diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
index 5754a8264..fdc5bb05c 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
@@ -1666,7 +1666,19 @@ public class Base {
 
 
   static public File getSketchbookLibrariesFolder() {
-    return new File(getSketchbookFolder(), "libraries");
+    File libdir = new File(getSketchbookFolder(), "libraries");
+    if (!libdir.exists()) {
+      try {
+        libdir.mkdirs();
+        File readme = new File(libdir, "readme.txt");
+        FileWriter freadme = new FileWriter(readme);
+        freadme.write(_("For information on installing libraries, see: " +
+                        "http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Libraries\n"));
+        freadme.close();
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+      }
+    }
+    return libdir;
   }