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Angela Davis and Nikhil Kumaran
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Beyond books: How public libraries are changing

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People walking through the Minneapolis Central Library. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the role of libraries and the range of services they provide.
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Your local library has more to offer than a good book. A library card can connect you with job-search help, classes and events, computers, free or discounted tickets to museums and even 3D printing.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about the wide range of resources libraries provide, how to access them and how the role of public libraries is changing.

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Maureen Hartman (left), director of Saint Paul Public Libraries, and Jennifer Baker (right), community relations manager for Metropolitan Library services Agency, pose for a portrait at Minnesota Public Radio headquarters in St. Paul on Thursday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

Guests:

  • Jennifer Baker is community relations manager for Metropolitan Library Services Agency, or MELSA, which supports eight public library systems across the Twin Cities. She works to connect people with the resources and services available through the region’s libraries.

  • Maureen Hartman is the director of St. Paul Public Libraries. She oversees its library branches, mobile library and online services.

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