Check for libraries with a startup script

Is it possible to check for open libraries with a startup script? Currently, i'm trying like this:
try{
app.libraries.item("Marks.indl").name
catch(e){
app.open(File("/Support/InDesign/Lib/Marks.indl"))
If InDesign is already open, this code works correctly (that is, if the library is open, nothing happens, otherwise it opens the library). However, if I place this in the startup script folder, it will open a second (third, fourth, etc.) copy of the library, even if the library is already open.
I think this happens because the library files are opened later in the startup sequence then the startup scripts are run. Is there any way to work around this?
Thanks,
/dan

Is your script supposed to work in ID CS3, or later?
Anyway, InDesign CS4 seems to reopen the libraries before launching startup scripts, so the following code works for me:
// Startup Script
const libName = "Marks.indl",
libPath = "/Support/InDesign/Lib/";
var libFile = libPath + libName;
if( !app.libraries.itemByName(libName).isValid )
try {app.open(File(libFile))}
catch(_){alert("Unable to open the library:\r"+libFile);}
@+
Marc

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