diff --git a/templates/bookshelf.templ b/templates/bookshelf.templ
index 285cde11..e779e2a0 100644
--- a/templates/bookshelf.templ
+++ b/templates/bookshelf.templ
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ templ BookShelf(
 							<div class="p-6 space-y-5">
 								<div>
 									<label class="block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">Library</label>
+									<!-- Do NOT wire a `change` handler (or hx-trigger="change")
+										on this select: header.ts restoreLibrarySelection may
+										fire a synthetic change on page load, and a handler
+										here would re-fetch the grid at offset 0, stomping
+										SSR pagination (?offset=). User changes go through
+										bookshelf.ts's own wiring only. -->
 									<select id="library-select" name="library_id" class="input">
 										if len(libraries) == 0 {
 											<option value="">No libraries available</option>
diff --git a/templates/bookshelf_templ.go b/templates/bookshelf_templ.go
index a6403838..1378deed 100644
--- a/templates/bookshelf_templ.go
+++ b/templates/bookshelf_templ.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 17, "</button></div><div class=\"p-6 space-y-5\"><div><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Library</label> <select id=\"library-select\" name=\"library_id\" class=\"input\">")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 17, "</button></div><div class=\"p-6 space-y-5\"><div><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Library</label><!-- Do NOT wire a `change` handler (or hx-trigger=\"change\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton this select: header.ts restoreLibrarySelection may\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfire a synthetic change on page load, and a handler\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\there would re-fetch the grid at offset 0, stomping\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSSR pagination (?offset=). User changes go through\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbookshelf.ts's own wiring only. --><select id=\"library-select\" name=\"library_id\" class=\"input\">")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var6 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var6, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(TotalMediaCount(libraries))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 147, Col: 77}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 153, Col: 77}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var6))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var7 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var7, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(TotalMediaCount(libraries))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 149, Col: 68}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 155, Col: 68}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var7))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 						var templ_7745c5c3_Var8 string
 						templ_7745c5c3_Var8, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 154, Col: 35}
+							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 160, Col: 35}
 						}
 						_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var8)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 						var templ_7745c5c3_Var9 string
 						templ_7745c5c3_Var9, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 154, Col: 57}
+							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 160, Col: 57}
 						}
 						_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var9))
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 						var templ_7745c5c3_Var10 string
 						templ_7745c5c3_Var10, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 154, Col: 77}
+							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 160, Col: 77}
 						}
 						_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var10))
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 						var templ_7745c5c3_Var11 string
 						templ_7745c5c3_Var11, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 156, Col: 35}
+							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 162, Col: 35}
 						}
 						_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var11)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 						var templ_7745c5c3_Var12 string
 						templ_7745c5c3_Var12, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 156, Col: 48}
+							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 162, Col: 48}
 						}
 						_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var12))
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 						var templ_7745c5c3_Var13 string
 						templ_7745c5c3_Var13, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 156, Col: 68}
+							return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 162, Col: 68}
 						}
 						_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var13))
 						if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var14 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var14, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 159, Col: 34}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 165, Col: 34}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var14)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var15 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var15, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 159, Col: 56}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 165, Col: 56}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var15))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var16 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var16, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 159, Col: 76}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 165, Col: 76}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var16))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var17 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var17, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 161, Col: 34}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 167, Col: 34}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var17)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var18 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var18, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 161, Col: 47}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 167, Col: 47}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var18))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var19 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var19, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 161, Col: 67}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 167, Col: 67}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var19))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var20 string
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var20, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(errorMessage)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 287, Col: 59}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 293, Col: 59}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var20))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var21 string
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var21, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(fmt.Sprintf("/api/media-items/search?library_id=%s&limit=%d&offset=%d", currentLibraryID, limit, offset-limit))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 296, Col: 126}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 302, Col: 126}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var21)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var22 string
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var22, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(offset/limit + 1)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 305, Col: 32}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 311, Col: 32}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var22))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func BookShelf(
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var23 string
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var23, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(fmt.Sprintf("/api/media-items/search?library_id=%s&limit=%d&offset=%d", currentLibraryID, limit, offset+limit))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 310, Col: 126}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `bookshelf.templ`, Line: 316, Col: 126}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var23)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {