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Arlington Library

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition guide · Retrieving books for the Brotherhood

Arlington Library is a ruined pre-War building heavily occupied by Raiders and Super Mutants, while the Brotherhood of Steel maintains a secure outpost in the lobby. Scribe Yearling hires the Lone Wanderer to retrieve intact pre-War books from the archives and across the Capital Wasteland, while Moira Brown also sends you here to retrieve the library's card catalog for the Wasteland Survival Guide quest. Clearing the library involves fighting through the media archive and children's wing to access the main automated archive terminals.

Items

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Big Book of Science: In the Arlington Library Children's Wing on a metal shelfD.C. Journal of Internal Medicine: On an upstairs desk near terminal banks in the Arlington Library Media ArchiveLying, Congressional Style: In the Arlington Library Media Archive inside an office room deskPugilism Illustrated: In the Children's Wing on the floor behind a counterTales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor: In the main lobby area near the Brotherhood outpostPre-War Book: Scattered in multiple rooms, desks, and shelves throughout the library interiorInk Container: Found in the basement printing press area

Enemies

Super Mutant

Weak to HeadSteal / drop Hunting Rifle

Patrols corridors and upper balconies throughout the interior

Super Mutant Brute

Weak to HeadSteal / drop Assault Rifle

Carries heavier firepower and defends the media archive section

Centaur

Weak to Head

Accompanies Super Mutants in the children's wing and lower archives

Raider

Weak to HeadSteal / drop Raider Armor

Engages in firefights with Super Mutants inside the lower levels

Protectron

Weak to Combat InhibitorSteal / drop Energy Cells

Hostile library defense robots patrolling archive areas

Shops and people

Scribe Yearling: Buys undamaged Pre-War Books for 100 caps and 5 XP each

Tips

Let the Brotherhood of Steel paladins in the lobby take the lead in initial firefights to conserve your ammo and health.
Do not sell or discard undamaged Pre-War Books to regular merchants, as Scribe Yearling pays significantly more for them.
You can access the main card catalog terminal in the media room to download library records to complete Moira Brown's research task without clearing every single room.

Not listed for this area: secrets.

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