diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
index cf089fa..2aca994 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.InternalDatasetDetails;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.InternalDatasetDetails.FileStructure;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.InternalDatasetDetails.PartitioningStrategy;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.Library;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.Node;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.NodeGroup;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.feeds.BuiltinFeedPolicies;
@@ -457,6 +458,12 @@
             for (Dataset dataset : datasets) {
                 recoverDataset(mdTxnCtx, dataset);
             }
+
+            List<Library> libraries =
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverseLibraries(mdTxnCtx, dataverse.getDataverseName());
+            for (Library library : libraries) {
+                recoverLibrary(mdTxnCtx, library);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -501,6 +508,17 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private static void recoverLibrary(MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx, Library library)
+            throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (library.getPendingOp() != MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP) {
+            // drop pending library
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropLibrary(mdTxnCtx, library.getDataverseName(), library.getName());
+            if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.info("Dropped a pending library: " + library.getDataverseName() + "." + library.getName());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public static boolean isNewUniverse() {
         return isNewUniverse;
     }