diff --git a/charmcraft/services/store.py b/charmcraft/services/store.py
index f5c562504..ce1ddd627 100644
--- a/charmcraft/services/store.py
+++ b/charmcraft/services/store.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import craft_store
 from craft_cli import emit
 from craft_store import models
+from craft_store.errors import StoreServerError
 from overrides import override
 
 from charmcraft import const, env, errors, store
@@ -244,7 +245,22 @@ def get_libraries_metadata(
                 store_lib["patch"] = patch_version
             store_libs.append(store_lib)
 
-        return self.anonymous_client.fetch_libraries_metadata(store_libs)
+        try:
+            return self.anonymous_client.fetch_libraries_metadata(store_libs)
+        except StoreServerError as exc:
+            lib_names = [lib.lib for lib in libraries]
+            # Type ignore here because error_list is supposed to have string keys, but
+            # for whatever reason the store returns a null code for this one.
+            # https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapstore-server/+bug/1925065
+            if exc.error_list[None]["message"] == (  # type: ignore[index]
+                "Items need to include 'library_id' or 'package_id'"
+            ):
+                raise errors.LibraryError(
+                    "One or more declared charm-libs could not be found in the store.",
+                    details="Declared charm-libs: " + ", ".join(lib_names),
+                    resolution="Check the charm and library names in charmcraft.yaml",
+                ) from exc
+            raise
 
     def get_libraries_metadata_by_name(
         self, libraries: Sequence[CharmLib]
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/test_store.py b/tests/unit/services/test_store.py
index 55dadff43..f9776ffe9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/test_store.py
+++ b/tests/unit/services/test_store.py
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import craft_store
+import craft_store.errors
 import distro
 import pytest
+import requests
 from craft_cli.pytest_plugin import RecordingEmitter
 from craft_store import models
 from hypothesis import given, strategies
@@ -34,12 +36,12 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def store(service_factory) -> services.StoreService:
+def store(service_factory, mock_store_anonymous_client) -> services.StoreService:
     store = services.StoreService(
         app=application.APP_METADATA, services=service_factory
     )
     store.client = mock.Mock(spec_set=client.Client)
-    store.anonymous_client = mock.Mock(spec_set=client.AnonymousClient)
+    store.anonymous_client = mock_store_anonymous_client
     return store
 
 
@@ -305,3 +307,17 @@ def test_fetch_libraries_metadata(monkeypatch, store, libs, expected_call):
     store.anonymous_client.fetch_libraries_metadata.assert_called_once_with(
         expected_call
     )
+
+
+def test_get_libraries_metadata_name_error(
+    monkeypatch, store: services.StoreService, mock_store_anonymous_client: mock.Mock
+) -> None:
+    bad_response = requests.Response()
+    bad_response.status_code = 400
+    bad_response._content = b'{"error-list": [{"code": null, "message": "Items need to include \'library_id\' or \'package_id\'"}]}'
+    mock_store_anonymous_client.fetch_libraries_metadata.side_effect = (
+        craft_store.errors.StoreServerError(bad_response)
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(errors.LibraryError, match="One or more declared"):
+        store.get_libraries_metadata([CharmLib(lib="boop.snoot", version="-1")])