diff --git a/gnu/packages/arduino.scm b/gnu/packages/arduino.scm
index ae69c04..675df80 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/arduino.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/arduino.scm
@@ -91,3 +91,18 @@
     (description "arduino-hardware contains Arduino Hardware Spec Files (boards.txt etc).")
     ;; GPL covers the main body ("app", "core"). LGPL covers the remainder.
     (license license:lgpl2.1+))) ; FIXME check
+
+(define-public arduino-libraries
+  (package (inherit arduino-hardware)
+    (name "arduino-libraries")
+    (inputs `(("arduino-hardware" ,arduino-hardware)))
+    (arguments
+      (substitute-keyword-arguments
+        (package-arguments arduino-hardware)
+        ((#:phases phases)
+            `(modify-phases ,phases
+              (replace 'chdir
+                (lambda _
+                  (chdir "libraries")))
+              (replace 'install ,(arduino-installer "libraries"))))))
+    (license license:lgpl2.1))) ; FIXME check apache license etc