Haha thank you so much! I really appreciate your efforts.
You're right about the library donation. I'd forgotten there's a part where Mina says the number as text. I'll fix that up for the next version. I'll also fix up that Beth interaction as well so that it doesn't advance time like the others.
As for the vine plant, any time you click the Explore the Forest button time should always advance one step. If you don't actually interact with the vines when you come across them however, you won't lose any stamina.