diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index a8a78b6..082d4fe 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@
   input[type="tel"],
   input[type="url"],
   textarea {
+    @apply bg-primary-50 dark:bg-primary-1000 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 border-s-4 border-primary-200 rounded shadow-none;
     @apply focus:border-primary-600 dark:focus:border-primary-400;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/a/README.md b/src/lib/a/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..641f7b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/a/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Component Library
+
+This folder contains a component library. 
+The idea is to have project-scoped reusable components that centralize theming and style rules, 
+so that main pages and layouts focus on the functionalities.
+
+All components are based on Flowbite Svelte components,
+which are built on top of Tailwind CSS. 
+
+Keeping all the styles in one place allows us to easily change the look and feel of the application by switching themes.
+
diff --git a/src/lib/a/cards/AEventPreview.svelte b/src/lib/a/cards/AEventPreview.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..621c8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/a/cards/AEventPreview.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Card } from "flowbite-svelte";
+  import ViewPublicationLink from "$lib/components/util/ViewPublicationLink.svelte";
+  import { userBadge } from "$lib/snippets/UserSnippets.svelte";
+  import { toNpub, getMatchingTags } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
+  import type { NDKEvent } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
+
+  // AI-NOTE: 2025-08-16 - AEventPreview centralizes display logic for search result cards
+  // Used for primary search results (profiles or events). Extend cautiously for other contexts.
+  let {
+    event,
+    index,
+    label = "",
+    community = false,
+    truncateContentAt = 200,
+    showKind = true,
+    showSummary = true,
+    showDeferralNaddr = true,
+    showPublicationLink = true,
+    onSelect
+  }: {
+    event: NDKEvent;
+    index?: number;
+    label?: string;
+    community?: boolean|string;
+    truncateContentAt?: number;
+    showKind?: boolean;
+    showSummary?: boolean;
+    showDeferralNaddr?: boolean;
+    showPublicationLink?: boolean;
+    onSelect?: (ev: NDKEvent) => void;
+  } = $props();
+
+  // Parse kind 0 profile JSON
+  function parseProfileContent(ev: NDKEvent): {
+    name?: string;
+    display_name?: string;
+    about?: string;
+    picture?: string;
+  } | null {
+    if (ev.kind !== 0 || !ev.content) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(ev.content);
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function getSummary(ev: NDKEvent): string | undefined {
+    return getMatchingTags(ev, "summary")[0]?.[1];
+  }
+
+  function getDeferralNaddr(ev: NDKEvent): string | undefined {
+    return getMatchingTags(ev, "deferral")[0]?.[1];
+  }
+
+  const profileData = parseProfileContent(event);
+  const summary = showSummary ? getSummary(event) : undefined;
+  const deferralNaddr = showDeferralNaddr ? getDeferralNaddr(event) : undefined;
+
+  function handleSelect(): void {
+    onSelect?.(event);
+  }
+
+  function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      handleSelect();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function clippedContent(content: string): string {
+    if (!truncateContentAt || content.length <= truncateContentAt) {
+      return content;
+    }
+    return content.slice(0, truncateContentAt) + "...";
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Card
+  class="card"
+  role="button"
+  tabindex="0"
+  onclick={handleSelect}
+  onkeydown={handleKeydown}
+>
+  <div class="flex flex-col gap-1 p-4">
+    <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
+      {#if label}
+        <span class="font-medium text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100">{label}</span>
+      {/if}
+      {#if showKind}
+        <span class="text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">Kind: {event.kind}</span>
+      {/if}
+      {#if community}
+        <div
+          class="flex-shrink-0 w-4 h-4 bg-yellow-100 dark:bg-yellow-900 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center"
+          title="Has posted to the community"
+        >
+          <svg
+            class="w-3 h-3 text-yellow-600 dark:text-yellow-400"
+            fill="currentColor"
+            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+          >
+            <path d="M12 2l3.09 6.26L22 9.27l-5 4.87 1.18 6.88L12 17.77l-6.18 3.25L7 14.14 2 9.27l6.91-1.01L12 2z" />
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+      {:else}
+        <div class="flex-shrink-0 w-4 h-4"></div>
+      {/if}
+      <span class="text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+        {@render userBadge(
+          toNpub(event.pubkey) as string,
+          profileData?.display_name || profileData?.name
+        )}
+      </span>
+      <span class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 ml-auto">
+        {event.created_at
+          ? new Date(event.created_at * 1000).toLocaleDateString()
+          : "Unknown date"}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+
+    {#if event.kind === 0 && profileData}
