diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/LibrarySkeleton.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/LibrarySkeleton.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+  type Variant = 'list' | 'grid' | 'album';
+  let { variant, count = 12 }: { variant: Variant; count?: number } = $props();
+
+  // Common shimmer class applied to every placeholder block.
+  const shimmer = 'animate-pulse bg-surface';
+</script>
+
+{#if variant === 'list'}
+  <div data-testid="skeleton-list" class="divide-y divide-border">
+    {#each Array.from({ length: count }) as _, i (i)}
+      <div data-skeleton-row class="flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-3">
+        <span class="h-10 w-10 rounded-full {shimmer}"></span>
+        <span class="h-4 flex-1 rounded {shimmer}"></span>
+        <span class="h-3 w-20 rounded {shimmer}"></span>
+      </div>
+    {/each}
+  </div>
+{:else if variant === 'grid'}
+  <div
+    data-testid="skeleton-grid"
+    class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-5"
+  >
+    {#each Array.from({ length: count }) as _, i (i)}
+      <div data-skeleton-card>
+        <div class="aspect-square w-full rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+        <div class="mt-2 h-4 w-3/4 rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+        <div class="mt-1 h-3 w-1/3 rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+      </div>
+    {/each}
+  </div>
+{:else}
+  <div data-testid="skeleton-album" class="space-y-6">
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 md:flex-row md:items-end">
+      <div data-testid="skeleton-album-cover" class="h-60 w-60 rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+      <div class="flex-1 space-y-3">
+        <div class="h-8 w-3/4 rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+        <div class="h-4 w-1/3 rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+        <div class="h-4 w-1/4 rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="space-y-2">
+      {#each Array.from({ length: 10 }) as _, i (i)}
+        <div class="h-6 w-full rounded {shimmer}"></div>
+      {/each}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/LibrarySkeleton.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/LibrarySkeleton.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import LibrarySkeleton from './LibrarySkeleton.svelte';
+
+describe('LibrarySkeleton', () => {
+  test('variant="list" renders count placeholder rows', () => {
+    render(LibrarySkeleton, { props: { variant: 'list', count: 5 } });
+    const container = screen.getByTestId('skeleton-list');
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-skeleton-row]').length).toBe(5);
+  });
+
+  test('variant="grid" renders count placeholder cards', () => {
+    render(LibrarySkeleton, { props: { variant: 'grid', count: 6 } });
+    const container = screen.getByTestId('skeleton-grid');
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-skeleton-card]').length).toBe(6);
+  });
+
+  test('variant="album" renders a hero placeholder with cover block + bars', () => {
+    render(LibrarySkeleton, { props: { variant: 'album' } });
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('skeleton-album')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('skeleton-album-cover')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});