Bookcase

A large collection of books

Bookcase is a piece of scenery found in many buildings of Gielinor. Some bookcases can be searched for books and some can only be examined.

Searchable bookcases

Digsite

• The south-eastern most bookcase in the Exam Centre can be searched during the Digsite quest to find Book of experimental chemistry.

Legend's Quest

• The north-eastern bookcase in Legends caverns is special because it can be searched and the character will find a hole that can be climbed to access further in the caverns. Its examine text is "A very roughly constructed bookcase".

Searching will give the following messages:

You search the bookcase...

And find a large gaping hole at the back.

Would you like to climb through the hole?

• Yes, I'll climb through the hole.

You climb through the hole in the wall..

It's very narrow and you have to contort your body a lot.

After some time, you manage to wriggle out of a small cavern...

• No, I'll stay here.

You decide to stay where you are.

The Hazeel Cult

• The bookcase on the 1st floor of the Carnillean house. Searching the bookcase while the player has the Carnillean Key will give the player the following message:

"you search the book case

as you pull out one of the books

the shelves slide to the side

revealing a secret passage

you walk through

the passage leads upwards

to an empty room"

Shield of Arrav

• The north-western bookcase that faces away from the west wall in Varrock Library can be searched. Its examine text is "It's a bookcase". You need to search this bookcase during the Shield of Arrav quest.
  • Upon finding the Book it gives the following message:
    • Player: Aha the shield of Arrav
    • Player: That was what I was looking for
    • (You take the book from the bookcase)
  • Otherwise yields the message:
    • (A large collection of books)

Tourist Trap

• The bookcases in Captain Siad's office have 'look' and 'search' options. Looking gives the player the message:

The captain seems to collect lots of books!

Players who search get the following message:

You notice several books on the subject of Sailing.

Exam Centre

Legends quest bookcase

Carnillean bookcase

Varrock Library

Bookcases in Captain Siad's office