--- a/include/library/library.h	Wed Jan 21 11:35:32 2026 -0500
+++ b/include/library/library.h	Thu Apr 02 00:18:56 2026 -0400
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <optional>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
 
 namespace Library {
 
@@ -26,16 +28,27 @@
 	void Refresh();
 	void Refresh(int id);
 
-	// Anime episodes. Indexed as `folders[id][episode]'
-	std::unordered_map<int, std::unordered_map<int, std::filesystem::path>> items;
+	std::optional<std::filesystem::path> GetAnimeEpisodePath(int anime, int episode);
 
 private:
 	void Refresh(std::optional<int> find_id);
+	/* refresh_thread entry point */
+	void RefreshThread();
 
 	Filesystem::PathMap<std::unique_ptr<Filesystem::IWatcher>> watchers_;
 
-	/* ID we're looking for */
+	/* ID we're looking for (This is terrible, but other ways are also terrible in their own unique ways) */
 	std::optional<int> find_id_;
+
+	/* Anime episodes. Indexed as `folders[id][episode]' */
+	std::unordered_map<int, std::unordered_map<int, std::filesystem::path>> items;
+	std::recursive_mutex items_mutex_;
+
+	/* Thread that runs the refreshing.
+	 * When Refresh() is called, if this is a valid thread, then it will be
+	 * join()'d. This stinks, and a better method would be to have the
+	 * thread running in the background waiting on a queue. Oh well. */
+	std::thread refresh_thread_;
 };
 
 extern Database db;