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"But a report just released by the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries asks us again to reconsider how the library can serve communities in the 21st century. "Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries" (The Aspen Institute, 2014, 80 S.) aims to 'capture the momentum and excitement of the innovations taking place in public libraries across the country, and the impact these are having on communities,' said the group’s director, Amy Garmer. [Dialogue on Public Libraries Working Group] The report asks: With all the new technology and layered networks, what can be done beyond current advancements?"[via MindShift]