we're here up at the Two Harbors Public Library in beautiful Two Harbors, Minnesota.

It's a one of the original Carnegie libraries.

And it's, been an important part of this community for 115 years.

We have what we call a library of things.

So all those other fun things that help make libraries meaningful.

This ranges from cake pans to backpacks you can check out to fill things up to a telescope or microscope.

And something I really love are the engineering kits that we have for kids.

one of my passions is introducing kids to the outdoors.

And so we have a variety of adventure kits that allows kids to go and explore trails.

We have GPS units, we have, microscopes you can put in the water to look at, invertebrates and stuff.

So it's a great way to explore the biology and also learn about the wilderness and just a great way to introduce kids to in the outdoors, We really want to make sure that our mission is expanding beyond what people might think about what they need for a public library.

This is where people come for information, but also for entertainment and education.

I love finding the right book for the right person, and it makes me so excited, especially when it comes to kids and being able to provide these kits as well.

That's just the icing on the cake.

The slice from PBS North.