diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/sidebar/sidebar-ds-nav.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/sidebar/sidebar-ds-nav.tsx
index be72e16f2d..b5e081603d 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/sidebar/sidebar-ds-nav.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/sidebar/sidebar-ds-nav.tsx
@@ -1,43 +1,23 @@
-import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import classnames from 'classnames'
-import { Question, User } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
 import NewProjectButton from '../new-project-button'
 import SidebarFilters from './sidebar-filters'
 import AddAffiliation, { useAddAffiliation } from '../add-affiliation'
 import { usePersistedResize } from '@/shared/hooks/use-resize'
-import { Dropdown } from 'react-bootstrap'
-import getMeta from '@/utils/meta'
-import OLTooltip from '@/shared/components/ol/ol-tooltip'
-import { NavDropdownMenuItems } from '@/shared/components/navbar/nav-dropdown-from-data'
-import { NavbarDropdownItemData } from '@/shared/components/types/navbar'
-import { useContactUsModal } from '@/shared/hooks/use-contact-us-modal'
 import { UserProvider } from '@/shared/context/user-context'
-import { AccountMenuItems } from '@/shared/components/navbar/account-menu-items'
 import { useScrolled } from '@/features/project-list/components/sidebar/use-scroll'
-import { useSendProjectListMB } from '@/features/project-list/components/project-list-events'
 import { SurveyWidgetDsNav } from '@/features/project-list/components/survey-widget-ds-nav'
 import { useFeatureFlag } from '@/shared/context/split-test-context'
 import { ThemedProjectDashboardNotification } from './themed-project-dashboard-notification'
 import { useThemedDashboardIntro } from './use-themed-dashboard-intro'
+import { SidebarLowerSection } from '@/shared/components/sidebar/sidebar-lower-section'
 
 function SidebarDsNav() {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const [showAccountDropdown, setShowAccountDropdown] = useState(false)
-  const [showHelpDropdown, setShowHelpDropdown] = useState(false)
-  const { showModal: showContactUsModal, modal: contactUsModal } =
-    useContactUsModal({
-      autofillProjectUrl: false,
-    })
   const { show: showAddAffiliationWidget } = useAddAffiliation()
   const { mousePos, getHandleProps, getTargetProps } = usePersistedResize({
     name: 'project-sidebar',
   })
-  const sendMB = useSendProjectListMB()
-  const { sessionUser, showSubscriptionLink, items } = getMeta('ol-navbar')
-  const helpItem = items.find(
-    item => item.text === 'help_and_resources'
-  ) as NavbarDropdownItemData
   const { containerRef, scrolledUp, scrolledDown } = useScrolled()
   const themedDsNav = useFeatureFlag('themed-project-dashboard')
   const {
@@ -80,122 +60,31 @@ function SidebarDsNav() {
           scrolledUp && 'show-shadow'
         )}
       >
-        <div className="project-list-sidebar-survey-wrapper">
-          <SurveyWidgetDsNav />
-        </div>
-        <nav
-          className="d-flex flex-row gap-3 mb-2"
-          aria-label={t('account_help')}
+        <SidebarLowerSection
+          showThemeToggle={themedDsNav}
+          accountRef={targetRef}
+          onAccountOpen={() => {
+            if (showingThemedDashboardIntro) {
+              completeThemedDashboardIntro({
+                action: 'complete',
+                event: 'promo-click',
+              })
+            }
+          }}
         >
-          {helpItem && (
-            <Dropdown
-              className="ds-nav-icon-dropdown"
-              onToggle={show => {
-                setShowHelpDropdown(show)
-                if (show) {
-                  sendMB('menu-expand', { item: 'help', location: 'sidebar' })
-                }
-              }}
-              role="menu"
-            >
-              <Dropdown.Toggle role="menuitem" aria-label={t('help')}>
-                <OLTooltip
-                  description={t('help')}
-                  id="help-icon"
-                  overlayProps={{
-                    placement: 'top',
-                  }}
-                  hidden={showHelpDropdown}
-                >
-                  <div>
-                    <Question size={24} />
-                  </div>
-                </OLTooltip>
-              </Dropdown.Toggle>
-              <Dropdown.Menu
-                as="ul"
-                role="menu"
-                align="end"
