diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.py b/.github/workflows/compile.py
index 82c42b2..c35625c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def main(file):
         # NOTE primary scss files do not have named parent directories
         extent = Path(file).parent.name if Path(file).parent.name else Path(file).stem
         if extent == "common":
-            for extent in ["custom", "libanswers", "libguides"]:
+            for extent in ["libanswers", "libguides"]:
                 compile_css(extent, github_commit)
         else:
             compile_css(extent, github_commit)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7c03e7..bf9a4ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ See [`ACTIONS.md`](https://github.com/caltechlibrary/libguine/blob/main/ACTIONS.
 
 ## CSS/SCSS
 
-The CSS for the site is written with the [SCSS syntax of Sass](https://sass-lang.com/documentation/syntax#scss). It cannot be directly pasted anywhere that CSS is expected. When an `scss` file is modified, committed, and pushed to this repositiory, the compiled `custom.css` file will be downloadable as part of the artifacts produced during the GitHub Actions workflow run. Additionally, the updated `custom.css` file will be uploaded to LibGuides automatically.
+The CSS for the site is written with the [SCSS syntax of Sass](https://sass-lang.com/documentation/syntax#scss). It cannot be directly pasted anywhere that CSS is expected. When an `scss` file is modified, committed, and pushed to this repositiory, the compiled `libguides.css` file will be downloadable as part of the artifacts produced during the GitHub Actions workflow run. Additionally, the updated `libguides.css` file will be uploaded to LibGuides automatically.
 
 ## HTML
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ See [`.github/workflows/compile.py`](https://github.com/caltechlibrary/libguine/
 
 ## JavaScript
 
-The [`custom.js`](https://github.com/caltechlibrary/libguine/blob/main/custom.js) file can be uploaded directly into LibGuides. The GitHub Actions workflow will automatically upload a modified custom JavaScript file to LibGuides.
+The [`libguides.js`](https://github.com/caltechlibrary/libguine/blob/main/libguides.js) file can be uploaded directly into LibGuides. The GitHub Actions workflow will automatically upload a modified custom JavaScript file to LibGuides.
 