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-3 mb-2">
+        {#if profileData.picture}
+          <img
+            src={profileData.picture}
+            alt="Profile"
+            class="w-12 h-12 rounded-full object-cover border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-600"
+            onerror={(e) => {
+              (e.target as HTMLImageElement).style.display = "none";
+            }}
+          />
+        {:else}
+          <div
+            class="w-12 h-12 rounded-full bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-600 flex items-center justify-center border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-600"
+          >
+            <span class="text-lg font-medium text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300">
+              {(profileData.display_name || profileData.name || event.pubkey.slice(0, 1)).toUpperCase()}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        {/if}
+        <div class="flex flex-col min-w-0 flex-1">
+          {#if profileData.display_name || profileData.name}
+            <span class="font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 truncate">
+              {profileData.display_name || profileData.name}
+            </span>
+          {/if}
+          {#if profileData.about}
+            <span class="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 line-clamp-2">
+              {profileData.about}
+            </span>
+          {/if}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    {:else}
+      {#if summary}
+        <div class="text-sm text-primary-900 dark:text-primary-200 mb-1 line-clamp-2">
+          {summary}
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+      {#if deferralNaddr}
+        <div class="text-xs text-primary-800 dark:text-primary-300 mb-1">
+          Read
+          <span
+            class="underline text-primary-700 dark:text-primary-400 hover:text-primary-900 dark:hover:text-primary-200 break-all cursor-pointer"
+            onclick={(e) => {
+              e.stopPropagation();
+              // Parent should intercept navigation by listening onSelect and inspecting event tags if needed
+            }}
+          >
+            {deferralNaddr}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+      {#if showPublicationLink}
+        <div class="text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 mb-1">
+          <ViewPublicationLink event={event} />
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+      {#if event.content}
+        <div class="text-sm text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200 mt-1 line-clamp-2 break-words">
+          {clippedContent(event.content)}
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+</Card>
diff --git a/src/lib/a/forms/ASearchForm.svelte b/src/lib/a/forms/ASearchForm.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3db6e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/a/forms/ASearchForm.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Button, Search, Spinner } from "flowbite-svelte";
+
+  // AI-NOTE: 2025-08-16 - This component centralizes search form behavior.
+  // Parent supplies callbacks `search` and `clear`. Two-way bindings use $bindable.
+  let {
+    searchQuery = $bindable(""),
+    searching = false,
+    loading = false,
+    isUserEditing = $bindable(false),
+    placeholder = "Enter event ID, nevent, naddr, d:tag-name, t:topic, or n:username...",
+    search,
+    clear,
+  }: {
+    searchQuery: string;
+    searching: boolean;
+    loading: boolean;
+    isUserEditing: boolean;
+    placeholder?: string;
+    search?: (args: { clearInput: boolean; queryOverride?: string }) => void;
+    clear?: () => void;
+  } = $props();
+
+  function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    if (e.key === "Enter") {
+      search?.({ clearInput: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  function triggerSearch(): void {
+    search?.({ clearInput: true });
+  }
+
+  function handleInput(): void {
+    isUserEditing = true;
+  }
+
+  function handleBlur(): void {
+    isUserEditing = false;
+  }
+
+  function handleClear(): void {
+    clear?.();
+  }
+</script>
+
+<form id="search-form" class="flex gap-2">
+  <Search
+    id="search-input"
+    class="justify-center"
+    bind:value={searchQuery}
+    onkeydown={handleKeydown}
+    oninput={handleInput}
+    onblur={handleBlur}
+    {placeholder}
+  />
+  <Button onclick={triggerSearch} disabled={loading}>
+    {#if searching}
+      <Spinner class="mr-2 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300" size="5" />
+    {/if}
+    {searching ? "Searching..." : "Search"}
+  </Button>
+  <Button
+    onclick={handleClear}
+    color="alternative"
+    type="button"
+    disabled={loading}
+  >
+    Clear
+  </Button>
+</form>
diff --git a/src/lib/a/index.ts b/src/lib/a/index.ts
index 58c7047..28834b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/a/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/a/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export { default as ANostrUser } from './primitives/ANostrUser.svelte';
 export { default as ANostrBadge } from './primitives/ANostrBadge.svelte';
 export { default as ANostrBadgeRow } from './primitives/ANostrBadgeRow.svelte';
 export { default as AThemeToggleMini } from './primitives/AThemeToggleMini.svelte';
+export { default as AAlert } from './primitives/AAlert.svelte';
 