-                popperConfig={{
-                  modifiers: [{ name: 'offset', options: { offset: [0, 5] } }],
-                }}
-              >
-                <NavDropdownMenuItems
-                  dropdown={helpItem.dropdown}
-                  showContactUsModal={showContactUsModal}
-                  location="sidebar"
-                />
-              </Dropdown.Menu>
-            </Dropdown>
+          <div className="project-list-sidebar-survey-wrapper">
+            <SurveyWidgetDsNav />
+          </div>
+        </SidebarLowerSection>
+        <UserProvider>
+          {themedDsNav && (
+            <ThemedProjectDashboardNotification
+              target={targetRef.current}
+              show={showingThemedDashboardIntro}
+              onDismiss={dismissThemedDashboardIntro}
+            />
           )}
-          {sessionUser && (
-            <>
-              <Dropdown
-                className="ds-nav-icon-dropdown"
-                onToggle={show => {
-                  setShowAccountDropdown(show)
-                  if (show) {
-                    sendMB('menu-expand', {
-                      item: 'account',
-                      location: 'sidebar',
-                    })
-                    if (showingThemedDashboardIntro) {
-                      completeThemedDashboardIntro({
-                        action: 'complete',
-                        event: 'promo-click',
-                      })
-                    }
-                  }
-                }}
-                role="menu"
-              >
-                <Dropdown.Toggle role="menuitem" aria-label={t('Account')}>
-                  <OLTooltip
-                    description={t('Account')}
-                    id="open-account"
-                    overlayProps={{
-                      placement: 'top',
-                    }}
-                    hidden={showAccountDropdown}
-                  >
-                    <div ref={targetRef}>
-                      <User size={24} />
-                    </div>
-                  </OLTooltip>
-                </Dropdown.Toggle>
-                <Dropdown.Menu
-                  as="ul"
-                  role="menu"
-                  align="end"
-                  popperConfig={{
-                    modifiers: [
-                      { name: 'offset', options: { offset: [-50, 5] } },
-                    ],
-                  }}
-                >
-                  <AccountMenuItems
-                    sessionUser={sessionUser}
-                    showSubscriptionLink={showSubscriptionLink}
-                    showThemeToggle={themedDsNav}
-                  />
-                </Dropdown.Menu>
-              </Dropdown>
-              <UserProvider>
-                {themedDsNav && (
-                  <ThemedProjectDashboardNotification
-                    target={targetRef.current}
-                    show={showingThemedDashboardIntro}
-                    onDismiss={dismissThemedDashboardIntro}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {contactUsModal}
-              </UserProvider>
-            </>
-          )}
-        </nav>
-        <div className="ds-nav-ds-name" translate="no">
-          <span>Digital Science</span>
-        </div>
+        </UserProvider>
       </div>
       <div
         {...getHandleProps({
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/sidebar/sidebar-lower-section.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/sidebar/sidebar-lower-section.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4af6b98af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/sidebar/sidebar-lower-section.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { type Ref, useState } from 'react'
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import { Question, User } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
+import { Dropdown } from 'react-bootstrap'
+import getMeta from '@/utils/meta'
+import OLTooltip from '@/shared/components/ol/ol-tooltip'
+import { NavDropdownMenuItems } from '@/shared/components/navbar/nav-dropdown-from-data'
+import { NavbarDropdownItemData } from '@/shared/components/types/navbar'
+import { useContactUsModal } from '@/shared/hooks/use-contact-us-modal'
+import { UserProvider } from '@/shared/context/user-context'
+import { AccountMenuItems } from '@/shared/components/navbar/account-menu-items'
+import { sendMB } from '@/infrastructure/event-tracking'
