diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift
index a03aa33ff..09fb440a8 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import Views
   var searchIdx = 0
   var receivedIdx = 0
 
-  var syncCursor: String?
-
   func setItems(_: NSManagedObjectContext, _ items: [Models.LibraryItem]) {
     self.items = items
   }
@@ -45,36 +43,6 @@ import Views
     }
   }
 
-  func syncItems(dataService: DataService) async {
-    let syncStart = Date.now
-    let lastSyncDate = dataService.lastItemSyncTime
-
-    try? await dataService.syncOfflineItemsWithServerIfNeeded()
-
-    let syncResult = try? await dataService.syncLinkedItems(since: lastSyncDate,
-                                                            cursor: nil)
-
-    syncCursor = syncResult?.cursor
-    if let syncResult = syncResult, syncResult.hasMore {
-      dataService.syncLinkedItemsInBackground(since: lastSyncDate) {
-        // do nothing
-      }
-    } else {
-      dataService.lastItemSyncTime = syncStart
-    }
-
-    // If possible start prefetching new pages in the background
-    if
-      let itemIDs = syncResult?.updatedItemIDs,
-      let username = dataService.currentViewer?.username,
-      !itemIDs.isEmpty
-    {
-      Task.detached(priority: .background) {
-        await dataService.prefetchPages(itemIDs: itemIDs, username: username)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   func loadSearchQuery(dataService: DataService, filterState: FetcherFilterState, isRefresh: Bool) async {
     let thisSearchIdx = searchIdx
     searchIdx += 1
@@ -123,7 +91,6 @@ import Views
     await withTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
       group.addTask { await self.loadCurrentViewer(dataService: dataService) }
       group.addTask { await self.loadLabels(dataService: dataService) }
-      group.addTask { await self.syncItems(dataService: dataService) }
       group.addTask { await self.updateFetchController(dataService: dataService, filterState: filterState) }
       await group.waitForAll()
     }
@@ -137,6 +104,8 @@ import Views
       }
     }
 
+    NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.PerformSync, object: nil, userInfo: nil)
+
     BadgeCountHandler.updateBadgeCount(dataService: dataService)
   }
 
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibrarySyncManager.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibrarySyncManager.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb4e72709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibrarySyncManager.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import Foundation
+import Services
+
+class LibrarySyncManager {
+  var syncCursor: String?
+
+  func syncItems(dataService: DataService) async {
+    let syncStart = Date.now
+    let lastSyncDate = dataService.lastItemSyncTime
+
+    if lastSyncDate.timeIntervalSinceNow > -4 {
+      print("skipping sync as last sync was too recent: ", lastSyncDate)
+      return
+    }
+
+    try? await dataService.syncOfflineItemsWithServerIfNeeded()
+
+    let syncResult = try? await dataService.syncLinkedItems(since: lastSyncDate,
+                                                            cursor: nil)
+
+    syncCursor = syncResult?.cursor
+    if let syncResult = syncResult, syncResult.hasMore {
+      dataService.syncLinkedItemsInBackground(since: lastSyncDate) {
+        // do nothing
+      }
+    } else {
+      dataService.lastItemSyncTime = syncStart
+    }
+
+    // If possible start prefetching new pages in the background
+    if
+      let itemIDs = syncResult?.updatedItemIDs,
+      !itemIDs.isEmpty
+    {
+      Task.detached(priority: .background) {
+        await dataService.prefetchPages(itemIDs: itemIDs, username: "username")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibraryListView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibraryListView.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index e9c051a95..000000000
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibraryListView.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  File.swift
-//
-//
-//  Created by Jackson Harper on 6/29/23.
-//
-
-import Foundation
-import Models
-import SwiftUI
-
-struct LibraryListView: View {
-  @StateObject private var libraryViewModel = HomeFeedViewModel(
-    folder: "inbox",
-    fetcher: LibraryItemFetcher(),
-    listConfig: LibraryListConfig(
-      hasFeatureCards: true,
-      leadingSwipeActions: [.pin],
-      trailingSwipeActions: [.archive, .delete],
-      cardStyle: .library
-    )
-  )
-
-  var body: some View {
-//    ZStack {
-//      NavigationLink(
-//        destination: LinkDestination(selectedItem: libraryViewModel.selectedItem),
-//        isActive: $libraryViewModel.linkIsActive
-//      ) {
-//        EmptyView()
-//      }
-    HomeView(viewModel: libraryViewModel)
-      .tabItem {
-        Label {
-          Text("Library")
-        } icon: {
-          Image.tabLibrary
-        }
-      }
-//    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibraryTabView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibraryTabView.swift
index ecf6bd394..1ae664e59 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibraryTabView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibraryTabView.swift
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ struct LibraryTabView: View {
     )
   )
 
+  private let syncManager = LibrarySyncManager()
+
   var body: some View {
     VStack(spacing: 0) {
       TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
@@ -90,5 +92,13 @@ struct LibraryTabView: View {
       ExpandedAudioPlayer()
     }
     .navigationBarHidden(true)
+    .task {
+      await syncManager.syncItems(dataService: dataService)
+    }
+    .onReceive(NSNotification.performSyncPublisher) { _ in
+      Task {
+        await syncManager.syncItems(dataService: dataService)
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift
index 7abfd17e1..8848ab1b8 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ public extension NSNotification {
   static let DisplayProfile = Notification.Name("DisplayProfile")
   static let Logout = Notification.Name("Logout")
   static let ScrollToTop = Notification.Name("ScrollToTop")
+  static let PerformSync = Notification.Name("PerformSync")
+
+  static var performSyncPublisher: NotificationCenter.Publisher {
+    NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: PerformSync)
+  }
 
   static var pushFeedItemPublisher: NotificationCenter.Publisher {
     NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: PushJSONArticle)