 export { default as AReaderPage } from './reader/AReaderPage.svelte';
 export { default as AReaderToolbar } from './reader/AReaderToolbar.svelte';
@@ -17,3 +18,7 @@ export { default as ATocNode } from './reader/ATocNode.svelte';
 
 export { default as ANavbar } from './nav/ANavbar.svelte';
 export { default as AFooter } from './nav/AFooter.svelte';
+
+export { default as ASearchForm } from './forms/ASearchForm.svelte';
+
+export { default as AEventPreview } from './cards/AEventPreview.svelte';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/a/nav/ANavDropdown.svelte b/src/lib/a/nav/ANavDropdown.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/lib/a/nav/ANavbar.svelte b/src/lib/a/nav/ANavbar.svelte
index 937663b..8f804e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/a/nav/ANavbar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/a/nav/ANavbar.svelte
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@
     NavHamburger,
     NavBrand,
     Dropdown,
-    DropdownItem,
-    DropdownDivider
+    DropdownItem
   } from "flowbite-svelte";
-  import { siteNav, userMenu } from "$lib/nav/site-nav.js";
+  import { siteNav } from "$lib/nav/site-nav.js";
   import { logoutUser, userStore } from "$lib/stores/userStore";
   import Profile from "$components/util/Profile.svelte";
-  import { shortenBech32 } from "$lib/nostr/format.ts";
   import type { NavItem } from "$lib/a/nav/nav-types.ts";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import { ChevronDownOutline } from "flowbite-svelte-icons";
+  import { AThemeToggleMini } from "$lib/a";
 
   let {
     currentPath = "",
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
   }
 </script>
 
-<Navbar class="flex flex-row" navContainerClass="w-full flex-row justify-between items-center">
+<Navbar class="fixed start-0 top-0 z-50 flex flex-row bg-primary-50 dark:bg-primary-800 !p-0" navContainerClass="w-full flex-row justify-between items-center !p-0">
     <NavBrand href="/">
       <h1>Alexandria</h1>
     </NavBrand>
@@ -78,5 +77,6 @@
       <NavLi>
         <DarkMode class="btn-leather p-0" />
       </NavLi>
+      <AThemeToggleMini />
     </NavUl>
 </Navbar>
diff --git a/src/lib/a/primitives/AAlert.svelte b/src/lib/a/primitives/AAlert.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fe0261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/a/primitives/AAlert.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script>
+  import { Alert } from "flowbite-svelte";
+
+  let { color, children } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<Alert {color} class="alert-leather mb-4">
+  {@render children()}
+</Alert>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/a/primitives/AThemeToggleMini.svelte b/src/lib/a/primitives/AThemeToggleMini.svelte
index 672280b..0d7c172 100644
--- a/src/lib/a/primitives/AThemeToggleMini.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/a/primitives/AThemeToggleMini.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
-<script>
-  let theme = $state('ocean'); // e.g. 'ocean' or '' for default
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { ChevronDownOutline } from "flowbite-svelte-icons";
+  import { Dropdown, DropdownGroup, NavLi, Radio } from "flowbite-svelte";
+
+  let theme = $state('papyrus'); // e.g. 'ocean' or '' for default
   const apply = () => document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', theme);
   $effect(apply);
 </script>
 
-<select bind:value={theme} onchange={apply}>
-  <option value="">Default</option>
-  <option value="ocean">Ocean</option>
-</select>
+<NavLi>
+  Theme {theme}<ChevronDownOutline class="text-primary-800 ms-2 inline h-6 w-6 dark:text-white" />
+</NavLi>
+<Dropdown simple class="w-44">
+  <DropdownGroup class="space-y-3 p-3">
+    <li>
+      <Radio name="group1" bind:group={theme} value="papyrus">Papyrus</Radio>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      <Radio name="group1" bind:group={theme} value="ocean">Ocean</Radio>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      <Radio name="group1" bind:group={theme} value="forrest">Forrest</Radio>
+    </li>
+  </DropdownGroup>
+</Dropdown>
diff --git a/src/theme-tokens.css b/src/theme-tokens.css
index 74916e1..ce16508 100644
--- a/src/theme-tokens.css
+++ b/src/theme-tokens.css
@@ -38,3 +38,27 @@
     --brand-primary-400: #7ccdfc;
     --brand-primary-500: #38bdf8;
 }
+
+/* Example alternative theme: forrest */
+:root[data-theme="forrest"] {
+    --brand-primary-0:     #eaf7ea;
+    --brand-primary-50:    #d6eed6;
+    --brand-primary-100:   #bfe3bf;
+    --brand-primary-200:   #9fd49f;
+    --brand-primary-300:   #7fc57f;
+    --brand-primary-400:   #5fa65f;
+    --brand-primary-500:   #3f863f;  /* forest green */
+    --brand-primary-600:   #2e6b2e;
+    --brand-primary-700:   #205120;
+    --brand-primary-800:   #153a15;
+    --brand-primary-900:   #0c230c;
+    --brand-primary-950:   #071507;
+    --brand-primary-1000:  #041004;
+}
+
+/* (Optional) per-theme dark tweaks — applied when <html class="dark"> is set */
+:root.dark[data-theme="forrest"] {
+    /* nudge the mid tones brighter for contrast */
+    --brand-primary-400: #7fc97f;
+    --brand-primary-500: #4caf50;
+}