diff --git a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
index b4d4e63b..83417fa8 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,2 +1,83 @@
-<h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold">Library</h1>
-<p class="mt-2 text-text-secondary">Library views land in a subsequent plan.</p>
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { page } from '$app/state';
+  import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+  import { createArtistsQuery, type ArtistSort } from '$lib/api/queries';
+  import ArtistRow from '$lib/components/ArtistRow.svelte';
+  import LibrarySkeleton from '$lib/components/LibrarySkeleton.svelte';
+  import ApiErrorBanner from '$lib/components/ApiErrorBanner.svelte';
+  import { useDelayed } from '$lib/utils/useDelayed.svelte';
+
+  const sort: ArtistSort = $derived(
+    (page.url.searchParams.get('sort') as ArtistSort) === 'newest' ? 'newest' : 'alpha'
+  );
+
+  const queryStore = $derived(createArtistsQuery(sort));
+  const query = $derived($queryStore);
+
+  // Flattened artist list from all loaded pages.
+  const artists = $derived(
+    query.data?.pages?.flatMap((p) => p.items) ?? []
+  );
+
+  const total = $derived(query.data?.pages?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
+
+  const showSkeleton = useDelayed(() => query.isPending);
+
+  function onSortChange(e: Event) {
+    const value = (e.currentTarget as HTMLSelectElement).value as ArtistSort;
+    goto(`?sort=${value}`, { replaceState: true });
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div class="space-y-4">
+  <header class="flex items-center justify-between">
+    <div>
+      <h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold">Library</h1>
+      {#if !query.isPending && !query.isError}
+        <p class="text-sm text-text-secondary">
+          {total} {total === 1 ? 'artist' : 'artists'}
+        </p>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+    <label class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
+      <span class="text-text-secondary">Sort</span>
+      <select
+        value={sort}
+        onchange={onSortChange}
+        class="rounded border border-border bg-surface px-2 py-1"
+      >
+        <option value="alpha">A–Z</option>
+        <option value="newest">Newest</option>
+      </select>
+    </label>
+  </header>
+
+  {#if query.isError}
+    <ApiErrorBanner error={query.error} onRetry={query.refetch} />
+  {:else if showSkeleton.value && artists.length === 0}
+    <LibrarySkeleton variant="list" count={12} />
+  {:else if !query.isPending && total === 0}
+    <p class="text-text-secondary">
+      No artists yet — scan a library folder via the server's config.
+    </p>
+  {:else}
+    <div>
+      {#each artists as a (a.id)}
+        <ArtistRow artist={a} />
+      {/each}
+    </div>
+
+    {#if query.hasNextPage}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="w-full rounded bg-surface py-2 text-sm hover:bg-surface-hover disabled:opacity-60"
+        disabled={query.isFetchingNextPage}
+        onclick={() => query.fetchNextPage()}
+      >
+        {query.isFetchingNextPage ? 'Loading…' : 'Load more'}
+      </button>
+    {:else if artists.length > 0}
+      <p class="py-2 text-center text-sm text-text-secondary">End of library</p>
+    {/if}
+  {/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/artists.test.ts b/web/src/routes/artists.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc005579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/artists.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+import { mockInfiniteQuery } from '../test-utils/query';
+import type { ArtistRef, Page } from '$lib/api/types';
+
+const state = vi.hoisted(() => ({ pageUrl: new URL('http://localhost/') }));
+
+vi.mock('$app/state', () => ({
+  page: { get url() { return state.pageUrl; } }
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({
+  goto: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$lib/api/queries', () => ({
+  qk: { artists: (sort: string) => ['artists', { sort }] },
+  createArtistsQuery: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+import ArtistsPage from './+page.svelte';
+import { createArtistsQuery } from '$lib/api/queries';
+import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+
+function page<T>(items: T[], total: number, offset = 0, limit = 50): Page<T> {
+  return { items, total, offset, limit };
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  state.pageUrl = new URL('http://localhost/');
+});
+
+describe('artists list page', () => {
+  test('renders a row per artist', () => {
+    const alice: ArtistRef = { id: 'a', name: 'Alice', album_count: 3 };
+    const bob:   ArtistRef = { id: 'b', name: 'Bob',   album_count: 1 };
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({ pages: [page([alice, bob], 2)] })
+    );