 ## [bootstrap/config.json](https://github.com/caltechlibrary/libguine/blob/main/bootstrap/config.json)
 
diff --git a/custom.scss b/custom.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b95a2e..0000000
--- a/custom.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-@use "scss/custom";
-
-/*** resets ***/
-html,
-body,
-.dropdown-menu,
-.dropdown-header,
-#s-lg-guide-header-info h1 {
-  font-size: revert;
-}
-body {
-  /* hide horizontal scroll after removing padding */
-  overflow-x: hidden;
-  padding: 0;
-}
-/* hide editing header elements while keeping the template intact */
-#s-lg-guide-header,
-#s-lg-tabs-container,
-#s-lg-guide-tabs-title-bar,
-#s-lib-footer-public {
-  display: none;
-}
diff --git a/head--system.html b/head--system.html
index 27936e3..16b1bfe 100644
--- a/head--system.html
+++ b/head--system.html
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
 <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Hind:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap">
-<link rel="stylesheet" id="custom-css" href="//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/64/include/custom.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" id="libguides-css" href="//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/64/include/libguides.css">
-<script id="custom-js" src="//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/64/include/custom.js"></script>
+<script id="libguides-js" src="//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/64/include/libguides.js"></script>
diff --git a/custom.js b/libguides.js
similarity index 100%
rename from custom.js
rename to libguides.js
diff --git a/scss/custom/_footer.scss b/scss/custom/_footer.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 3848ccd..0000000
--- a/scss/custom/_footer.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-#footer-wrapper {
-  background-color: #062e47;
-  border-radius: 0 30% 0 0 / 5%;
-  margin-block-start: 90px;
-  @media (min-width: 768px) {
-    border-radius: 0 30% 0 0 / 10%;
-  }
-  @media (min-width: 992px) {
-    border-radius: 0 30% 0 0 / 20%;
-  }
-  footer {
-    color: white;
-    a {
-      color: white;
-      &:focus,
-      &:hover {
-        color: white;
-      }
-      &:active,
-      &:focus {
-        outline: #1e988a solid medium;
-        text-decoration: none;
-      }
-    }
-    abbr[title] {
-      text-decoration: none;
-    }
-    .contact .social a {
-      display: inline-block;
-      &:not(:last-child) {
-        margin-inline-end: 30px; // TODO $grid-gutter-width
-      }
-      svg {
-        height: 32px;
-      }
-    }
-    .h-card {
-      .u-email,
-      .p-tel {
-        line-height: 2;
-      }
-      .u-email,
-      .p-tel,
-      .p-name {
-        display: block;
-      }
-      .p-name {
-        margin-block-start: 24px; // TODO $font-size-base
-      }
-      .p-locality::after {
-        content: ",";
-      }
-    }
-    .logo {
-      fill: #fff;
-      margin-block: 24px; // same as footer headings
-      height: 5em; // “Caltech” feels the right size
-    }
-    .links {
-      line-height: 2;
-    }
-    // hours
-    .s-lc-w-today {
-      &, * {
-        display: block;
-      }
-      tbody {
-        padding-block: 16px; // TODO $font-size-base
-      }
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-sr-only {
-      position: absolute;
-      width: 1px;
-      height: 1px;
-      padding: 0;
-      margin: -1px;
-      overflow: hidden;
-      clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
-      border: 0;
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-head-pre {
-      display: none;
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-head {
-      display: flex;
-      font-size: large;
-      font-weight: normal;
-      justify-content: space-between;
-      text-align: unset;
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-btn {
-      background: transparent;
-      border: none;
-      padding: 0;
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-next {
-      font-size: 0;
-      order: 1;
-      &::before {
-        content: "\e092";
-        font-family: "Glyphicons Halflings";
-        font-size: 24px;
-        line-height: 0.5;
-      }
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-previous {
-      font-size: 0;
-      &::before {
-        content: "\e091";
-        font-family: "Glyphicons Halflings";
-        font-size: 24px;
-        line-height: 0.5;
-      }
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-location {
-      border-block-end: #fff dotted thin;
-      display: flex;
-      justify-content: space-between;
-      line-height: 1;
-      padding-block: 8px;
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-time {
-      text-align: right; // for when hours wrap
-      & > * {
-        display: inline-block;
-      }
-    }
-    .s-lc-w-today-view-all {
-      display: none;
-    }
-    .hours footer {
-      display: flex;
-      justify-content: space-between;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-#s-lib-bc-list.breadcrumb {
-  font-size: revert;
-  font-weight: normal;
-  margin-block: 15px; // TODO $grid-gutter-width
-  max-width: 80%; // keep within border-radius
-  & > .active {
-    color: #1e988a;
-  }
-  .c3-asc & > .active {
-    color: #c75000;
-  }
-}
-@media (min-width: 1280px) {
-  #s-lib-bc-list.breadcrumb {
-    max-width: 90%; // keep within border-radius
-  }
-}
-@media (min-width: 1600px) {
-  #s-lib-bc-list.breadcrumb {
-    max-width: 100%; // keep within border-radius
-  }
-}
diff --git a/scss/custom/_index.scss b/scss/custom/_index.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index a2042fd..0000000
--- a/scss/custom/_index.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-@forward "../common/base";
-@forward "alerts";
-@forward "branding";
-@forward "navbar";
-@forward "footer";
-@forward "breadcrumbs";
-@forward "accordions";
-@forward "content";
-@forward "equalheights";
-@forward "cards";
-@forward "landing";
-@forward "directory";
-@forward "blog";
-@forward "library";
-@forward "archives";
-@forward "search";
diff --git a/scss/custom/_accordions.scss b/scss/libguides/_accordions.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_accordions.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_accordions.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_alerts.scss b/scss/libguides/_alerts.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_alerts.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_alerts.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_archives.scss b/scss/libguides/_archives.scss
similarity index 99%
rename from scss/custom/_archives.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_archives.scss
index 3d0ad7f..d903ac8 100644
--- a/scss/custom/_archives.scss
+++ b/scss/libguides/_archives.scss
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $archives-secondary-color: #849895;
         font-size: small;
         margin: 0.5rem;
       }
-      // see custom.js for class logic
+      // see libguides.js for class logic
       @media (min-width: 420px) {
         .img-xs {
           min-width: unset;
diff --git a/scss/custom/_blog.scss b/scss/libguides/_blog.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_blog.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_blog.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_branding.scss b/scss/libguides/_branding.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_branding.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_branding.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_breadcrumbs.scss b/scss/libguides/_breadcrumbs.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_breadcrumbs.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_breadcrumbs.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_cards.scss b/scss/libguides/_cards.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_cards.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_cards.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_content.scss b/scss/libguides/_content.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_content.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_content.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_directory.scss b/scss/libguides/_directory.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_directory.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_directory.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_equalheights.scss b/scss/libguides/_equalheights.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_equalheights.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_equalheights.scss
diff --git a/scss/libguides/_footer.scss b/scss/libguides/_footer.scss
index 47e392a..2943036 100644
--- a/scss/libguides/_footer.scss
+++ b/scss/libguides/_footer.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,143 @@
 
