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New books and a shiny bookseller are part of the patch 1.6 content for Stardew Valley . While Stardew Valley previously featured “lost books” — blue books that added lore to Pelican Town’s library — these new books have a different purpose.

These books are part of the new “Special Items and Powers” inventory screen and provide little bonuses for various things. Below, we explain where to find the bookseller in Stardew Valley , how to find more books, and what they do.

Where’s the bookseller in Stardew Valley?

Twice a season on random days, a bookseller comes to the town via a hot air balloon. You can see these dates on the calendar outside of Pierre’s shop and the game will give you a little “The bookseller is in town today” notification on the side.

The bookseller is at the northeast of town, above Joja Mart :

Once there, you can buy a plethora of books at various prices. Some may be as cheap as 3,000 gold, but others will be as expensive as 25,000 gold.

Where else can I find books in Stardew Valley?

You can get books as rewards for many things. We’ve found books from chopping trees and from fishing treasure chests. As you play, you’ll find these books around naturally, though some of them have to be purchased from the bookseller.

We’ve compiled a complete list of books, their effects, and their locations based on our playthrough, with the additional help of the Stardew Valley Wiki . This should comprise a complete list of all books , unless there are some super secret hidden books somehow that we missed.

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The Museum can be found in the South-East corner of Pelican Town , south of the Blacksmith .

The museum contains a library and a gallery for displaying the museum's collection. At the start of the game, the entire museum collection is empty. Gunther , the curator, will ask the Player to help by donating Artifacts and Minerals .

Only a single copy of any particular item may be donated. Note that if an item has not yet been donated, its description in inventory or storage says: "Gunther can tell you more about this if you donate it to the museum." Items can be rearranged in the donation interface, or by clicking the small paper on the left side of Gunther 's desk at any time. Donated items may be examined by right-clicking on them.

Penny tutors Vincent and Jas in the library on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

• 1.1 Total Donations
• 1.2 Minerals Donated
• 1.3 Artifacts Donated
• 3 Achievements
• 4 Villager Paths

Donation Rewards

Gunther offers rewards when the collection has grown to certain points, or for the donation of specific artifacts .

Total Donations

There are 95 items that can be donated to the Museum.

Minerals Donated

There are a total of 53 Minerals that can be donated.

Artifacts Donated

There are a total of 42 Artifacts that can be donated.

To receive the 'Burnt Offering' reward, at least 10 artifacts must have already been donated that include the Rare Disc and Dwarf Gadget . The 11th (or later) donation that meets these conditions will earn the 'Burnt Offering.'

• Achievements

There are 2 Achievements associated with donating Artifacts or Minerals to the Museum.

• Treasure Trove (Donate 40 different items to the museum)
• A Complete Collection (Complete the museum collection)

Villager Paths

The Museum's main shelving area is quite busy but the area below that with the desks is safe for item placement (such as the three-part skeleton display).

Note: The main artifact display area is safe until/unless JojaMart closes, at which time Sam will start working as a janitor there instead. He walks through the central paths to sweep the back corner, but the display-areas furthest to the right are still safe.

• If using a controller, any diagonal item may be unreachable for examination once donated.
• To move items inside the donation interface on Switch, go to "Options" and disable "Use Controller Style Menus".
• In iOS (and possibly other mobile versions) items on the bottom most row cannot be moved in the donation interface. However, if the character goes to the front desk one tile to the left of Gunther, they get the option to rearrange the collection (even without completing the collection). In this mode, all the items are moveable.

Museum Interior with unreachable tiles shaded

One example of an organized complete collection

• Instead of saying "Gunther can tell you more about this if you donate it to the museum.", the actual description of items obtained but not yet donated to the Museum can be seen on the Collections tab of the player menu.
• 1.3.32 : Fixed inability to place donated items on the bottom two rows of the museum.
• 1.4 : Added donation rewards for 35, 70, 80, and 90 items donated. Added ability to rearrange the museum artifacts without having to donate a new one. Fixed bug where movement of inventory inside donation screen would prevent donation of items. Fixed issue in multiplayer where rearranging the collection would result in the message that a new item was donated. Various other museum-donation related fixes.
• 1.5 : Museum donation interactions improved.

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There are 21 Lost Books to be found in Stardew Valley . Often overlooked by players, these books can be discovered by using a hoe in The Mines, Skull Cavern and on Artifact Spots, as well as in treasure chests caught when fishing. Once obtained, the books will automatically appear on the bookshelves in The Museum.

