you have to use the ocarina of winds to fly to the lake and go talk to the minish just above the landing symbol. he will tell you to talk to elder Librari. this causes the library t o open so you can go in. go upstairs and outside. use the cane of pacci on the pot and turn small. go back inside and over to the bookcase on the left. tou will find you cannot get to the elder. go downstairs and talk to the girl on the left and she will tell you about the missing books. then just go tho the different places where books are and take them back to the girl.
You get into the library by using your Flute to smmon the bird and fly to lake hylia. Then go inside a hole and you will find an elderly scribe talk to him and the library will open.
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You have to get the power bracelet.
you dont get a shovel in minish cap you get the mole mits which let you dig also in the wind ruins.
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You need to get the flippers.
On the way out of Minish Village thru the secret exit there is a house with a minish named Belari he gives u bombs.
in the temple in the sky
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You need to be able to swim then follow tge clues the minish in the scholars house in the town to find the item.
To get the power bracelets you must follow a treasure hunt devised by the minish in the bottom left house in the town.