diff --git a/core/library.cpp b/core/library.cpp
index 6d1f75dc..4b9a7745 100644
--- a/core/library.cpp
+++ b/core/library.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void library :: init()
 	library_q.load();
 
 	for (it = db->begin(); it != db->end(); it = db->next(it)) {
-		if ((*it)->library->enabled)
+		if ((*it)->library->enabled())
 			library_q.add(*it);
 	}
 }
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ void library :: set_enabled(Library *library, bool enabled)
 	Database<Track>::iterator it;
 	Database<Track> *db = &(tagdb :: get_track_db());
 
-	if (!library || (library->enabled == enabled))
+	if (!library || (library->enabled() == enabled))
 		return;
 
-	library->enabled = enabled;
+	library->set_enabled(enabled);
 	tagdb :: commit_library();
 
 	for (it = db->begin(); it != db->end(); it = db->next(it)) {
diff --git a/core/tags/library.cpp b/core/tags/library.cpp
index 4b06aaf9..add7392e 100644
--- a/core/tags/library.cpp
+++ b/core/tags/library.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 #include <core/tags/library.h>
 
 Library :: Library()
-	 : count(0), enabled(false)
+	 : _enabled(false), count(0)
 {
 }
 
 Library :: Library(const std::string &s)
-	 : _path(s), count(0), enabled(true)
+	 : _path(s), _enabled(true), count(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -21,11 +21,21 @@ const std::string Library :: primary_key() const
 
 void Library :: read(File &f)
 {
-	f >> enabled;
+	f >> _enabled;
 	_path = f.getline();
 }
 
 void Library :: write(File &f)
 {
-	f << enabled << " " << _path;
+	f << _enabled << " " << _path;
+}
+
+const bool Library :: enabled()
+{
+	return _enabled;
+}
+
+void Library :: set_enabled(bool enabled)
+{
+	_enabled = enabled;
 }
diff --git a/include/core/tags/library.h b/include/core/tags/library.h
index c8952963..39d6af65 100644
--- a/include/core/tags/library.h
+++ b/include/core/tags/library.h
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@
  */
 class Library : public DatabaseEntry {
 private:
-	std::string _path; /**< Path to the root directory of this library. */
+	std::string _path;	/**< Path to the root directory of this library. */
+	bool _enabled;		/**< Is this library path enabled? */
 
 public:
 	/** Number of tracks in this library */
 	unsigned int count;
-	/** True if the library is enabled, false otherwise */
-	bool enabled;
 
 	/** Library constructor */
 	Library();
@@ -46,6 +45,21 @@ public:
 	 * @param  file  The file to write to.
 	 */
 	void write(File &);
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Called to check if this library path is currently enabled.
+	 *
+	 * @return Library::_enabled.
+	 */
+	const bool enabled();
+
+	/**
+	 * Called to set if this library path is enabled.
+	 *
+	 * @param  enabled  True if this path should be enabled, false otherwise.
+	 */
+	void set_enabled(bool);
 };
 
 #endif /* OCARINA_CORE_TAGS_LIBRARY_H */
diff --git a/lib/colmgr.cpp b/lib/colmgr.cpp
index 7c281c2c..c3318a3f 100644
--- a/lib/colmgr.cpp
+++ b/lib/colmgr.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void list_path(Library *lib)
 	row = *(c_list->append());
 
 	row[c_cols.c_id] = lib->index();
-	row[c_cols.c_enabled] = lib->enabled;
+	row[c_cols.c_enabled] = lib->enabled();
 	row[c_cols.c_size] = lib->count;
 	row[c_cols.c_path] = lib->primary_key();
 }
diff --git a/tests/core/tags/library.cpp b/tests/core/tags/library.cpp
index b1cb695f..8f2d44c5 100644
--- a/tests/core/tags/library.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/tags/library.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ static void test_library_tag()
 
 	test_equal(library.primary_key(), (std::string)"/home/Zelda/Music");
 	test_equal(library.count, (unsigned)0);
-	test_equal(library.enabled, true);
+	test_equal(library.enabled(), true);
 
 	library.count = 42; /* not saved to disk */
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void test_library_tag()
 	library = Library();
 	test_equal(library.primary_key(), (std::string)"");
 	test_equal(library.count, (unsigned)0);
-	test_equal(library.enabled, false);
+	test_equal(library.enabled(), false);
 
 	f.open(OPEN_READ);
 	library.read(f);
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void test_library_tag()
 
 	test_equal(library.primary_key(), (std::string)"/home/Zelda/Music");
 	test_equal(library.count, (unsigned)0);
-	test_equal(library.enabled, true);
+	test_equal(library.enabled(), true);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/tests/lib/colmgr.cpp b/tests/lib/colmgr.cpp
index c206486b..c4b6f205 100644
--- a/tests/lib/colmgr.cpp
+++ b/tests/lib/colmgr.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ void test_colmgr()
 	test_equal(colmgr :: get_path(path), Glib::ustring("/tmp/ocarina/"));
 
 	library = tagdb :: lookup_library(1);
-	test_equal(library->enabled, true);
+	test_equal(library->enabled(), true);
 	colmgr :: toggle_path_enabled(path);
-	test_equal(library->enabled, false);
+	test_equal(library->enabled(), false);
 
 	colmgr :: update_path(path);
 	test_equal(idle :: run_task(), true);
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ void test_colmgr()
 	path = Gtk::TreePath(row);
 	library = tagdb :: lookup_library(0);
 
-	test_equal(library->enabled, true);
+	test_equal(library->enabled(), true);
 	test_equal(library :: get_queue()->size(), (unsigned)20);
 
 	colmgr :: toggle_path_enabled(path);
-	test_equal(library->enabled, false);
+	test_equal(library->enabled(), false);
 	test_equal(library :: get_queue()->size(), (unsigned)0);
 
 	colmgr :: toggle_path_enabled(path);
-	test_equal(library->enabled, true);
+	test_equal(library->enabled(), true);
 	test_equal(library :: get_queue()->size(), (unsigned)20);
 }