In World of Warcraft: Forever, library books go to one librarian per faction. Alliance players turn them in to Garion Wendell at the top of the tower inside the Wizard’s Sanctum, in Stormwind City’s Mage Quarter, and Horde players turn them in to Owen Thadd in the Magic Quarter of Undercity.
Hand each book in as soon as you find it. Every book counts toward the library’s reward quests, which unlock at 10, 20 and 25 books and offer a necklace, a ring and finally a weapon or off-hand item. Mages who played Season of Discovery will recognize the system, but in Forever every class can collect the books and claim the rewards. Below are the librarians, the reward tiers, the easiest early books, and the Elwynn Forest quest people confuse with them. Everything is checked against Blizzard’s WoW Forever development notes, which name the Greater Friend of the Library quest and its rewards, as of November 6.
Where to Turn In Library Books
| Faction | Librarian | Where to find them |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Garion Wendell | Top of the tower inside the Wizard’s Sanctum, Mage Quarter, Stormwind City |
| Horde | Owen Thadd | Magic Quarter, Undercity |
Only these two librarians take books, so every book makes the trip to Stormwind or Undercity, whichever city belongs to your faction.
- Loot the book. Books sit on tables, shelves and in ruins across the world. Click one to pick it up.
- Travel to your librarian. Horde characters in Kalimdor take the zeppelin from the towers outside Orgrimmar’s main gate to Tirisfal Glades, then ride to Undercity. Alliance characters in Ironforge can take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind.
- Talk to the librarian with the book in your bags and hand it in. Each book is a separate turn-in, so there is no need to hoard them.
- Claim the milestone quests when you reach 10, 20 and 25 books.
You can only use your own faction’s librarian, since the other faction’s capital is hostile to you.
Library Book Rewards
| Books turned in | Quest | Choose one |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Friend of the Library | Scholarly Pendant or Erudite’s Amulet |
| 20 | Greater Friend of the Library | Field Researcher’s Loop or Philanthropist’s Ring |
| 25 | Greater Friend of the Library | Truthseeker’s Bow, Crest of Elucidation or Researcher’s Night Light |
Three details matter when you plan:
- Books count toward every tier. The 10 books for the first reward also count toward the 20 and the 25, so 25 different books earn all three rewards.
- The later quests have level requirements. The 20-book quest asks for character level 20 and the 25-book quest for level 30.
- The final rewards need level 40 to wear. Blizzard’s development notes from the beta say the Truthseeker’s Bow “now has the correct level requirement of level 40,” matching the other two rewards from the quest, which already had a level 40 requirement.
How Many Books There Are
There are about 40 different library books spread across the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, from starting zones to the Plaguelands, and you only need 25 of them for every reward. That leaves plenty of room to skip the awkward ones:
- Opposite-faction ground. Some books sit in towns and zones the other faction controls. On a PvP ruleset they are the first ones to skip.
- Dungeon doorsteps. A few books lie right beside dungeon entrances, such as Magma or Lava? near Blackrock Depths and Necromancy 101 at Caer Darrow, home of Scholomance. You want the book, not the instance, so do not step through the portal.
- One book, two spots. Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected Works appears in both Westfall and Loch Modan, but it only counts once.
Easy Early Books
These are close to the starting zones and capitals, so they come naturally while you level. Spots are as of launch week.
| Book | Zone | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Archmage Theocritus’s Research Journal | Elwynn Forest | Upper floor of the Tower of Azora |
| Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged Autobiography | Ironforge | Hall of Explorers |
| Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected Works | Westfall or Loch Modan | The Sentinel Hill inn, or upstairs in the Thelsamar inn (one copy counts) |
| Bewitchments and Glamours | Westfall | A house in Moonbrook |
| The Lessons of Ta’zo | Orgrimmar | An inscribed stone by the Mage trainers in the Valley of Spirits |
| The Apothecary’s Metaphysical Primer | Tirisfal Glades | A shelf in Brill’s alchemy shop |
| The Dalaran Digest, Vol. 23 | Silverpine Forest | A bookshelf in Ambermill’s main hall |
| Baxtan: On Destructive Magics | The Barrens | A table in Ratchet’s engineering building, near the flight master |
Ambermill is packed with enemies in their high teens, so bring a friend or a few levels. For the rest of the list, book-tracking addons for WoW Forever are on CurseForge, and our guide to installing addons shows how to add one. Horde players coming from Mulgore can use our guide to getting from Orgrimmar to Thunder Bluff in reverse to reach the zeppelins.
Not the Library: The Book Return Quest
If you searched for where to turn in books while questing in Elwynn Forest, you may be on Book Return, a regular zone quest and not a library book. Blizzard’s development notes mention it: completing Book Return “now properly removes the extra Book Bag from the player’s inventory.” Quests like this go back to the character who gave them, not to a librarian. Blizzard’s new player’s starter guide explains how to find the turn-in: press L to open your quest log, select the quest, and look for the marker on your map; a question mark above a character means “a completed quest is ready to turn in.”
Why Bother With the Books
The rewards are easy jewelry for a character that is still leveling, and the 25-book choice gives every role something. Books also take you into corners of the world you might otherwise skip, which suits the Legacy challenge for exploring the whole map; our Legacy Points guide lists it. Pick up flight paths as you go, since a librarian trip from the far side of a continent is long, and the Frequent Flier Legacy perk makes flights cheaper and faster.
Every WoW Forever guide we have is on our World of Warcraft hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do you turn in library books in WoW Forever? Alliance players turn them in to Garion Wendell in the Wizard’s Sanctum in Stormwind. Horde players turn them in to Owen Thadd in Undercity’s Magic Quarter.
Can every class turn in library books? Yes. In WoW Forever any class can collect the books and claim the rewards.
How many books do you need for all the rewards? Twenty-five. Books you turned in for the earlier rewards count toward the later ones.
Do you have to turn in all your books at once? No. Each book is its own turn-in, so hand them in as you find them.
What level do you need for the library rewards? The 20-book quest needs level 20 and the 25-book quest level 30. The 25-book rewards need level 40 to equip.
Is there a librarian in Orgrimmar or Ironforge? No. The only two are Garion Wendell in Stormwind and Owen Thadd in Undercity.