diff --git a/asab/library/providers/cache.py b/asab/library/providers/cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0603236f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asab/library/providers/cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import os
+import logging
+import hashlib
+
+from asab.config import Config
+from asab.library.providers.filesystem import FileSystemLibraryProvider
+
+L = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CacheLibraryProvider(FileSystemLibraryProvider):
+	"""
+	A read-only cache wrapper that points at
+	[library:cache].dir/@global/<layer_hash>.
+
+	Any call to read()/list()/find()/subscribe() will serve from cache if present.
+	When cache is missing, provider methods return fallback-safe empty values.
+	"""
+
+	def __init__(self, library, uri, layer):
+		# 1) Compute the exact same layer_hash your LibraryCacheService wrote
+		master_hash = hashlib.sha256(uri.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+		# 2) Locate the symlink under @global
+		cache_root = Config.get("library:cache", "dir", fallback=None)
+		if not cache_root:
+			raise RuntimeError("Missing [library:cache].dir configuration")
+		global_link = os.path.join(cache_root, "@global", master_hash)
+
+		# 3) Remember for _cache_live()
+		self.layer_hash = master_hash
+		self.cache_dir = global_link
+
+		# 4) Sanity-check cache_root exists
+		if not os.path.isdir(cache_root):
+			L.critical("Cache root '{}' not found, exiting.".format(cache_root))
+			raise SystemExit(1)
+
+		# 5) Warn if no snapshot directory is present yet
+		if not self._cache_live():
+			L.warning(
+				"No cache snapshot for URI '{}' at '{}'.".format(uri, self.cache_dir)
+			)
+
+		# 6) Delegate to FileSystemLibraryProvider
+		cache_uri = "file://{}".format(self.cache_dir.rstrip("/"))
+		super().__init__(library, cache_uri, layer, set_ready=False)
+		library.App.TaskService.schedule(self._set_ready(self._cache_live()))
+		library.App.PubSub.subscribe("library.cache.ready!", self._on_cache_ready)
+		library.App.PubSub.subscribe("library.cache.not_ready!", self._on_cache_not_ready)
+
+
+	async def _on_cache_ready(self, *args):
+		live = self._cache_live()
+		if live and not self.IsReady:
+			await self._set_ready(True)
+
+	async def _on_cache_not_ready(self, *args):
+		live = self._cache_live()
+		if (not live) and self.IsReady:
+			await self._set_ready(False)
+
+	def _cache_live(self):
+		if os.path.islink(self.cache_dir):
+			return os.path.isdir(os.path.realpath(self.cache_dir))
+		return os.path.isdir(self.cache_dir)
+
+	async def read(self, path):
+		if not self._cache_live():
+			return None
+
+		itemio = await super().read(path)
+		L.warning(
+			"Cache read %s",
+			"hit" if itemio is not None else "miss",
+			struct_data={
+				"path": path,
+				"base": self.cache_dir,
+			},
+		)
+		return itemio
+
+	async def list(self, path):
+		if not self._cache_live():
+			return []
+		return await super().list(path)
+
+	async def find(self, path):
+		if not self._cache_live():
+			return []
+		return await super().find(path)
+
+	async def subscribe(self, path, target=None):
+		if not self._cache_live():
+			return None
+		return await super().subscribe(path, target)
diff --git a/asab/library/providers/filesystem.py b/asab/library/providers/filesystem.py
index b2d97e10b..86237bd34 100644
--- a/asab/library/providers/filesystem.py
+++ b/asab/library/providers/filesystem.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import io
 import os
+import ctypes
 import os.path
 import stat
 import glob
@@ -68,8 +69,11 @@ def __init__(self, library, path, layer, *, set_ready=True):
 		if inotify_init is not None:
 			init = inotify_init()
 			if init == -1:
+				err = ctypes.get_errno()
 				L.warning(
-					"Subscribing to library changes in filesystem provider is not available. Inotify was not initialized.")
+					"Subscribing to library changes in filesystem provider is not available. Inotify was not initialized.",
+					struct_data={'errno': err},
+				)
 				self.FD = None
 			else:
 				self.FD = init
diff --git a/asab/library/service.py b/asab/library/service.py
index b718cb8c6..f305495c4 100644
--- a/asab/library/service.py
+++ b/asab/library/service.py
@@ -120,37 +120,56 @@ async def _on_tick60(self, message_type):
 		await self._read_disabled()
 		await self._read_favorites()
 
+
 	def _create_library(self, path, layer):
-		library_provider = None
+
+		if path.startswith('libsreg+'):
+			from .providers.libsreg import LibsRegLibraryProvider
+			realp = LibsRegLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			if 'library:cache' in Config:
+				from .providers.cache import CacheLibraryProvider
+				cachep = CacheLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+				self.Libraries.append(cachep)
+			else:
+				self.Libraries.append(realp)
+			return
+
+		elif path.startswith('git+'):
+			from .providers.git import GitLibraryProvider
+			realp = GitLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			if 'library:cache' in Config:
+				from .providers.cache import CacheLibraryProvider
+				cachep = CacheLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+				self.Libraries.append(cachep)
+			else:
+				self.Libraries.append(realp)
+			return
+
+		# ZooKeeper (no cache support)
 		if path.startswith('zk://') or path.startswith('zookeeper://'):
 			from .providers.zookeeper import ZooKeeperLibraryProvider
-			library_provider = ZooKeeperLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			provider = ZooKeeperLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			self.Libraries.append(provider)
 
+		# Filesystem (no cache support)
 		elif path.startswith('./') or path.startswith('/') or path.startswith('file://'):
 			from .providers.filesystem import FileSystemLibraryProvider
-			library_provider = FileSystemLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			provider = FileSystemLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			self.Libraries.append(provider)
 
+		# Azure Storage
 		elif path.startswith('azure+https://'):
 			from .providers.azurestorage import AzureStorageLibraryProvider
-			library_provider = AzureStorageLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
-
-		elif path.startswith('git+'):
-			from .providers.git import GitLibraryProvider
-			library_provider = GitLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			provider = AzureStorageLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
+			self.Libraries.append(provider)
 
-		elif path.startswith('libsreg+'):
-			from .providers.libsreg import LibsRegLibraryProvider
-			library_provider = LibsRegLibraryProvider(self, path, layer)
-
-		elif path == '' or path.startswith("#") or path.startswith(";"):
-			# This is empty or commented line
+		# comments or blanks
+		elif not path or path[0] in ('#', ';'):
 			return
 
 		else:
-			L.error("Incorrect/unknown provider for '{}'".format(path))
-			raise SystemExit("Exit due to a critical configuration error.")
-
-		self.Libraries.append(library_provider)
+			L.error("Incorrect provider for '{}'".format(path))
+			raise SystemExit(1)
 
 	def is_ready(self) -> bool:
 		"""
@@ -372,6 +391,7 @@ async def list(self, path: str = "/", recursive: bool = False, timeout: int = No
 
 		return items
 
+
 	async def _list(self, path, providers):
 		"""
 		Lists items from all providers, merging items with the same name,