Last week, over 250 library leaders and staff from 101 library systems across two countries gathered in Las Vegas for ULC’s record-setting Annual Leadership Forum, In Demand: The People and Power of Public Libraries. Over three days, the energy in the room made the theme feel less like a title and more like a fact. Public libraries are in demand, and so are the people who lead them.
In November 2023, ULC convened over 200 library leaders from more than 90 North American public library systems in Seattle, Washington to network, collaborate and learn at the 2023 ULC Annual Forum: People, Power, Place — Today's Urban Public Library.
At the 2022 ULC Annual Forum: Creating a Place for Democracy, the Urban Libraries Council celebrated its 50th anniversary. Learn more about the celebration and the history of ULC from the 1970's to today.
A new order published by the Federal Communications Commission has established a unique opportunity for large urban public libraries to secure Category 2 E-rate funding.
ULC celebrates the leadership and achievements of Bill Ptacek, former CEO of Calgary Public Library and recipient of the 2019 ULC Executive Board Award.
During the ULC Member Breakfast held on June 23, leaders from ULC libraries elected Toronto Public Library City Librarian Vickery Bowles as the new chair of ULC's Executive Board for 2019-2020. The be...
As Black History Month begins, ULC is excited to launch a special communications campaign aimed at helping library leaders discover, discuss and rethink ways they can foster greater equity in their work.
Learn from a recent survey of ULC's membership regarding library revenue streams.
Take a look back at key ULC developments, activities and accomplishments from 2018.
This blog is not only a blog, just as a library is not only a building. This new feature is a forum for the voices that are shaping the future of our field. It reflects the ever-changing definitions of 21st century libraries. Most importantly, it is what we — as a community — make of it.
