diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py
index 1ba8386..84545e4 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class MediaBase(Plugin):
     default_dict = {
         'profile': {'types': {'quality': {}}},
         'releases': {'status': {}, 'quality': {}, 'files':{}, 'info': {}},
-        'library': {'titles': {}, 'files':{}},
+        'library': {'titles': {}, 'files':{}, 'related_libraries': {}},
         'files': {},
         'status': {},
         'category': {},
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/show/searcher/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/show/searcher/main.py
index 1df6c6f..33e5aff 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/show/searcher/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/show/searcher/main.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class ShowSearcher(Plugin):
         addEvent('searcher.correct_release', self.correctRelease)
 
         addEvent('searcher.get_media_identifier', self.getMediaIdentifier)
-        addEvent('searcher.get_media_root', self.getMediaRoot)
 
     def single(self, media, search_protocols = None, manual = False):
         if media['type'] == 'show':
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ class ShowSearcher(Plugin):
             #fireEvent('episode.delete', episode['id'], single = True)
             return
 
+        # TODO replace with 'related_libraries'
         show, season, episode = self.getMedia(media)
         if show is None or season is None:
             log.error('Unable to find show or season library in database, missing required data for searching')
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class ShowSearcher(Plugin):
         if media['type'] not in ['show', 'season', 'episode']:
             return
 
+        # TODO replace with 'related_libraries'
         show, season, episode = self.getMedia(media)
         if show is None:
             return None
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ class ShowSearcher(Plugin):
         if not fireEvent('searcher.correct_words', release['name'], media, single = True):
             return False
 
+        # TODO replace with 'related_libraries'
         show, season, episode = self.getMedia(media)
         if show is None or season is None:
             log.error('Unable to find show or season library in database, missing required data for searching')
@@ -259,18 +261,6 @@ class ShowSearcher(Plugin):
         return identifier
 
     # TODO move this somewhere else
-    def getMediaRoot(self, media):
-        if media['type'] not in ['show', 'season', 'episode']:
-            return None
-
-        show, season, episode = self.getMedia(media)
-        if show is None or season is None:
-            log.error('Unable to find show or season library in database, missing required data for searching')
-            return
-
-        return show.to_dict()
-
-    # TODO move this somewhere else
     def getMedia(self, media):
         db = get_session()
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/matcher/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/matcher/main.py
index c20db2b..ccd46d3 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/matcher/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/matcher/main.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Matcher(Plugin):
         return True
 
     def correctTitle(self, chain, media):
+        # TODO need to switch this to use media['related_libraries']
         root_library = fireEvent('searcher.get_media_root', media['library'], single = True)
 
         if 'show_name' not in chain.info or not len(chain.info['show_name']):
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py b/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
index 472f669..9f13f8a 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
@@ -112,6 +112,40 @@ class Library(Entity):
     parent = ManyToOne('Library')
     children = OneToMany('Library')
 
+    def getRelated(self, include_parents = True, include_self = True, include_children = True):
+        libraries = []
+
+        if include_parents and self.parent is not None:
+            libraries += self.parent.getRelated(include_children = False)
+
+        if include_self:
+            libraries += [(self.type, self)]
+
+        if include_children:
+            for child in self.children:
+                libraries += child.getRelated(include_parents = False)
+
+        return libraries
+
+    def to_dict(self, deep = None, exclude = None):
+        if not exclude: exclude = []
+        if not deep: deep = {}
+
+        include_related = deep.pop('related_libraries', None) is not None
+
+        orig_dict = super(Library, self).to_dict(deep = deep, exclude = exclude)
+
+        # Include related libraries (parents and children)
+        if include_related and self.parent is not None:
+            # TODO need a way to flag the root library
+            # TODO converting to a dict will remove libraries with multiple types (episodes, seasons), they need to be merged into a list instead
+            orig_dict['related_libraries'] = dict([
+                (library_type, library.to_dict(deep, exclude))
+                for (library_type, library) in self.getRelated(include_self = False)
+            ])
+
+        return orig_dict
+
 
 class ShowLibrary(Library, DictMixin):
     using_options(inheritance = 'multi')