Articles by

Amy Garmer

  • Technology

    Aspen Institute report explores how libraries can nurture innovation and build stronger communities

    Above: Wiring a Super Mario Bros. game controller in a community maker space at Rockwood Library in Multnomah County, Oregon. Credit: Multnomah County Library on Flickr. Amy Garmer is director of the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries. What happens if you shift the library to be the center of the community platform for innovation? […]

    Article · January 9, 2016 by

  • Journalism

    Meeting the information needs of communities at the public library

    Photo illustration using photos by Flickr users Sourabh Rath and Thomas Hawk.  Knight News Challenge: Libraries offers applicants a chance to share in $2.5 million by focusing on the question, “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” Below, Amy Garmer, director of the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries, writes about […]

    Article · September 22, 2014 by