AppraiserRachel(LindseyShaw)receivesthenewsthathertop-notchedclientwantstobuyoutasmalltown'sbelovedlibrarytobuildaresortandspaontheland.RacheliscompletelyagainsttheideaofleavingNYCbutlosestheargumenttoherboss.SoRachelpacksherbagsandfliesouttoCalifornia.Duringherfirstvisittothelibrarysherunsintowriter,Jake(DerekTheler),whoisresearchingthetaleofCaptainBlackBart'shiddentreasuresforhisnextnovel.Withhopesofsavingthelibrary,Mrs.Archer(RachelTicotin),thelibrarian,pushesJaketoshowRachelwhatthelibrarymeanstothetown.Jake'salreadygotalotonhisplatewithhisresearchandtakingcareofhisniece,Hailey(ChiaraAurelia),andnephew,Noah(MaxPage),forthesummerbutheagreestohelpout.AsRachellearnswhatthelibrarymeanstothecommunityshemustfindawaytosaveitbeforeit'stoolate导演选择克制的艺术语言。现代修复技术激活历史影像，全彩上色丰富视觉体验，画面呈现增强空间感。但影片不炫耀技术，整体色调保持沉稳。整体场景处理含蓄有力。色彩管理体现历史意识，声音设计追求简约表达。