{"podcast":{"title":"MPR News with Angela Davis","slug":"mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489","podcast_index_feed_id":239489,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/mpr-news-with-angela-davis","website_url":"https://www.mprnews.org/topic/angela-davis","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/4c1a409ffb901a63f6d5f1542c2d6798f0ca559f/square/fcc246-20241021-angela-davis-mpr-news-podcast-2000.jpg","author":"Minnesota Public Radio","episode_count":200,"summary":"Conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing, weekdays from MPR News. Programming note: Our colleague Angela Davis is taking a leave of absence after a recent breast cancer diagnosis. Thank you to all who have checked in and shared kind words. Angela is touched by your support as she focuses on her recovery.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:18:19.069267+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489"},"episode":{"title":"Beyond books: How public libraries are changing","slug":"beyond-books-how-public-libraries-are-changing","published_at":"2026-08-20T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/beyond-books-how-public-libraries-are-changing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489","url":"https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/08/20/more-than-books-what-your-local-library-has-to-offer","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/minnesota/podcasts/angela-davis/2026/08/20/ad-libraries_20260820_64.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-ADavis&awEpisodeId=01M0DG3EK6VJHN5P49H2JAR5BZ","summary":"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. 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.","meta_description":"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 discoun…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2827,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/episodes/beyond-books-how-public-libraries-are-changing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/beyond-books-how-public-libraries-are-changing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}