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A "library well" in this case is, as far as I know, a flavorful way of describing a unique type of library consisting of a pit with books lining the walls. One such style of library appears in the fourth book of Rise of the Runelords, for example. That said, I didn't write/develop this book, so the author or developer may have something entirely different in mind... but that said, one thing we try to do often in our world books is to sprinkle in little bits of lore and wordplay like this that don't have immediate definitions and exist soely to spark the reader's imagination.
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I will note that a "pit with books lining the walls", is a very silly way to build a library - you end up with water (and thus mold) in your less-used books unless you have a good (modern AC equivalent) ventilation system...
Good thing we've got magic in Golarion then, I guess.
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I will note that a "pit with books lining the walls", is a very silly way to build a library - you end up with water (and thus mold) in your less-used books unless you have a good (modern AC equivalent) ventilation system...
On the contrary, a subterranean vault is the easiest place to keep climate controlled in the absence of technology. There's a reason things are preserved in old salt mines, for instance.
Not to mention that "well" is likely intended as a metaphorical descriptor. All libraries are wells of knowledge...
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The University of Michigan Law Library is in a well. Google "light well" for some images.
A "well" is not necessarily a "water well".
Salt mines are different - salt sucks up moisture...One of the most common dessicants is silicon dioxide - the major component of sand.
Sand? But that’s course and irritating and gets everywhere...
Well, actually, I just got a couple of questions to axe you...
/useful addition to this conversation
That said, I do actually like the idea of a shaft of books and light.
As for preservation, nonmagical application of salt or sand into the edges of pit, and magical use of prestidigitation (unless 2e has substantially altered it; I’ll know, maybe, once I get my Humble Bundle hardcopy of the Core book? :D) of 50g should generally suffice for such problems.
(Obviously more than 500g for covering the well, but just a rock or minor rod of prestidigitation {cleaning only <possibly ignores sand/salt if in “appropriate places”>} would be as low as 500g in 1e and allow Mobility to clean across the whole well when held.)
But, uh, “book pit” is also fun word play, for entirely different reasons. XD