diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index ef5ecfe..6d2267d 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -152,12 +152,14 @@
           class="bucket-toggle readout"
           id="library-toggle"
           aria-expanded="false"
-          aria-controls="library-series library-movies"
+          aria-controls="library-libraries library-series library-movies"
           hidden
         ></button>
       </header>
       <p class="deck-status readout" id="library-status" role="status" hidden></p>
 
+      <div id="library-libraries"></div>
+
       <section class="deck-group" id="library-series" hidden aria-labelledby="label-lib-series">
         <header class="deck-head">
           <h3 class="deck-label" id="label-lib-series">series</h3>
diff --git a/web/src/main.ts b/web/src/main.ts
index 035f05e..10cc0b8 100644
--- a/web/src/main.ts
+++ b/web/src/main.ts
@@ -3627,6 +3627,11 @@ interface LibraryGroup {
   rows: HTMLUListElement;
 }
 
+interface LibraryGridItem {
+  root_id: number;
+  item: HTMLLIElement;
+}
+
 /* ---- §9.6 poster grid (#151) -------------------------------------------- */
 
 type LibraryShape = "grid" | "list";
@@ -3658,6 +3663,7 @@ function libraryMain(
   const status = must<HTMLElement>("#library-status");
   const gridBtn = must<HTMLButtonElement>("#library-view-grid");
   const listBtn = must<HTMLButtonElement>("#library-view-list");
+  const libraryRows = must<HTMLElement>("#library-libraries");
   const groups: { series: LibraryGroup; movies: LibraryGroup } = {
     series: {
       section: must<HTMLElement>("#library-series"),
@@ -3708,6 +3714,8 @@ function libraryMain(
   }
 
   function clearGroups() {
+    libraryRows.replaceChildren();
+    libraryRows.hidden = true;
     for (const group of [groups.series, groups.movies]) {
       group.section.hidden = true;
       group.rows.replaceChildren();
@@ -3726,6 +3734,43 @@ function libraryMain(
     }
   }
 
+  function renderLibraryRows(items: LibraryGridItem[]) {
+    libraryRows.replaceChildren();
+    libraryRows.hidden = items.length === 0;
+    const rows = [
+      ...roots.map((root) => ({ id: root.id, label: root.audience })),
+      ...[
+        ...new Set(
+          items
+            .filter((item) => !roots.some((root) => root.id === item.root_id))
+            .map((item) => item.root_id),
+        ),
+      ].map((id) => ({ id, label: `root ${id}` })),
+    ];
+    for (const root of rows) {
+      const titles = items.filter((item) => item.root_id === root.id);
+      if (titles.length === 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const section = document.createElement("section");
+      section.className = "deck-group library-grid-group";
+      const heading = document.createElement("h3");
+      heading.className = "deck-label";
+      heading.textContent = root.label;
+      const count = document.createElement("span");
+      count.className = "deck-count readout";
+      count.textContent = String(titles.length);
+      const header = document.createElement("header");
+      header.className = "deck-head";
+      header.append(heading, count);
+      const rows = document.createElement("ul");
+      rows.className = "deck-rows grid-rows";
+      rows.append(...titles.map((item) => item.item));
+      section.append(header, rows);
+      libraryRows.append(section);
+    }
+  }
+
   function render() {
     const library = data;
     if (!library) {
@@ -3754,9 +3799,21 @@ function libraryMain(
     };
 
     if (shape === "grid") {
-      renderGroup(groups.series, seriesShown, (series) => seriesCard(series, roots, openSeries));
-      renderGroup(groups.movies, moviesShown, (movie) => movieCard(movie, roots, openMovie));
+      groups.series.section.hidden = true;
+      groups.movies.section.hidden = true;
+      renderLibraryRows([
+        ...seriesShown.map((series) => ({
+          root_id: series.root_id,
+          item: seriesCard(series, openSeries),
+        })),
+        ...moviesShown.map((movie) => ({
+          root_id: movie.root_id,
+          item: movieCard(movie, openMovie),
+        })),
+      ]);
     } else {
+      libraryRows.replaceChildren();
+      libraryRows.hidden = true;
       renderGroup(groups.series, seriesShown, (series) => seriesRow(series, roots, openSeries));
       renderGroup(groups.movies, moviesShown, (movie) => libraryRow(movie, roots, openMovie));
     }
@@ -3865,15 +3922,14 @@ function seriesRow(
 }
 
