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See also: Book and Nerd shop
For the family library where players save their families in the edit town mode, see Family bin.

A library is a community lot and lot assignment in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 that allows Sims to read books, but not to bring them home.

The Sims 3[]

Libraries attract Sims with either the genius, bookworm, computer whiz, no sense of humor or hates the outdoors traits. Sims in the journalism career are encouraged to visit the lot. Sims that have the couch potato trait will be repelled. Libraries allow Sims to bring their toddlers to the lot.

Libraries contain all the books available in the home world, with the exception of recipes, bait guides, guitar compositions, and books from every destination. If a Sim writes a novel, then it will appear in the library once it is published. This may not apply to flops.[confirmation needed] Libraries also contain computers.

Libraries encourage Sims to build the writing skill. Sims with a writing skill of 3 or greater will receive an opportunity to donate books they have written to city hall, which will make them available in libraries. Sims are also encouraged to do their homework on the lot.

As a lot assignment, libraries provide Power Study moodlet:

Image Moodlet Name Mood Effect Time Period From Game Dialog/Description Notes Expansion
Power Study Power Study No Mood Effect - Library That quiet library atmosphere makes reading, studying, and working so much more efficient! This moodlet gives Sims a big boost to the speed of many tasks, including: Reading, studying, the Work From Home interaction, and skilling up from skill books. It improves the base rate by 1.5x or by an additional +50%[1]. &BG
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Libraries generate the following dark blue map tag in-game:

Library map tag Sims 3 PC

Prebuilt lots[]

As all libraries have bookshelves, it is not usually necessary to list the amount of bookshelves, or their presence on the lots.

Sunset Valley[]

Papyrus Memorial Library
Papyrus Memorial Library
Address 527 Skyborough Boulevard
Type Lot TS4 Generic Community
Unfurnished lot value §55,742
Furnished lot value §94,342
Lot size 32x32
N° of floors 2
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Sunset Valley
Game The Sims 3

Riverview[]

Wright Reading Room
Wright Reading Room
Address 50 Long Island Drive
Unfurnished lot value §30,790
Furnished lot value §48,135
Lot size 20x25
N° of floors 1
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
Neighborhood Long Island (Riverview)
World Riverview
Game The Sims 3
  • 3 computers.

Twinbrook[]

Lakeside Community Library
Lakeside Community Library
Address 800 Lakefront Drive
Unfurnished lot value §44,482
Furnished lot value §70,642
Lot size 20x30
N° of floors 2
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Twinbrook
Game The Sims 3: Ambitions
  • 2 computers.
  • A fireplace.
  • A very small play area for child and toddler Sims.
  • Some bushes.

Barnacle Bay[]

Ye Olde Library
Ye Olde Library
Address 7 Porthilly View
Unfurnished lot value §76,129
Furnished lot value §147,725
Lot size 40x30
N° of floors 2
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Barnacle Bay
Game Barnacle Bay
  • 10 computers.
  • 3 parking spots.
  • 4 bike racks.

Bridgeport[]

Bridgeport Public Library
Bridgeport Public Library
Address 303 3rd Avenue
Unfurnished lot value §98,757
Furnished lot value §144,107
Lot size 25x54
N° of floors 3
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 4
World Bridgeport
Game The Sims 3: Late Night
  • 8 computers.
  • A TV.
  • A play room.

Hidden Springs[]

Eloise C. Vanderburg's Home for Books
Eloise C. Vanderburg's Home for Books
Address 12 Juniper Lane
Unfurnished lot value §58,452
Furnished lot value §85,012
Lot size 30x30
N° of floors 2
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Hidden Springs
Game Hidden Springs
  • 2 computers.
  • A playroom.
  • 4 parking spots.

Appaloosa Plains[]

Appaloosa Plains Public Library
Appaloosa Plains Public Library
Address 203 West Appaloosa Avenue
Unfurnished lot value §77,556
Furnished lot value §119,890
Lot size 30x40
N° of floors 2
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
Neighborhood Uphill (Appaloosa Plains)
World Appaloosa Plains
Game The Sims 3: Pets

Though there is a parking lot, there are no actual parking spots on it.

