Library (Civ7)

Library
Science Building of the Antiquity Age
Introduced in Civilization VII
Unlocked by	Writing
Cost
Production	90
Production	90
Gold	360
Gold	360
Maintenance	2 Gold 2 Happiness
Maintenance	2 Gold 2 Happiness
Qualities
Ageless	No
Buildable in all Ages	No
Purchasable in Towns	Yes (Urban Center)
Yields
+3 Science
Effects
Has 2 Codex slots.
Adjacency
+1 Science for each adjacent Resource. +1 Science for each adjacent Wonder.
Pillage Yields
40 Science

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The Library is an Antiquity Age Science Building in Civilization VII.

• Base yields:
  • +3 Science.
• Effects:
  • Has 2 Codex slots.
• Adjacency:
  • +1 Science for each adjacent Resource.
  • +1 Science for each adjacent Wonder.

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

Most understand the concept of a library – it is a collection of books. But what books? For what purpose? Who curated this collection? Who can access them? Our concept of a public library that is available to all is a modern invention. Early libraries were primarily for kings, nobles, priests, and other specialists.

In antiquity, the library of Ashurbanipal of Assyria stands out. This was a collection of tens of thousands of clay tablets, wax cylinders, papyrus scrolls, and other items collected by trade or conquest, and the space contained everything from texts on divination to religious epics (including the Epic of Gilgamesh) to legal records. These were not simply read for entertainment but for knowledge about how the world, its people, and its gods all worked.

The names of other famous libraries echo through the centuries: Alexandria (in Egypt), Nalanda (in India), the Wen Yuan Pavilion (in China), the House of Wisdom (in the Abbasid Caliphate), the library at Timbuktu (in Mali), and others. These structures rose and fell along with writing and knowledge – as empires fall, libraries burn.

See also

• Library in other games

Civilization VII Buildings [edit]
Antiquity	Standard	Academy Altar Amphitheater Ancient Bridge Ancient Walls Arena Barracks Bath Blacksmith City Hall Garden Library Lighthouse Market Monument Palace Villa
	Warehouse	Brickyard Fishing Quay Granary Harbor Saw Pit
	Unique	Acropolis Odeon Parthenon Ekallu1 Citadel1 Royal Library1 Forum Basilica Temple of Jupiter Matha Dharamshala Vihara Necropolis Mastaba Mortuary Temple Punic Port1 Cothon1 Dockyard1 Sachal1 Lecture Hall1 Pagoda1 Tofi'a1 Langi1 Vaikaukau1 Uwaybil K'uh Jalaw K'uh Nah
Exploration	Standard	Armorer Bank Bazaar Dungeon Guildhall Hospital Inn Kiln Medieval Bridge Medieval Walls Menagerie Observatory Pavilion Shipyard Temple University Wharf
	Warehouse	Gristmill Sawmill Stonecutter
	Unique	Donjon Bailey Motte Five Hundred Lords Manigramam Anjuvannam Haven1 Naval Arsenal1 Naval Station1 Plaza Casa Consistorial Casa de Contratación Pura Meru Candi Bentar Ulema Madrasa Mosque
Modern	Standard	Aerodrome Cannery City Park Defensive Fortifications Department Store Factory Laboratory Launch Pad Military Academy Modern Bridge Museum Opera House Port Radio Station Rail Station Schoolhouse Stock Exchange Tenement
	Warehouse	Grocer Ironworks
	Unique	Avenue Jardin à la Française Salon Bāq1 Ghahve Khane1 Takyeh1 Financial Centre1 Royal Exchange1 Manufactory1 Huiguan Shiguan Qianzhuang Industrial Park Railyard Steel Mill Külliye1 Cami1 Hammam1 Zaibatsu Ginkō Jukogyo Zócalo Catedral Portal de Mercaderes
1 Requires DLC