diff --git a/internal/handlers/collections.go b/internal/handlers/collections.go
index e30121b3..0093b0e5 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/collections.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/collections.go
@@ -741,22 +741,15 @@ func (h *CollectionHandler) GetUserCollectionsList(c *echo.Context) ([]database.
 // userVisibleLibraryIDs loads the requester's visible-library set (the
 // family lens). Smart-collection evaluation funnels every book candidate
 // through it so hidden libraries contribute nothing.
+// userVisibleLibraryIDs adapts the collection endpoints' identity
+// source to the canonical resolver (H4.5).
 func (h *CollectionHandler) userVisibleLibraryIDs(c *echo.Context) ([]pgtype.UUID, error) {
 	user, ok := c.Get("user").(database.Users)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusUnauthorized, "invalid user")
 	}
-	rows, err := h.libraryService.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), user.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check library access: %w", err)
-	}
-	ids := make([]pgtype.UUID, 0, len(rows))
-	for _, lib := range rows {
-		if lib.ID.Valid {
-			ids = append(ids, lib.ID)
-		}
-	}
-	return ids, nil
+	_, ids, err := h.libraryService.VisibleLibrarySet(c.Request().Context(), user.ID)
+	return ids, err
 }
 
 // UserVisibleLibraryIDs is the exported entry point for the router's
diff --git a/internal/router/helpers.go b/internal/router/helpers.go
index c4eeb247..a97dbaed 100644
--- a/internal/router/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/router/helpers.go
@@ -255,18 +255,5 @@ func visibleLibraryIDsFor(c *echo.Context, cfg *Config) (map[string]bool, []pgty
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusUnauthorized, "invalid user")
 	}
-	libraries, err := cfg.Queries.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), uuidToPGType(userU))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	set := make(map[string]bool, len(libraries))
-	ids := make([]pgtype.UUID, 0, len(libraries))
-	for _, lib := range libraries {
-		if !lib.ID.Valid {
-			continue
-		}
-		set[lib.ID.String()] = true
-		ids = append(ids, lib.ID)
-	}
-	return set, ids, nil
+	return cfg.LibraryService.VisibleLibrarySet(c.Request().Context(), uuidToPGType(userU))
 }