Library

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. 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:
Moodlet	Name 	Mood Effect 	Time Period	From 	Game Dialog/Description 	Notes 	Expansion
 	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%https://modthesims.info/download.php?c=1&t=355244.	
Libraries generate the following dark blue map tag in-game:
===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====
*2 computers.
*A playroom for child and toddler Sims.
====Riverview====
*3 computers.
====Twinbrook====
*2 computers.
*A fireplace.
*A very small play area for child and toddler Sims.
*Some bushes.
====Barnacle Bay====
*10 computers.
*3 parking spots.
*4 bike racks.
====Bridgeport====
*8 computers.
*A TV.
*A play room.
====Hidden Springs====
*2 computers.
*A playroom.
*4 parking spots.
====Appaloosa Plains====
*6 computers.
*A hitching post.
*A few play room objects.
Though there is a parking lot, there are no actual parking spots on it.
====Lunar Lakes====
*8 computers.
*1 TV.
*1 foosball table.
*A playroom.
====Starlight Shores====
*6 computers.
*2 chess tables.
*A small play area.
*5 parking spots.
*4 bike racks.
====Lucky Palms====
====Sunlit Tides====
====Moonlight Falls====
*3 computers.
*A Vault of Antiquity.
*2 moondials.
*An alchemy station.
*Harvestable red toadstool and onion plants.
*The urn of Peanut Bahl.
*A jelly bean bush.
*A LLAMA station.
====Monte Vista====
*6 computers.
*Many desks.
*2 small play areas for child and toddler Sims.
====Sims University====
*5 computers.
====Dragon Valley====
====Isla Paradiso====
*7 computers.
*A play area.
*5 parking spots.
====Midnight Hollow====
====Oasis Landing====
*3 holo-computers.
*2 coffeemakers.
*What appears to be a playroom.
*Harvestable apple, onion, and garlic plants.
====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====
==The Sims 3 (Wii)==
*Various bookshelves.
*2 chess tables with seats.
*6 sinks.
*Various seating, tables, and desks.
*A kids area with 2 activity tables and a toy oven.
==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.
With The Sims 4: Lovestruck expansion pack, Sims can tell a Steamy Story and Kiss Behind Bookshelf at Libraries as a romantic interaction.
===Varieties===
Willow Creek Archive Library.png|Willow Creek Archive in Willow Creek
Quad Manor.png|Quad Manor in Windenburg
StrangerVille Information Center.png|StrangerVille Information Center in StrangerVille
Laurel Library.png|Laurel Library in Britechester
The Moonwood Mill Library.png|The Moonwood Mill Library in Moonwood Mill
====In "My Library"====
Desert Muse.png|Desert Muse
Llama Land Library.png|Llama Land 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 	Library
Chinese (Simplified) 	 	
Chinese (Traditional)	 	
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Italian 	 	
Japanese 	 	
Korean 	 	
Norwegian 	Bibliotek 	
Polish 	 	
Portuguese (Europe) 	 	
Portuguese (Brazil) 	 	
Russian 	Библиотека 	
Spanish (Europe) 	 	
Spanish (Mexico) 	 	
Swedish 	 	
Thai 	 	
ru:Библиотека
Category:Lots
Category:Community lots
Category:The Sims 3
Category:The Sims 4
Category:MySims (game)