lectern, originally a pedestal-based reading desk with a slanted top used for supporting liturgical books—such as Bibles, missals, and breviaries at religious services; later, a stand that supports a speaker's books and notes.

What do you use a lectern for?

A lectern (from the Latin lectus, past participle of legere, "to read") is a reading desk, with a slanted top, usually placed on a stand or affixed to some other form of support, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon.

What do lecterns do to villagers?

What is the Lectern used for in Minecraft? Lecterns are a job site block for villagers. Any unassigned villager with a claimed bed will search for a profession given that they are not a nitwit. After a villager has claimed a bed and a job site block they will transform into the appropriate profession.