn in Legends of the Tidesages at Owen Thadd

    Owen Thadd keeps the library in the Magic Quarter. He offers each book's quest while the book is in your bags: take it and hand it in, one at a time, so your quest log stays free. Skip the books you did not find.

  29. 29Friend of the Library4 goals
    • Accept Friend of the Library from Garion WendellAlliance onlyOptional
    • Turn in Friend of the Library at Garion WendellAlliance onlyOptional
    • Accept Friend of the Library from Owen ThaddHorde onlyOptional
    • Turn in Friend of the Library at Owen ThaddHorde onlyOptional

    Once enough books are in, the librarian offers Friend of the Library. Take it when it appears.

  30. 30Greater Friend of the LibraryAlliance only3 goals
    • Reach level 20
    • Accept Greater Friend of the Library from Garion WendellOptional
    • Turn in Greater Friend of the Library at Garion WendellOptional

    From level 20, with more books handed in, Garion Wendell offers Greater Friend of the Library.

  31. 31The second Greater Friend of the LibraryAlliance only3 goals
    • Reach level 30
    • Accept Greater Friend of the Library from Garion WendellOptional
    • Turn in Greater Friend of the Library at Garion WendellOptional

    From level 30, with more books still, Garion Wendell offers the second Greater Friend of the Library.