Abstract: A toilet-paper holder has a casing with a pan. The pan has a base, a peripheral wall extending from the base and an open end. The peripheral wall has an exit opening. The casing further has a cover which is pivoted to the pan and which covers openably the open end of the pan. The cover has a base wall opposite to the base of the pan. A stationary shaft is provided in the casing and has a first end fixed to the base of the pan and a second end extending toward the base wall of the cover. A sleeve member is mounted coaxially and rotatably to the stationary shaft and has an end which extends toward the base wall of the cover. A rotary knob is mounted movably on the base wall of the cover and is operable to rotate the sleeve member.