Wendy fights to keep her library alive. Howard considers moving on from the library. Jaq and Bryce contend with their future at the branch.

Wendy oversees a community mural with temperamental artists. Someone from Unhoused Wendy's past arrives causing Jaq and Howard to meddle.

Jaq finds her favorite author's new book problematic. Bryce visits a patron about a lost book. Wendy downplays the branch to get donations.

Howard, Jaq, and Bryce compete in a book push to win a paid day off; Wendy panics when Unhoused Wendy locks herself in the bathroom.

Wendy's Women's Appreciation Shelf struggles with intersectionality; Bryce erects a Men's Shelf, while Jaq and Alvin squabble about art.

Bryce's objection to a drag queen storytime reader promps sensitivity training for the staff; things get awkward between Howard and Sheila.

Howard creates a list of improvements and invites a local contrarian podcaster to see how well the branch is doing, but the library goes viral when things fall apart. Wendy creates an awkward situation for herself.

Replacement computers arrive for the Jameson branch of the Metropolitan Public Library and Branch Head Wendy Yarmouth discovers they are hand-me-downs. Howard Tutt arrives at Jameson Library and finds it falls far below his expectations.