diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/src/template.ts b/packages/create-react-native-library/src/template.ts
index dd7507a12..946784e94 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/src/template.ts
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/src/template.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ export function generateTemplateConfiguration({
   const { slug, languages, type } = answers;
 
   const arch =
-    type === 'legacy-module' || type === 'legacy-view' ? 'legacy' : 'new';
+    type === 'legacy-module' || type === 'legacy-view' || type === 'library'
+      ? 'legacy'
+      : 'new';
 
   const project = slug.replace(/^(react-native-|@[^/]+\/)/, '');
   let namespace: string | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-module-legacy/example/src/App.tsx b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-module-legacy/example/src/App.tsx
index cbf4dc6c7..05c7d3ad5 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-module-legacy/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-module-legacy/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Text, View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
 import { multiply } from '<%- project.slug -%>';
+import { Text, View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+<% if (project.native) { -%>
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 export default function App() {
   const [result, setResult] = useState<number | undefined>();
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ export default function App() {
     multiply(3, 7).then(setResult);
   }, []);
 
+<% } else { -%>
+
+const result = multiply(3, 7);
+
+export default function App() {
+<% } -%>
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <Text>Result: {result}</Text>