A wood-paneled library with full-height shelving and a reading chair

Library Worx · By Kloset Worx · New York

A wall of books, built in.

Floor-to-ceiling libraries in oak and walnut, with ladders, lighting and window seats.

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Library Worx by Kloset Worx · libraryworx.com

Libraries & bookcases.

Built-in shelving that runs wall to wall and floor to ceiling, around a window, a fireplace or a doorway. Set the wall and the finish, and the shelves fill in, in 3D and on the drawing.

From: $9,000
Lead time: About 4 — 5 weeks
Installed in: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens

Rather talk it through? Book a free design visit

Ref LB-C2EH

Indicative price, installed $23,500 – $29,000 About 4 — 5 weeks from signed drawings

A guide, not a quote. Your fixed price follows the site measure and is written on your drawings.

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§ 02 Looks

Start from a look.

Four designs to start from, each priced and rendered in 3D from the designer. Load one, then make it yours.

Window seat: 3D rendering of a Library Worx design — Window seat$23,500 – $29,000
Twelve feet of white oak around a window, with a cushioned seat, closed cabinets and LED under every shelf.

Walnut with a ladder: 3D rendering of a Library Worx design — Walnut with a ladder$46,500 – $57,000
Eighteen feet of walnut around a fireplace, under ten-foot ceilings, with a ladder on a brass rail and picture lights.

Navy study: 3D rendering of a Library Worx design — Navy study$20,500 – $25,000
A ten-foot painted study in navy with a built-in desk bay and LED under every shelf.

Doorway library: 3D rendering of a Library Worx design — Doorway library$33,000 – $40,000
Sixteen feet of smoked oak around a doorway, bridging over the head, with picture lights on every bay.

3D renderings from the Library Worx designer. Prices are indicative and installed.

↳ Where it works

Living rooms

A wall of books around a fireplace or a window, which gives the room its character.

Studies

Shelving with a built-in desk bay, so the study is also where the books live.

Hallways

A shallow run of shelves turns a passage into a library you walk through every day.

Window walls

Shelving that frames a window and bridges over it, with a seat for reading in the light.

§ 03 Send it to the studio

Your design, on a designer's desk.

We reply within one business day to book the site measure. Nothing is ordered until you sign the drawings.

Wall: 12'-0" wide × 9'-0" high
Built around: A window
Bays: 2 bays of about 48"
Lower section: Closed base cabinets
Shelf depth: 12"
Finish: White oak
Hardware: Brass
Lighting: LED under every shelf
Reference: LB-C2EH

Indicative range$23,500 – $29,000

Name

Phone

Where is the project?

Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Somewhere else

Neighborhood or cross streets

Timeline

Anything we should know?

Your drawing, reference number and indicative range are attached automatically. No payment, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call (917) 810‑2392.

§ 04 Specification

What goes into libraries & bookcases

Shelves spaced for the books you own, adjustable on concealed pins
Returns around windows, fireplaces and doorways, bridging over the top
Closed base cabinets, or open shelving to the floor
Window seats and built-in desk bays
A library ladder on a brass rail
LED under every shelf, or a picture light on each bay

Dimensions

Wall

6 — 32 ft

Ceiling

8 — 12 ft

Shelf depth

10, 12 or 14 in

Base cabinets

30 in

Lead time

About 4 — 5 weeks from signed drawings

Sizes outside these ranges are drawn by hand. Send what you have and say so in your notes.

§ 05 Finishes

Walnut

Dark, warm and straight-grained. It softens to a lighter, honeyed brown over the years.

White oak

Pale and tight-grained. Quiet next to stone, brass and painted walls.

Smoked oak

White oak taken darker. Brown-grey, even in tone and calm across a long wall.

Painted

Sprayed in any color you name. We confirm it with a sample before anything is finished.

The Worx standard

Libraries, made to measure.

Shelving that returns to the window casing, frames the mantel and bridges the doorway, so it reads as part of the room. With a ladder on a brass rail where the ceiling allows.

See the gallery Free design visit

Dark built-in shelving around a marble fireplace

§ 06 Made by the studio

Designed online. Built like the rest of the house.

The designer gets you to a design and a price. The site measure, the drawings, the finishes and the install are handled the way every Kloset Worx room is.

Close-up of a wood joint — **Built square**Every piece is drawn from the site measure and scribed to your walls and ceiling.

A brass pull on a wood drawer front — **Hardware**Brass, matte black or nickel, or push-to-open with no pulls at all.

Warm LED light under a wood shelf — **Light**Warm, dimmable LED, planned with the drawings so the power is in the right place.

A white oak sample board — **Real samples**See and touch the finishes at your design visit before anything is made.

Studies and libraries →

Built-in shelving →

From the Kloset Worx rooms collection.

§ 07 From this page to your wall

Design it here
Set the size, layout and finish. See it in 3D and as a dimensioned drawing while the price updates.
You · a few minutes
Send it to the studio
Your drawing, its reference number and your notes go to a designer, who replies within one business day.
Studio · 1 business day
Site measure
We measure the wall, check power, plumbing and the ceiling, and confirm every dimension.
Our field team · on site
Drawings and a fixed price
You get a shop drawing set and a fixed price in writing. Fabrication starts when you sign.
Studio
Built and installed
Fabricated, delivered and installed, then signed off with you on site.
Lead time on each line

§ 08 Where it tends to land

Wall of shelves From$9,000

Eight feet of painted shelving, floor to an 8-foot ceiling, built in on a plain wall.

Library around a window From$23,500

Twelve feet of white oak around a window, with a seat, closed base cabinets and LED under every shelf.

Library with a ladder From$46,500

Eighteen feet of walnut around a fireplace, ten-foot ceilings, a ladder on a brass rail and picture lights.

Indicative, installed prices from the same model as the designer above. Your fixed price follows the site measure.

§ 09 What's included

Included in your price

Design, including the free design visit and your online design
Site measure and shop drawings
Shelving, base cabinets, crown and returns
Delivery, installation and sign-off

Handled by others

Electrical work for lighting, by a licensed electrician
Fireplace inserts, gas or venting work
Painting the room beyond the built-in
Moving or replacing radiators

See the Library Worx cost guide for ranges by size and finish.

§ 10 Common questions

How much does a built-in library cost?

It scales with the area of the wall, the finish, the lower section, and extras like a desk, ladder or lighting. The designer above gives an indicative range as you go, and the fixed price follows the site measure.

Can you build around a radiator or an AC unit?

Yes. Tell us in your notes. We vent the base and leave access panels where they are needed.

Are the shelves adjustable?

Yes, on concealed pins. Tell us about oversized books or records and we will set some bays deeper.

Can it be painted to match the room?

Yes. Choose Painted and name the color in your notes. We confirm it with a sample before finishing.

Where do you install?

Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. If you are somewhere else, send your design anyway and we will tell you whether we can take it on.

For designers and architects

Price options for a client in minutes.

Use the Library Worx designer to compare finishes, sizes and options with a client. Then send the design straight to the studio, with your notes, for a site measure and drawings.

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