Related: Stardew Valley: Tips For Completing The Museum Collection

Lost Books can be a great resource for players, providing helpful tips and tricks for both new and seasoned farmers. Additionally, Lost Books introduce some intriguing glimpses of Stardew Valley world lore, such as ‘Highlights From The Book of Yoba’ which suggests this world has a deity. But which Lost Books can be considered the most helpful ?

10 Tips On Farming

One of the most useful Lost Books to find as a new player is Tips on Farming. This book includes a plethora of information about how to grow crops and fruit trees on your farm.

Tips on Farming covers the benefits of using fertilizers , how to ensure your fruit tree will grow, the effects of the season on your crops, and how to harvest crops with a scythe. Armed with this information, players will be much better equipped to produce and sell high-quality crops efficiently.

9 Untitled Lost BooK

The most exciting and mysterious Lost Book is Untitled. At first glance, this book appears to be a jumble of made-up words and nonsense, however upon closer inspection it reveals a secret. If players take the first letter of each word, they will discover three hidden codes.

• Super cucumber town

• Duck mayo saloon

• Strange bun toybox

By placing each item into the corresponding locations locked box, players will find three hidden statues to decorate their farm. This is just one of many secrets hidden across Stardew Valley .

8 ...This Is A Book By Marnie.

…This is a book by Marinie is a Lost Book dedicated to animal care. Marnie is the villager who runs Marnie’s Ranch, located in Cindersap Forest. She sells players all of their livestock, hay and animal supplies.

Related: Stardew Valley: Every Animal, Ranked

Within the Lost Book Marnie tells players how to care for their chickens, cows, goats, ducks, sheep, rabbits and pigs. Including how often to pet them and their preferred food. This is incredibly useful as happy livestock produce higher quality products which in turn have a higher sale price.

7 Secrets Of The Legendary Fish

For players who enjoy fishing, Secrets of the Legendary Fish is a must-read. Within Stardew Valley there are five legendary fish. They are incredibly difficult to find and catch, making them the perfect challenge for ambitious anglers.

The Secrets of the Legendary Fish contains the exact location and season that players can catch each of the five Legendary fish.

• The Crimsonfish can be caught by fishing on the eastern side of the beach in summer.
• The Glacierfish is located to the south of Arrowhead Island in Cindersap Forest during the winter.
• The Anglerfish appears in the fall in the river to the north of Pelican Town.
• A legendary fish (not named in the book) can be caught in the sewer.
• The Legend is available in spring when it's raining. Located in the mountain lake by the submerged log.

6 Brewmaster's Guide

If you want to be rich in Stardew Valley , one of the best ways to do so is to brew high-value products. Within the Lost Book Brewmasters Guide, players are given a breakdown of the different products they can make and the tools they need to produce them.

Related: Stardew Valley: How to Use Kegs

This includes obtaining the blueprint for a keg (although not provided in the Lost Book), as well as what product is the most profitable and the ingredient needed to make each different variety.

• Vegetables = Juice
• Wheat = Beer
• Hops = Pale Ale
• Fruit = Wine

5 An Old Farmer's Journal

An Old Farmer’s Journal is a fairly short Lost Book, even so its few lines are packed with helpful player information. The book is written from the point of view of the Old Farmer and explains the benefits of becoming friends with the local villagers .

For a player whose primary focus is creating the perfect farm, building relationships may not be on the to-do-list. However, this book reveals that friendship has its perks and that players will receive gifts and recipes to reward them for their social efforts.

4 Journey Of The Prairie King — The Smash Hit Video Game!

Journey of the Prairie King is a game within a game. In The Stardrop Saloon, players can test their skills on the arcade machine Journey of the Prairie King. Some may love it, others may not, but this Lost Book makes it clear that if you are skilled enough to complete the entire game, you will receive a prize.

Additionally, the book includes some fun trivia about Journey of the Prairie Kings origin and inspirations. Although this information is not particularly useful, it's still an intriguing and immersive addition to this Lost Book.

3 A Study On Diamond Yields

Diamonds are one of the best gems to find within Stardew Valley due to their hefty 750g sell price and their value in the Crystalarium . Because of this, it's incredibly useful to know where to find them, which is exactly what the Lost Book, A Study on Diamond Yields, can provide.

