Deborah Fallows, co-Founder of Our Towns Civic Foundation, writes about the 2025 ULC Innovation Award-winning "Reading Railroad" program from Dayton Metro Library."This report, from Dayton, Ohio, is about a library that has just been recognized by the ULC for its original and innovative new steps to...

Spectrum News Columbus — "Libraries are working to turn the page on a new chapter, one that brings young people back through the doors in a digital age. From career workshops to work study programs, they’re finding creative ways to reengage teens who may have drifted away.“Having young people exc...

From Library Journal: "A three-year research project, funded through a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), has been making progress on examining how libraries can help their communities better understand artificial intelligence (AI). IMLS funding was signed into law on T...

Contact: Evan Ottenfeld - eottenfeld@urbanlibraries.org WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Trump signed into law the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill preserving funding for libraries within the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), despite an initial request to zero out the instit...

via Axios Columbus — "Columbus Metropolitan Library has spent recent years helping disconnected teens and young adults get back on track. The effort, part of a national campaign that wrapped up last year, was designed to reach "opportunity youth" — young people aged 16-24 who may be jobless or out o...

via The 51st — "In 2019, DC Public Library circulated 1.58 million digital items (32% of total circulation) and spent $655,000 on e-books — 11% of its overall collections budget. But by last year, 3.74 million digital items were circulated (54% of total circulation) and DCPL’s spending on e-books ju...

This article from The Advocate highlights how the Easton Baton Rouge Parish Library, ULC member, supports local entrepreneurs and small business owners through their Career Center—an effort they kicked off in 2018 with ULC."The library has long offered resources for small businesses through books in...

This recent article from The Oklahoman lays out clearly what many library patrons may not understand: that for every e-book you want to borrow, there are a lot of restrictions placed on libraries in order to get it to you. "There's a lot of discrepancy in the cost of those materials depending on who...

This Baltimore Banner article highlights the annual successes of Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library, citing Pratt's recent work with ULC's Creating Youth Opportunities Initiative:"There’s no one reason why loans have surged, said Enoch Pratt Free Library chief of collections and access services Mi...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today that found large numbers of public libraries have building systems in poor condition, pose safety concerns, or represent a barrier to access for patrons with disabilities. Following the report’s release, the Urban Libraries Council r...