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The Athenaeum

The Athenaeum

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All about books, literary works, and more!
by chimericdream
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Updated Oct 14, 2026
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Adventure and RPG
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Modloader: Fabric Modloader: NeoForge Client: recommended Server: required

Architectury required YACL required ChimericLib required

All about books, literary works, and more!

ath·e·nae·um
[ ath-uh-ney-uhm ]
(noun) an institution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning; a library or reading room

This mod adds a variety of custom written books and related content to the game. The goal is to provide incentive beyond normal loot for players to explore the world and its structures. The mod is powered by datapacks, which allows for easy customization and expansion.

Minecraft Versions

  • 1.21.4: planned
  • 1.21.2-1.21.3: not planned
  • 1.21-1.21.1: supported (Fabric/NeoForge)
  • < 1.21: not planned

Current Features

  • Generates custom written books, driven by datapacks
  • Adds books to loot tables for stronghold libraries and woodland mansions

Planned Features

  • More books!
  • Add books to loot tables for other structures, including modded structures
  • Additional metadata for books, such as genre
  • Longer books
  • Custom blocks/items
  • New villager type
  • Book catalog
  • Advancements
  • Additional configuration options to control which books can be generated
  • GUI improvements for creating books
    • Partially inspired by Stendhal: I like the premise of this mod, but think it could be improved in a few ways
    • Move writeable book GUI to center of screen

Issues & Suggestions

Please use the GitHub issue tracker to report any bugs you find.

Credits

The initial concept for this mod came from a datapack called Babel, with some planned features inspired by the Bibliocraft mod.

License

This mod is released under the MIT license. The full text of the license can be found here.

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[NeoForge] 26.2-4.0.1
MC Client, NeoForge, Server, 26.2
Release 2026-10-17 Get
[Fabric] 26.2-4.0.1
MC Client, Fabric, Server, 26.2
Release 2026-10-17 Get
[Fabric] 26.1.2-3.0.0
MC Client, Fabric, Server, 26.1.2
Release 2026-07-28 Get
[NeoForge] 26.1.2-3.0.0
MC Client, NeoForge, Server, 26.1.2
Beta 2026-07-28 Get
[Fabric] 26.2-4.0.0
MC Client, Fabric, Server, 26.2
Release 2026-07-28 Get
[NeoForge] 26.2-4.0.0
MC Client, NeoForge, Server, 26.2
Beta 2026-07-28 Get
[Fabric] 1.21-1.21.1 - 2.0.0
MC 1.21, Fabric, Client, 1.21.1, Server
Release 2024-12-11 Get
[NeoForge] 1.21-1.21.1 - 2.0.0
MC 1.21, Client, NeoForge, 1.21.1, Server
Beta 2024-12-11 Get
[Fabric] 1.21.x-1.0.0
MC 1.21, Fabric, 1.21.1, Server
Release 2024-09-02 Get
[NeoForge] 1.21.x-1.0.0
MC 1.21, NeoForge, 1.21.1, Server
Beta 2024-09-02 Get

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