I am trying to figure out how to get recent songs i downloaded from the open icon in the bottom left back into the library section of limewire. when i click on the open icon i can see them but they are not anywhere in the library. please help. thanks

What open icon are you talking about?
What program has this open icon as part of it's desktop viewing?

I have an open icon/button in the limewire library at the bottom left of the page. I kind of looks like the other icons you click on like clear, delete, etc.

In my Version of LimeWire there are only two icons at the bottom left of the Library window. That is: Refresh and Explore.
If you have and extra icon I would suggest That somehow your LimeWire version has become corrupted. I would check to make sure all your songs are still in the directory that you have assigned as your sharing directory and any other directory that has files you may not be sharing to make sure they are all still there.
Then I would un-install LimeWire, ( including going into C:\ Program Files and deleting the LimeWire folder from in there) then obtain the latest full release which is 4.16.6 (making sure to get it from the genuine LimeWire homepage) and re-install LimeWire and see what happens.

hes talking about the very bottom of the library page. down below the playlist..to see songs in library .theres a window on left side. click on saved files it drops down. click on audio video ect. hope this helps... kenny