diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 150f884..01cab32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function onDeviceReady() {
   artist = "Daft Punk";
   title = "One More Time";
   album = "Discovery";
-  image = "path_within_documents_storage OR url_starting_with_http_or_https";
+  image = "path_within_documents_storage OR path_within_library_storage OR url_starting_with_http_or_https";
   duration = my_media.getDuration();
   elapsedTime = my_media.getElapsedTime();
 
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 9b5817e..a865541 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0"
     id="com.rd11.remote-controls"
-    version="1.0.0">
+    version="1.0.1">
 
     <engines>
         <engine name="cordova" version=">=3.0.0" />
diff --git a/src/ios/RemoteControls.m b/src/ios/RemoteControls.m
index 5c9f5e3..4e5898d 100644
--- a/src/ios/RemoteControls.m
+++ b/src/ios/RemoteControls.m
@@ -48,17 +48,28 @@ - (void)updateMetas:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command
             }
             // cover is relative path to local file
             else {
+                //check the documents directory
                 NSString *basePath = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
                 NSString *fullPath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", basePath, cover];
                 BOOL fileExists = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:fullPath];
+                //check the library directory
+                NSString *basePath2 = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSLibraryDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
+                NSString *fullPath2 = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", basePath2, cover];
+                BOOL fileExists2 = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:fullPath2];
+                //evaluate if either are true
                 if (fileExists) {
                     image = [UIImage imageNamed:fullPath];
+                    NSLog(@"Found image in documents");
+                } else if (fileExists2) {
+                    image = [UIImage imageNamed:fullPath2];
+                    NSLog(@"Found image in library");
                 }
             }
         }
         else {
             // default named "no-image"
             image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"no-image"];
+            NSLog(@"No valid image found");
         }
         // check whether image is loaded
         CGImageRef cgref = [image CGImage];
diff --git a/www/RemoteControls.js b/www/RemoteControls.js
index 0ed7ba0..327e2a4 100644
--- a/www/RemoteControls.js
+++ b/www/RemoteControls.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ remoteControls.updateMetas = function(success, fail, params) {
 
 remoteControls.receiveRemoteEvent = function(event) {
     var ev = document.createEvent('HTMLEvents');
+    //console.log("remote event JS "+event);
     ev.remoteEvent = event;
     ev.initEvent('remote-event', true, true, arguments);
     document.dispatchEvent(ev);