The invention relates to a rotary bookshelf for disabled people, and belongs to a bookshelf. An outer frame of the bookshelf is fixedly connected with a base, an outer frame cover is fixedly connected with the outer frame of the bookshelf through quadrilateral nuts, and a motor, a motor reducing gear set, an intermittent drive mechanism and a pedal drive mechanism are arranged in the bookshelf. The rotary bookshelf has the advantages that the structure is novel, the rotary defect of the rotary bookshelf is overcome through an intermittent self-locking device, and the mode that the disabled people can take books conveniently is achieved through the novel rotatable book taking structure. According to the rotary bookshelf, user-friendly design points for the disabled people and the factors, needing to be improved, of the attribute of the bookshelf are ingeniously combined through the design of a mechanical structure, conditions are provided for the disabled people to take books conveniently, and the self-performance of the bookshelf is improved. Compared with an existing technical scheme, the mechanical structure can be utilized better, a plurality of control functions on the bookshelf can be completed, the process that the disabled people read and take the books is optimized better, and the rotary bookshelf serves for the disabled people and other special groups.