The library is a hub of activity for Senior Citizens Day. Ky is busy conducting video interviews for an oral history project and Christine is manning the Devonshire tea stand. With the tour guide waylaid, Neil steps in to lead a group of seniors on a historical walk of Middleton.
A security guard catches Frances and Christine trying to steal the fundraising money from the library. What could drive them to such desperate measures?
The library fundraising thermometer has hit rock bottom since the closure of Showbiz Video. Xavier Fisher orders immediate cutbacks at the library and Frances must fire three staff members.
Frances meets Indigo the 'new age' real estate agent who is going to sell Pearl's house. Back at the library, Christine sets up a major fundraising initiative that promises to make a lot of money.
Pearl's nursing home, Gentle Pines, is hounding Frances for payment, money Frances doesn't have. But if she doesn't pay up, Pearl will end up living at the O'Brien house.
With the help of Father Harris, Frances settles Pearl into a nursing home. To pay for Pearl's new accommodation at Gentle Pines, Frances needs to sell her mother's house - and fast.
To her absolute shock and horror, Christine goes into premature labour a month early. The Caesarean delivery she has booked is rendered useless, the labour ward is full and Christine is designated to the Birth Centre.
Jacinta McSweeney from the Premier's Department inspects Middleton Interactive Learning Centre as a possible venue for the launch of the Premier's Book Week.
Frances O'Brien, devout Catholic and panic disorder sufferer, is back at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre. But being Head Librarian of this outer suburban library is harder than ever.