+
+export function SidebarLowerSection({
+  showThemeToggle = false,
+  accountRef,
+  onAccountOpen,
+  children,
+}: {
+  showThemeToggle?: boolean
+  accountRef?: Ref<HTMLDivElement>
+  onAccountOpen?: () => void
+  children?: React.ReactNode
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const [showAccountDropdown, setShowAccountDropdown] = useState(false)
+  const [showHelpDropdown, setShowHelpDropdown] = useState(false)
+  const { showModal: showContactUsModal, modal: contactUsModal } =
+    useContactUsModal({
+      autofillProjectUrl: false,
+    })
+  const { sessionUser, showSubscriptionLink, items } = getMeta('ol-navbar')
+  const helpItem = items.find(
+    item => item.text === 'help_and_resources'
+  ) as NavbarDropdownItemData
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {children}
+      <nav
+        className="d-flex flex-row gap-3 mb-2"
+        aria-label={t('account_help')}
+      >
+        {helpItem && (
+          <Dropdown
+            className="ds-nav-icon-dropdown"
+            onToggle={show => {
+              setShowHelpDropdown(show)
+              if (show) {
+                sendMB('menu-expand', { item: 'help', location: 'sidebar' })
+              }
+            }}
+            role="menu"
+          >
+            <Dropdown.Toggle role="menuitem" aria-label={t('help')}>
+              <OLTooltip
+                description={t('help')}
+                id="help-icon"
+                overlayProps={{
+                  placement: 'top',
+                }}
+                hidden={showHelpDropdown}
+              >
+                <div>
+                  <Question size={24} />
+                </div>
+              </OLTooltip>
+            </Dropdown.Toggle>
+            <Dropdown.Menu
+              as="ul"
+              role="menu"
+              align="end"
+              popperConfig={{
+                modifiers: [{ name: 'offset', options: { offset: [0, 5] } }],
+              }}
+            >
+              <NavDropdownMenuItems
+                dropdown={helpItem.dropdown}
+                showContactUsModal={showContactUsModal}
+                location="sidebar"
+              />
+            </Dropdown.Menu>
+          </Dropdown>
+        )}
+        {sessionUser && (
+          <Dropdown
+            className="ds-nav-icon-dropdown"
+            onToggle={show => {
+              setShowAccountDropdown(show)
+              if (show) {
+                sendMB('menu-expand', {
+                  item: 'account',
+                  location: 'sidebar',
+                })
+                onAccountOpen?.()
+              }
+            }}
+            role="menu"
+          >
+            <Dropdown.Toggle role="menuitem" aria-label={t('Account')}>
+              <OLTooltip
+                description={t('Account')}
+                id="open-account"
+                overlayProps={{
+                  placement: 'top',
+                }}
+                hidden={showAccountDropdown}
+              >
+                <div ref={accountRef}>
+                  <User size={24} />
+                </div>
+              </OLTooltip>
+            </Dropdown.Toggle>
+            <Dropdown.Menu
+              as="ul"
+              role="menu"
+              align="end"
+              popperConfig={{
+                modifiers: [{ name: 'offset', options: { offset: [-50, 5] } }],
+              }}
+            >
+              <AccountMenuItems
+                sessionUser={sessionUser}
+                showSubscriptionLink={showSubscriptionLink}
+                showThemeToggle={showThemeToggle}
+              />
+            </Dropdown.Menu>
+          </Dropdown>
+        )}
+      </nav>
+      <div className="ds-nav-ds-name" translate="no">
+        <span>Digital Science</span>
+      </div>
+      <UserProvider>{contactUsModal}</UserProvider>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/components/navbar.scss b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/components/navbar.scss
index 3d8251b3ec..b90477e256 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/components/navbar.scss
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/components/navbar.scss
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@
 }
 
 @include theme('default') {
-  #project-list-root {
+  #project-list-root,
+  #library-root {
     .website-redesign-navbar,
     .website-redesign .navbar-default {
       @include navbar-dark;