Related: Stardew Valley: How To Get Married

Within this book, M Jasper revealed that diamonds can be found at level 50+ in The Mines. On top of this, the book shares that the deeper in the mine you go, the more likely you are to find these rare gems. This is because the probability of mining a diamond increases by 0.000016 each time a player descends a level, starting at level 50.

2 Marriage Guide For Farmers

There are twelve eligible marriage candidates within Stardew Valley , including six bachelors and six bachelorettes . As players build relationships with these villages, they may wish to date them and eventually, propose marriage. However, this process requires a few key items.

By reading the Lost Book, Marriage Guide for Farmers, the player can learn exactly how to progress their relationship with an eligible villager. This includes purchasing a bouquet from Pierre’s General Store to request a date, and finding the Old Mariner on a stormy day to claim the Mermaid's Pendant for a marriage proposal.

1 Goblins By M. Jasper

The Lost Book Goblins by M. Jasper, goes into details about the origin, characteristics, appearance and diet of Goblins. Although this is very interesting, goblins can't be found within The Mines, Skull Cavern or as a valley resident like the Dwarf. So what is the purpose of this Lost Book?

In the quest Goblin Problem, the player is unable to reach the Witches Hut as a Goblin Henchman is blocking the path. This Lost Book informs players that void mayonnaise is considered a delicacy for Goblins. With this information players can gift void mayonnaise to the Henchman and get into the Witches Hut. Opening up six more buildings for the farm, and a teleporter between the Wizard’s Tower and the Witch Hut.

Stardew Valley is available for Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation Vita and PS4, and Xbox One.

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Stardew Valley Museum & Library

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The Stardew Valley Museum & Library is a building in Stardew Valley . It is nestled above the beach in the southeast corner of the map. Gunther operates the museum and library and recruits the player to help furnish the building by finding missing library books and donating artifacts and minerals. Donating will unlock rewards with certain milestones.

Some villagers can be seen in the library occasionally, including Abigail , Penny , Elliot , Vincent and Jas .

It is opened from 8:00AM-6:00PM.

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Stardew Valley Museum

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The Museum is located south-east of Pelican Town. It has a library and a gallery where you can see the local collection of interesting items. However, when you arrive in Stardew Valley, the collection is empty, and you will have to fix this. The curator of the Museum, Gunther, will ask you to donate Minerals and Artifacts. Lost Books are another thing you have to donate to museum , these books are missing from the library. To find the Lost Books, you should dig up Artifact Spots with a hoe. You can also find them in treasure chests while enjoying Stardew Valley fishing . The Lost Books add to the shelves in the Museum automatically. If you pick up the Lost Book along with another item, a notification will inform you about obtaining only the item. You can examine donated Lost Books in the Museum — they contain various useful tips on gameplay.

You can only donate a single piece of every item. Your donations might be rearranged until the whole collection is complete. To examine your donated items, just right-click on them. You can unlock two achievements by donating items to the Museum: Treasure Trove (unlocks after donating 40 items), and Complete Collection.

There are 102 empty spaces available for your donations, however, there are only 95 items that you can donate. The remaining spaces on the largest table are used to examine items. To move donated items when they are already on a table, click on them to pick them up. After this, you’ll be able to move them as you want. Make sure to enter the donations screen in advance. You won’t be able to move items when the whole collection is completed.

Many players try to figure out the right way to rearrange museum items. The truth is that there is no certain rule or principle, and all players have their Museum organized in their own way. For example, you may separate actually existing minerals from made-up minerals, keep bones with artifacts or separately, as well as sort items by color or size. Every time you bring new items from the museum checklist, you can rearrange them how you want, as long as the museum layout allows you to do so.

There is a “ museum bug” in Stardew Valley game : when you donate an item, your inventory box shifts down after you select the item. You won’t be able to add new items to display spaces if you move the screen around before the inventory box shifts down.

You can donate 53 Minerals in total. Every time you have a certain number of minerals donated, you get museum rewards : Standing Geode (11), Crystal Chair (41), Singing Stone (21), Crystalarium (50), and Obsidian Vase (31).