Lunar Lakes[]

Paper'n'Space Library
Paper'n'Space Library
Address 113 Babylon Boulevard
Unfurnished lot value §78,070
Furnished lot value §139,815
Lot size 40x40
N° of floors 5
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Lunar Lakes
Game Lunar Lakes

Starlight Shores[]

Community Library
Community Library
Address 102 Old Town Road
Unfurnished lot value §89,641
Furnished lot value §169,732
Lot size 55x35
N° of floors 3
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Starlight Shores
Game The Sims 3: Showtime

Lucky Palms[]

Grand Canyon Community Library
Grand Canyon Community Library
Bedrooms 0
World Lucky Palms
Game Lucky Palms

Sunlit Tides[]

Tropic Llama Library
Tropic Llama Library
Bedrooms 0
World Sunlit Tides
Game Sunlit Tides

Moonlight Falls[]

Library of Lore & Vault of Antiquity
Library of Lore & Vault of Antiquity
Address 108 Wood Street
Unfurnished lot value §53,904
Furnished lot value §121,295
Lot size 40x30
N° of floors 1+1
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
Neighborhood East Bank (Moonlight Falls)
World Moonlight Falls
Game The Sims 3: Supernatural

Monte Vista[]

The Bibliotech
The Bibliotech
Address 3 Regalia Court
Unfurnished lot value §76,977
Furnished lot value §145,357
Lot size 20x20
N° of floors 3
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
Neighborhood Regalia Court
World Monte Vista
Game Monte Vista
  • 6 computers.
  • Many desks.
  • 2 small play areas for child and toddler Sims.

Sims University[]

Howard Memorial Library
Howard Memorial Library
Address 202 Sims University
Unfurnished lot value §16,090
Furnished lot value §91,289
Lot size 50x30
N° of floors 1
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Sims University
Game The Sims 3: University Life
  • 5 computers.

Dragon Valley[]

Freedom Books
FreedomBooks
Bedrooms 0
World Dragon Valley
Game Dragon Valley

Isla Paradiso[]

Los Libros Library
Los Libros Library
Address 90 Civic Center
Unfurnished lot value §91,642
Furnished lot value §155,297
Lot size 48x26
N° of floors 2
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
Neighborhood Isla Paradiso (island)
World Isla Paradiso
Game The Sims 3: Island Paradise
  • 7 computers.
  • A play area.
  • 5 parking spots.

Midnight Hollow[]

Moldy Missives Library
MoldyMissivesLibrary
Bedrooms 0
World Midnight Hollow
Game Midnight Hollow

Oasis Landing[]

The Lending Library
The Lending Library
Address 1312 Enlightened Heights
Unfurnished lot value §222,422
Furnished lot value §320,440
Lot size 50x50
N° of floors 5
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 4
World Oasis Landing
Game The Sims 3: Into the Future
  • 3 holo-computers.
  • 2 coffeemakers.
  • What appears to be a playroom.
  • Harvestable apple, onion, and garlic plants.

Roaring Heights[]

Main Street Library
Main Street Library
Address 37 Main Street
Unfurnished lot value §187,812
Furnished lot value §202,334
Lot size 38x40
N° of floors 4
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 2
World Roaring Heights
Game Roaring Heights
  • 4 parking spots.
  • 2 bike racks.

It is the only known library in The Sims 3 to not have computers, very likely to keep faithful to the city's 1920s technology level. Lamps are sparse, and there's relatively large empty spaces throughout the building.

Lot bin[]

Noble Tome Library[TS3:TLS][]

Noble Tome Library

The Sims 3 (Wii)[]

Vista Beach Public Library
Vista Beach Public Library
Lot size Medium
N° of floors 1
Bedrooms 0
Bathrooms 4
World Vista Beach
Game The Sims 3 (Wii)

The Sims 4[]

Libraries return in The Sims 4. They are a place for Sims to read books, play chess and use computers. Sims with the Genius trait will sometimes want to go to the library.

Varieties[]

In "My Library"[]

Trivia[]

  • There is no proper library in Aurora Skies. Instead, there's a community lot Lend and Learn Library, but it's assigned as No Visitors Allowed. It's probably a mistake by the developers.
  • The library in Sims University is a shell building. Even though there appears to be many doors on the building, only one is a valid entrance to the shell.
  • The library of Twinbrook seems to be missing skill books.

Other languages (Lot assignment)[]

Language Title (Sims 3) Title (Sims 4)
English Library
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian Bibliotek
Polish
Portuguese (Europe)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian Библиотека
Spanish (Europe)
Spanish (Mexico)
Swedish
Thai
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