Index: src/create.c
===================================================================
--- src/create.c	(revision 298)
+++ src/create.c	(revision 299)
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@
   char temp[64];
 
   sprintf (temp, "  %s", name);
-  menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (lib);
+  menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (lib, NULL);
   menu->Name = strdup (temp);
   menu->flag = 1;		/* net is enabled by default */
   if (style == NULL || NSTRCMP ("(unknown)", style) == 0)
Index: src/file.c
===================================================================
--- src/file.c	(revision 298)
+++ src/file.c	(revision 299)
@@ -1174,6 +1174,7 @@
 typedef struct {
 	LibraryMenuTypePtr menu;
 	list_dir_t *subdirs;
+	int children;
 } list_st_t;
 
 
@@ -1196,6 +1197,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	l->children++;
 	entry = GetLibraryEntryMemory (l->menu);
 
 	/* 
@@ -1227,13 +1229,15 @@
 	LibraryMenuTypePtr menu = NULL; /* Pointer to PCB's library menu structure */
 	list_st_t l;
 	list_dir_t *d, *nextd;
-  char working[MAXPATHLEN + 1];    /* String holding abs path to working dir */
+	char working[MAXPATHLEN + 1];    /* String holding abs path to working dir */
+	int menuidx;
 
   sprintf(working, "%s%c%s", toppath, PCB_DIR_SEPARATOR_C, subdir);
 
   /* Get pointer to memory holding menu */
-  menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (&Library);
+  menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (&Library, &menuidx);
 
+
   /* Populate menuname and path vars */
   menu->Name = strdup (pcb_basename(subdir));
   menu->directory = strdup (pcb_basename(toppath));
@@ -1240,6 +1244,7 @@
 
   l.menu = menu;
   l.subdirs = NULL;
+	l.children = 0;
 
   pcb_fp_list(working, 0, list_cb, &l);
 
@@ -1246,12 +1251,16 @@
 	/* now recurse to each subdirectory mapped in the previous call;
 	   by now we don't care if menu is ruined by the realloc() in GetLibraryMenuMemory() */
 	for(d = l.subdirs; d != NULL; d = nextd) {
-		LoadNewlibFootprintsFromDir(d->subdir, d->parent);
+		l.children+=LoadNewlibFootprintsFromDir(d->subdir, d->parent);
 		nextd = d->next;
 		free(d->subdir);
 		free(d->parent);
 		free(d);
 	}
+	if (l.children == 0) {
+		DeleteLibraryMenuMemory (&Library, menuidx);
+	}
+	return l.children;
 }
 
 
@@ -1414,7 +1423,7 @@
 	    i++;
 	  if (kind == 0)
 	    {
-	      menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (&PCB->NetlistLib);
+	      menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (&PCB->NetlistLib, NULL);
 	      menu->Name = strdup (temp);
 	      menu->flag = 1;
 	      kind++;
Index: src/mymem.c
===================================================================
--- src/mymem.c	(revision 298)
+++ src/mymem.c	(revision 299)
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
  * get next slot for a library menu, allocates memory if necessary
  */
 LibraryMenuTypePtr
-GetLibraryMenuMemory (LibraryTypePtr lib)
+GetLibraryMenuMemory (LibraryTypePtr lib, int *idx)
 {
   LibraryMenuTypePtr menu = lib->Menu;
 
@@ -441,9 +441,20 @@
       memset (menu + lib->MenuN, 0,
 	      STEP_LIBRARYMENU * sizeof (LibraryMenuType));
     }
+  if (idx != NULL)
+    *idx = lib->MenuN;
   return (menu + lib->MenuN++);
 }
 
+void
+DeleteLibraryMenuMemory (LibraryTypePtr lib, int menuidx)
+{
+	LibraryMenuTypePtr menu = lib->Menu;
+	lib->MenuN--;
+	memmove(menu + menuidx, menu + menuidx+1, sizeof (LibraryMenuType) * (lib->MenuN-menuidx));
+	
+}
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * get next slot for a library entry, allocates memory if necessary
  */
Index: src/mymem.h
===================================================================
--- src/mymem.h	(revision 298)
+++ src/mymem.h	(revision 299)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ConnectionTypePtr GetConnectionMemory (NetTypePtr);
 NetTypePtr GetNetMemory (NetListTypePtr);
 NetListTypePtr GetNetListMemory (NetListListTypePtr);
-LibraryMenuTypePtr GetLibraryMenuMemory (LibraryTypePtr);
+LibraryMenuTypePtr GetLibraryMenuMemory (LibraryTypePtr, int *idx);
 LibraryEntryTypePtr GetLibraryEntryMemory (LibraryMenuTypePtr);
 ElementTypeHandle GetDrillElementMemory (DrillTypePtr);
 PinTypeHandle GetDrillPinMemory (DrillTypePtr);
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 void FreeDataMemory (DataTypePtr);
 void FreeLibraryMemory (LibraryTypePtr);
 void FreePointerListMemory (PointerListTypePtr);
+void DeleteLibraryMenuMemory (LibraryTypePtr lib, int menuidx);
 void DSAddCharacter (DynamicStringTypePtr, char);
 void DSAddString (DynamicStringTypePtr, const char *);
 void DSClearString (DynamicStringTypePtr);
Index: src/rats.c
===================================================================
--- src/rats.c	(revision 298)
+++ src/rats.c	(revision 299)
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
       sprintf (ratname, "  ratDrawn%i", ++ratDrawn);
     }
 
-  menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (&PCB->NetlistLib);
+  menu = GetLibraryMenuMemory (&PCB->NetlistLib, NULL);
   menu->Name = strdup (ratname);
   entry = GetLibraryEntryMemory (menu);
   entry->ListEntry = strdup (name1);