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In February [[2558]], during the [[Requiem Campaign]], both the UNSC and the Covenant sought the Librarian's imprint, but [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s forces were the first to find "Librarian's Rest." However, the shrine's activation required a [[Reclaimer]]. Via a Forerunner [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|artifact]] which was brought onboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} by its crew, the Covenant managed to abduct Dr. [[Henry Glassman]] and forced him to work on opening the shrine. They thought the Librarian would gift them incredible bounties spread throughout the galaxy, such as weapons and ships.<ref>''Spartan Ops'' [[Didact's Hand|S104 Didact's Hand]]</ref> Despite lacking adequate equipment, Glassman managed to activate the shrine. When all the [[Sangheili]] were captivated by it, he [[Escape from Librarian's Rest|escaped]] with the help of Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]] who had been captured and taken to "Librarian's Rest." However, Glassman only managed to activate the shrine's protective shield rather than the ability to enter it.<ref>''Spartan Ops'' [[Scattered|S106 Scattered]]</ref>

Later, after [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|an attack]] on the ''Infinity'', the Covenant abducted Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to help them unlock the structure. At "Librarian's Rest," Dr. Halsey deactivated the protective shield with her data pad. She then quickly ran into the beam of light before 'Mdama.<ref>''Spartan Ops'' [[Expendable|S108 Expendable]]</ref> Inside the shrine, Halsey met the Librarian, who offered her the two halves of the [[Janus Key]], an artifact capable of locating every pieces of Forerunner technology in the galaxy. She asked her to bring it to the [[Absolute Record]] to help mankind. Halsey was subsequently expelled from the shrine.<ref name="Ep9">''Spartan Ops'' [[Key|S109 Key]]</ref>

Once Dr. Halsey was expelled from the shrine, 'Mdama took the red half of the key, while the doctor tossed the blue half to [[Gabriel Thorne]], who had just arrived. [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer|Palmer]] and the rest of [[Fireteam Majestic]] then arrived and clashed with [[Sangheili Storm]] and [[Promethean Knight]]s. 'Mdama was able to escape with a wounded Dr. Halsey thanks to a Knight who translocated them away, resulting in the failure of the Spartans' mission.<ref name="Ep9"></ref> As all the enemies were either dead or gone, the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartans-IVs]] left the "Librarian's Rest." Later, as the Librarian had predicted, Requiem was set on a collision course with its sun, which ended in the destruction of the shield world,<ref>''Spartan Ops'' [[Exodus (Spartan Ops)|S1010 Exodus]]</ref> but not the Librarian's imprint as she had been transferred to the Absolute Record with the help of [[Fireteam Crimson]].<ref name="The Search for Halsey">''Spartan Ops'' [[Key/The Search for Halsey|S109 The Search for Halsey]]</ref>