You can also donate 42 Artifacts. Just as in case of Minerals, you’ll be also rewarded with: Skeleton Statue (15 Artifacts), Burnt Offering (11 Artifacts, including Dwarf gadget and Rare Disc), Drum Block (3 Artifacts, including Ancient Drum), Flute Block (3 Artifacts, including Bone Flute), Rarecrow #7 (20 Artifacts), Dwarvish Translation Guide (four Dwarf Scrolls), Sloth Skeleton R (Skeletal Tail and Prehistoric Tibia), Sloth Skeleton L (Skeletal Hand, Prehistoric Skull, and Prehistoric Scapula), Ancient Seeds with a recipe (Ancient Seed), and Sloth Skeleton M (Prehistoric Vertebra and Prehistoric Rib).

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What Are The Stardew Valley Lost Books?

Have you already encountered various Stardew Valley lost books? Do you know how to find them or what you can do with them? Then take a look at this guide for Stardew Valley and learn more about these items in the game!

What is the Stardew Valley Lost Book?

First thing first, the Stardew Valley lost book can be considered as a collection of books that your character will have to find during the game .

Most of the books will come with plenty of useful information that you can later use in the game, so you will definitely want to find them! Of course, you need to keep in mind that you will have to be patient. It might take a while to find all of them, but finding all 20 lost books in Stardew Valley will be very rewarding.

The information in the books will be closely related to the gameplay, so you will quickly learn more about Stardew Valley once you start collecting the books.

So, how do players find them? One of the best ways would be to use a hoe and dig up artifact spots! If you don’t have the time for that, then you can also try to find some fishing treasure chests!

What Lost Books can you find in stardew?

Let’s get to the main part of this guide!

What are the books you can find in Stardew Valley? What can you learn from them about this game?

Let’s take a look at the most popular Stardew Valley lost books!

Tips on farming

Once you find this book called Tips on Farming , you will learn plenty of useful information!

For example, you will learn that you can use fertilizer to make your farming easier and more effective! Also, some crops (for example, kale and wheat ) should be harvested with a scythe .

Other than that, you will find out that Stardew Valley fruit trees will take a season to grow! However, they are quite easy to take care of, so it can be a great addition to your farm!

On Foraging

Since foraging is one of the most useful skills in Stardew Valley , it’s no surprise that one of the Stardew Valley lost books will give us more information about it!

For example, this book will help you learn that you can find wild produce in the local woods and mountains ! Also, don’t forget to take care of the weeds, stumps, and stones that you will find nearby! This way, you will have plenty of space for your farm.

mysteries of the dwarves

While the Stardew Valley dwarves might be very confusing, one of the Stardew Valley lost books can help you to learn more.

For example, the book comes with information that the Dwarves call themselves ‘Smoluanu ‘, which translates to ‘sky people’. The book mentions that it is an odd name for a group that lives deep underground, but it’s quite nice, right?

Other than that, you will learn that the dwarves might be the remnants of a once advanced civilization whose interplanetary vehicle crashed on this planet long ago. While this might seem a bit crazy, this book by M. Jasper allows you to learn more about these mythical creatures.

Once you start farming more, you will notice that scarecrows are extremely useful in Stardew Valley ! That’s why this particular Stardew Valley lost book will give you more information about them!

First of all, you will learn that you will be visited by some crows once you start farming more and more. That’s why it will be great to think about getting yourself a scarecrow. Well, who would want their crops to be eaten by a bunch of crows ?

Did you know that you can track how successful your scarecrows are? That’s right! They keep track of how many crows they stopped , so you can learn if they are in the best possible spot.

And these are just some of the lost books in Stardew Valley! Are you ready to go on a journey and start looking for them in various artifact spots?

Well, just be patient and have fun learning more about Stardew Valley thanks to these books!

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Switch   Only finding books from the worms!

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• Start date Feb 16, 2021
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HannahEloiseee

Hi, I started a new game on the beach farm after the 1.5 update. It’s now Monday 22nd of spring and worms are hard to come by. Every day since day 1 I’ve walked the whole map looking for them. Mainly for clay. BUT the worms that I do find, I’m only getting books. As anybody else had this issue?  

Lost books? You won't get any more when you find them all, so this issue isn't game breaking. Maybe you're just getting unlucky though.  

I've always had that issue. As soon as you unlock the lost books, you almost exclusively find them until you got them all.  

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You'll get a lot of books as soon as you can start finding them. As you find more and more, you'll find them less and less often until finally you have them all and then you'll probably complain about all the wild seeds you're getting.  

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I got this from fishing and don't know what to do with it or how to put it in the library. Is this a bug?