Are you looking for a stylish and functional way to conveniently access upper shelves or unused space in your library, closet, wine cellar, kitchens, pantries, retail and theatrical applications, or lofts?
Van Dyke’s Restorers offers Quiet Glide Rolling Library Ladder, wood ladder kits, hardware kits, and rail kits.
The rolling library ladder hardware kits come in four finishes, three types of upper guides and three styles of ladder wheels.
Quiet Glide’s unique ladder rail system is the only library ladder rail kit on the market that offers solid aluminum rails – not hollow tubes. All the parts on a Quiet Glide rolling library ladder are machined or manufactured by American craftsmen.

Things You Need to Know
- What is the application (bookcase, kitchen, pantry, closet, garage, loft)?
- Will your ladder roll or be stationary?
- What is the clearance above the mounting rail?
- The ladder base must be 31” from the wall when in use.
- Do you need to remove the ladder?
- Is there a curve in the application?
- What surface are you mounting the brackets to?
- How wide is the ladder?
Click here for a detailed installation and specification guide.
Van Dyke’s Restorers offer 3 different types of library ladder kits:
- Complete Wooden Ladder and Hardware Kit – everything you need to complete your project.
- Ladder Kit – The unassembled library ladder kit contains all the wooden parts necessary to assemble a library ladder. Choose cherry, oak, or maple. Hardware is not included.
- Hardware Kit – Does not include wooden ladder
Van Dyke’s offers two hardware kits – one with brake on lower wheels, and without brake: Hardwarwe Kits contain:
- 2 bottom rollers
- 2 top guides
- 7 rung supports
- Intallation fasteners
- Bottom wheel housing
The aluminum mounting rail is sold separately along with the vertical mounting bracket and horizontal bracket.
Watch a video on the Quiet Glide Rolling Ladder by clicking below.