+    render(ArtistsPage);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /Alice/ })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/artists/a');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /Bob/ })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/artists/b');
+  });
+
+  test('renders the total count from the first page', () => {
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({ pages: [page<ArtistRef>([], 1247)] })
+    );
+    render(ArtistsPage);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/1247 artists/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('Load more button calls fetchNextPage when hasNextPage', async () => {
+    const fetchNextPage = vi.fn();
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({
+        pages: [page<ArtistRef>([], 100)],
+        hasNextPage: true,
+        fetchNextPage
+      })
+    );
+    render(ArtistsPage);
+    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /load more/i }));
+    expect(fetchNextPage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  test('"End of library" when hasNextPage is false and at least one page loaded', () => {
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({ pages: [page<ArtistRef>([{ id: 'a', name: 'A', album_count: 1 }], 1)] })
+    );
+    render(ArtistsPage);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/end of library/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('empty total renders empty-library message', () => {
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({ pages: [page<ArtistRef>([], 0)] })
+    );
+    render(ArtistsPage);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/no artists yet/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('changing the sort dropdown calls goto with ?sort=newest', async () => {
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({ pages: [page<ArtistRef>([], 0)] })
+    );
+    render(ArtistsPage);
+    const select = screen.getByLabelText(/sort/i) as HTMLSelectElement;
+    await fireEvent.change(select, { target: { value: 'newest' } });
+    expect(goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith('?sort=newest', { replaceState: true });
+  });
+
+  test('pending state renders the list skeleton after the useDelayed window', () => {
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({ isPending: true })
+    );
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      render(ArtistsPage);
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+      flushSync(); // flush the $effect that reads delayed.value
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('skeleton-list')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('error state renders the error banner with retry', async () => {
+    const refetch = vi.fn();
+    (createArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockInfiniteQuery({
+        isError: true,
+        error: { code: 'server_error', message: 'db down', status: 500 },
+        refetch
+      })
+    );
+    render(ArtistsPage);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('db down');
+    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /try again/i }));
+    expect(refetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/test-utils/query.ts b/web/src/test-utils/query.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bf0ec70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/test-utils/query.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { readable } from 'svelte/store';
+import type { Page } from '$lib/api/types';
+
+// Synthetic infinite-query object shape matching what the SPA reads from
+// @tanstack/svelte-query. Enough surface area for component tests;
+// real behavior is covered by the TanStack library's own tests.
+//
+// Returns a Svelte readable store (matching CreateInfiniteQueryResult) so
+// the component can subscribe with the $store rune.
+export function mockInfiniteQuery<T>(opts: {
+  pages?: Page<T>[];
+  isPending?: boolean;
+  isError?: boolean;
+  error?: unknown;
+  hasNextPage?: boolean;
+  isFetchingNextPage?: boolean;
+  fetchNextPage?: () => void;
+  refetch?: () => void;
+} = {}) {
+  return readable({
+    data: { pages: opts.pages ?? [] },
+    isPending: opts.isPending ?? false,
+    isError: opts.isError ?? false,
+    error: opts.error,
+    hasNextPage: opts.hasNextPage ?? false,
+    isFetchingNextPage: opts.isFetchingNextPage ?? false,
+    fetchNextPage: opts.fetchNextPage ?? (() => {}),
+    refetch: opts.refetch ?? (() => {})
+  });
+}
+
+export function mockQuery<T>(opts: {
+  data?: T;
+  isPending?: boolean;
+  isError?: boolean;
+  error?: unknown;
+  refetch?: () => void;
+} = {}) {
+  return readable({
+    data: opts.data,
+    isPending: opts.isPending ?? false,
+    isError: opts.isError ?? false,
+    error: opts.error,
+    refetch: opts.refetch ?? (() => {})
+  });
+}