Anytime you are creating anything in the Minecraft game, the first thing you will always need is the material to actualize the project.
For this project, you will need to gather materials such as 3 books and 6 wood planks before you can make a bookshelf in Minecraft.
1. There are different wood planks you can use; they include; Spruce, Oak, Birch, Dark Oak, Jungle, Acacia Planks, etc. You are still going to get the structure of the bookshelf regardless of which wood plank you decide to use.
2. Open the crafting menu and click the crafting table. This will take you to the 3x3 crafting grid. The 3x3 crafting grid is very instrumental for this project because it is a structure meant for the insertion of the materials you have gathered.
3. Place 3 Acacia planks in the first row. The middle row of the 3x3 crafting grid should contain 3 books, then place the remaining 3 Acacia planks in the third row. This will automatically create the bookshelf.