Usage Note
étagère is the standard word for a shelf or set of shelves. A single shelf plank is une planche; étagère usually implies a complete shelving unit. The verb étager means to arrange in tiers. Une étagère à livres specifically means a bookshelf.
Examples
"Les livres sont rangés sur l'étagère."
Natural Translation
The books are put away on the shelf.

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