 /* libguides/_footer.scss */
 
+#footer-wrapper {
+  background-color: #062e47;
+  border-radius: 0 30% 0 0 / 5%;
+  margin-block-start: 90px;
+  @media (min-width: 768px) {
+    border-radius: 0 30% 0 0 / 10%;
+  }
+  @media (min-width: 992px) {
+    border-radius: 0 30% 0 0 / 20%;
+  }
+  footer {
+    color: white;
+    a {
+      color: white;
+      &:focus,
+      &:hover {
+        color: white;
+      }
+      &:active,
+      &:focus {
+        outline: #1e988a solid medium;
+        text-decoration: none;
+      }
+    }
+    abbr[title] {
+      text-decoration: none;
+    }
+    .contact .social a {
+      display: inline-block;
+      &:not(:last-child) {
+        margin-inline-end: 30px; // TODO $grid-gutter-width
+      }
+      svg {
+        height: 32px;
+      }
+    }
+    .h-card {
+      .u-email,
+      .p-tel {
+        line-height: 2;
+      }
+      .u-email,
+      .p-tel,
+      .p-name {
+        display: block;
+      }
+      .p-name {
+        margin-block-start: 24px; // TODO $font-size-base
+      }
+      .p-locality::after {
+        content: ",";
+      }
+    }
+    .logo {
+      fill: #fff;
+      margin-block: 24px; // same as footer headings
+      height: 5em; // “Caltech” feels the right size
+    }
+    .links {
+      line-height: 2;
+    }
+    // hours
+    .s-lc-w-today {
+      &, * {
+        display: block;
+      }
+      tbody {
+        padding-block: 16px; // TODO $font-size-base
+      }
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-sr-only {
+      position: absolute;
+      width: 1px;
+      height: 1px;
+      padding: 0;
+      margin: -1px;
+      overflow: hidden;
+      clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+      border: 0;
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-head-pre {
+      display: none;
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-head {
+      display: flex;
+      font-size: large;
+      font-weight: normal;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      text-align: unset;
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-btn {
+      background: transparent;
+      border: none;
+      padding: 0;
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-next {
+      font-size: 0;
+      order: 1;
+      &::before {
+        content: "\e092";
+        font-family: "Glyphicons Halflings";
+        font-size: 24px;
+        line-height: 0.5;
+      }
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-previous {
+      font-size: 0;
+      &::before {
+        content: "\e091";
+        font-family: "Glyphicons Halflings";
+        font-size: 24px;
+        line-height: 0.5;
+      }
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-location {
+      border-block-end: #fff dotted thin;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      line-height: 1;
+      padding-block: 8px;
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-time {
+      text-align: right; // for when hours wrap
+      & > * {
+        display: inline-block;
+      }
+    }
+    .s-lc-w-today-view-all {
+      display: none;
+    }
+    .hours footer {
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 #s-lib-bc-list.breadcrumb {
   font-size: revert;
   font-weight: normal;
diff --git a/scss/custom/_home.scss b/scss/libguides/_home.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_home.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_home.scss
diff --git a/scss/libguides/_index.scss b/scss/libguides/_index.scss
index a0026c9..9aba716 100644
--- a/scss/libguides/_index.scss
+++ b/scss/libguides/_index.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 @forward "../common/base";
 @forward "resets";
-@forward "exhibits";
+@forward "alerts";
+@forward "branding";
+@forward "navbar";
 @forward "footer";
+@forward "breadcrumbs";
+@forward "accordions";
+@forward "content";
+@forward "equalheights";
+@forward "cards";
+@forward "landing";
+@forward "directory";
+@forward "blog";
+@forward "library";
+@forward "archives";
+@forward "exhibits";
+@forward "search";
diff --git a/scss/custom/_landing.scss b/scss/libguides/_landing.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_landing.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_landing.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_library.scss b/scss/libguides/_library.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_library.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_library.scss
diff --git a/scss/custom/_navbar.scss b/scss/libguides/_navbar.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from scss/custom/_navbar.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_navbar.scss
diff --git a/scss/libguides/_resets.scss b/scss/libguides/_resets.scss
index f10c4ee..cfa9a71 100644
--- a/scss/libguides/_resets.scss
+++ b/scss/libguides/_resets.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 /* libguides/_resets.scss */
 
+html,
+body,
+.dropdown-menu,
+.dropdown-header,
+#s-lg-guide-header-info h1 {
+  font-size: revert;
+}
+body {
+  /* hide horizontal scroll after removing padding */
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+/* hide editing header elements while keeping the template intact */
+#s-lg-guide-header,
+#s-lg-tabs-container,
+#s-lg-guide-tabs-title-bar,
+#s-lib-footer-public {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 #s-lg-guide-main {
   padding: 0;
 }
diff --git a/scss/custom/_search.scss b/scss/libguides/_search.scss
similarity index 96%
rename from scss/custom/_search.scss
rename to scss/libguides/_search.scss
index be1bdf0..a0e46d7 100644
--- a/scss/custom/_search.scss
+++ b/scss/libguides/_search.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     }
   }
 }
-#search-alert { // element created in custom.js
+#search-alert { // element created in libguides.js
   background-color: #fff;
   border: $burnt solid thin;
   color: #333;