diff --git a/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/lanes.py b/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/lanes.py
index d8de53c6c..eafe7a906 100644
--- a/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/lanes.py
+++ b/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/lanes.py
@@ -215,9 +215,10 @@ def hide_lane(self, lane_identifier):
         return Response(str(_("Success")), 200)
 
     def reset(self):
-        self.require_library_manager(get_request_library())
+        library = get_request_library()
+        self.require_library_manager(library)
 
-        create_default_lanes(self._db, get_request_library())
+        create_default_lanes(self._db, library)
         return Response(str(_("Success")), 200)
 
     def change_order(self):
diff --git a/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/work_editor.py b/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/work_editor.py
index 2adc7110c..1ef68f412 100644
--- a/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/work_editor.py
+++ b/src/palace/manager/api/admin/controller/work_editor.py
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ def details(self, identifier_type, identifier):
 
         :return: An OPDSEntryResponse
         """
-        self.require_librarian(get_request_library())
+        library = get_request_library()
+        self.require_librarian(library)
 
-        work = self.load_work(get_request_library(), identifier_type, identifier)
+        work = self.load_work(library, identifier_type, identifier)
         if isinstance(work, ProblemDetail):
             return work
 
-        annotator = AdminAnnotator(self.circulation, get_request_library())
+        annotator = AdminAnnotator(self.circulation, library)
 
         # single_entry returns an OPDSEntryResponse that will not be
         # cached, which is perfect. We want the admin interface
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ def rights_status(self):
 
     def edit(self, identifier_type, identifier):
         """Edit a work's metadata."""
-        self.require_librarian(get_request_library())
+        library = get_request_library()
+        self.require_librarian(library)
 
         # TODO: It would be nice to use the metadata layer for this, but
         # this code handles empty values differently than other metadata
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ def edit(self, identifier_type, identifier):
         # db so that it can overrule other data sources that set a value,
         # unlike other sources which set empty fields to None.
 
-        work = self.load_work(get_request_library(), identifier_type, identifier)
+        work = self.load_work(library, identifier_type, identifier)
         if isinstance(work, ProblemDetail):
             return work
 
@@ -434,9 +436,10 @@ def unsuppress(
 
     def refresh_metadata(self, identifier_type, identifier, provider=None):
         """Refresh the metadata for a book from the content server"""
-        self.require_librarian(get_request_library())
+        library = get_request_library()
+        self.require_librarian(library)
 
-        work = self.load_work(get_request_library(), identifier_type, identifier)
+        work = self.load_work(library, identifier_type, identifier)
         if isinstance(work, ProblemDetail):
             return work
 
@@ -465,9 +468,10 @@ def refresh_metadata(self, identifier_type, identifier, provider=None):
 
     def classifications(self, identifier_type, identifier):
         """Return list of this work's classifications."""
-        self.require_librarian(get_request_library())
+        library = get_request_library()
+        self.require_librarian(library)
 
-        work = self.load_work(get_request_library(), identifier_type, identifier)
+        work = self.load_work(library, identifier_type, identifier)
         if isinstance(work, ProblemDetail):
             return work
 
@@ -503,9 +507,10 @@ def classifications(self, identifier_type, identifier):
 
     def edit_classifications(self, identifier_type, identifier):
         """Edit a work's audience, target age, fiction status, and genres."""
-        self.require_librarian(get_request_library())
+        library = get_request_library()
+        self.require_librarian(library)
 
-        work = self.load_work(get_request_library(), identifier_type, identifier)
+        work = self.load_work(library, identifier_type, identifier)
         if isinstance(work, ProblemDetail):
             return work
 
@@ -671,9 +676,8 @@ def edit_classifications(self, identifier_type, identifier):
         return Response("", 200)
 
     def custom_lists(self, identifier_type, identifier):
-        self.require_librarian(get_request_library())
-
         library = get_request_library()
+        self.require_librarian(library)
         work = self.load_work(library, identifier_type, identifier)
         if isinstance(work, ProblemDetail):
             return work