It's also wise to stock up on everything you need to make books and bookshelves, as you'll need plenty of them for their intended use. Bookshelves are primarily used to help enchant gear in Minecraft.

QUICK ANSWER Bookshelves require three books and six planks of any kind in a 3 x 3 crafting grid. Place the books in the middle row, and the wood in the remaining two rows to make a bookshelf.

Now you’re able to have a bookshelf with a chosen number of books in it, and you can put them in the slots you want. Here’s how to make the chiseled bookshelf in Minecraft.