 Adrienne Barbeau plays a librarian who is knocked unconscious and awakens in the distant Earth future. The world has been set upon by an apocalypse and nearly destroyed. She comes upon a band of resilient youth who are fighting to survive against bands of mutant ruffians. They unlock a series of clues from a prophecy which will help them defeat the mutants, but have no way to research the information they need to follow the steps that will lead to this victory. Fortunately the librarian s card catalog reading skills help them utilize an abandoned and dilapidated library, and they succeed.