Third-annual Library Insights Survey sees eBook usage, room reservations, and visits continue to rise WASHINGTON, D.C. - Visits to urban libraries grew by nearly 10% from 2023 to 2024, continuing a three-year trend, and demand for in-person meeting spaces also grew by 25%, finds a new analysis from...

ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater authored this article for the Education Trust, entitled "Libraries Are at the Heart of the Reading Ecosystem." The article celebrates the indispensable role of public libraries in advancing literacy—from phonics-focused collections in Toledo Lucas County Public...