 /**
- * One §9.6 grid tile (#151): poster at w342, title and year beneath, then
- * the chips the row view carries — a card is legible before it is pretty.
+ * One §9.6 grid tile (#151): poster, title and operational chips. The grid
+ * supplies the library context, so cards do not repeat it.
  * A missing poster becomes a same-ratio placeholder carrying its title,
  * so the grid never reflows and never has a hole in it.
  */
 function libraryCard(
   posterPath: string | null,
   title: string,
-  year: number | null,
   chips: HTMLSpanElement[],
   open: (origin: HTMLElement) => void,
 ): HTMLLIElement {
@@ -3911,15 +3967,9 @@ function libraryCard(
     art.append(img);
   }
 
-  const id = document.createElement("span");
-  id.className = "card-id";
   const name = document.createElement("span");
   name.className = "card-name";
   name.textContent = title;
-  const when = document.createElement("span");
-  when.className = "card-year readout dim";
-  when.textContent = year === null ? "—" : String(year);
-  id.append(name, when);
 
   const chipLine = document.createElement("span");
   chipLine.className = "card-chips";
@@ -3929,7 +3979,7 @@ function libraryCard(
 
   const body = document.createElement("span");
   body.className = "card-body";
-  body.append(id, chipLine);
+  body.append(name, chipLine);
 
   card.append(art, body);
   card.addEventListener("click", () => {
@@ -3941,11 +3991,9 @@ function libraryCard(
 
 function seriesCard(
   series: LibrarySeries,
-  roots: Root[],
   open: (id: number, origin: HTMLElement) => void,
 ): HTMLLIElement {
-  const root = roots.find((candidate) => candidate.id === series.root_id);
-  const chips = [chip(root ? root.audience : `root ${series.root_id}`)];
+  const chips: HTMLSpanElement[] = [];
   if (series.wanted_episodes > 0) {
     chips.push(
       countsChip(
@@ -3966,22 +4014,14 @@ function seriesCard(
       }),
     );
   }
-  const rating = ratingChip(series.vote_average);
-  if (rating !== null) {
-    chips.push(rating);
-  }
-  return libraryCard(series.poster_path, series.title, series.year, chips, (origin) =>
-    open(series.id, origin),
-  );
+  return libraryCard(series.poster_path, series.title, chips, (origin) => open(series.id, origin));
 }
 
 function movieCard(
   movie: LibraryMovie,
-  roots: Root[],
   open: (movie: LibraryMovie, origin: HTMLElement) => void,
 ): HTMLLIElement {
-  const root = roots.find((candidate) => candidate.id === movie.root_id);
-  const chips = [chip(root ? root.audience : `root ${movie.root_id}`)];
+  const chips: HTMLSpanElement[] = [];
   chips.push(mediaStateChip(movie.state, movie.wanted));
   const download = downloadChip("movie", movie.id);
   if (download !== null) {
@@ -3997,13 +4037,7 @@ function movieCard(
   if (movie.blocked) {
     chips.push(chip(NO_TARGETED_SEARCH));
   }
-  const rating = ratingChip(movie.vote_average);
-  if (rating !== null) {
-    chips.push(rating);
-  }
-  return libraryCard(movie.poster_path, movie.title, movie.year, chips, (origin) =>
-    open(movie, origin),
-  );
+  return libraryCard(movie.poster_path, movie.title, chips, (origin) => open(movie, origin));
 }
 
 /* ---- tv release deck (§9.3 for season packs and single episodes) ------- */
diff --git a/web/src/style.css b/web/src/style.css
index ef174cd..48337bf 100644
--- a/web/src/style.css
+++ b/web/src/style.css
@@ -1480,11 +1480,11 @@ body {
   border-color: var(--accent);
 }
 
-/* auto-fill keeps every tile the same width down to a phone, where three
-   narrow-but-legible columns beat two oversized ones */
+/* Wider tiles give artwork its due without forcing a desktop-style grid onto
+   a phone; the slightly wider crop avoids a wall of overly tall posters. */
 .deck-rows.grid-rows {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(7rem, 1fr));
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(8rem, 1fr));
   gap: var(--space-4);
 }
 
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ body {
 /* the poster is framed evidence, like every other image on a panel */
 .card-art {
   display: block;
-  aspect-ratio: 2 / 3;
+  aspect-ratio: 18 / 25;
 }
 
 .card-poster {
@@ -1556,15 +1556,7 @@ body {
   padding: var(--space-2);
 }
 
-.card-id {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: baseline;
-  gap: var(--space-1);
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
 .card-name {
-  flex: 1;
   /* two clamped lines: a long title stays readable where a single
      ellipsised line at tile width would not be */
   display: -webkit-box;
@@ -1578,11 +1570,6 @@ body {
   color: var(--ink);
 }
 
-.card-year {
-  flex: none;
-  font-size: var(--text-2xs);
-}
-
 .card-chips {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;