Groundbreaking Work
ULC is leading the work in groundbreaking research and initiatives that are testing and enhancing new ways that libraries serve people and communities in the digital age. ULC Initiatives generate new service delivery models, best practices and tools of value to libraries of all sizes.
These initiatives focus on the tangible benefits which people and communities realize through engagement in high-quality digital opportunities that public libraries provide.
ULC Initiatives
Strengthening Libraries as Entrepreneurial Hubs
Learn MoreIn collaboration with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, ULC is working to strengthen the role libraries play in nurturing and promoting entrepreneurship in the communities they serve.
Library-School Partnerships
Learn MoreLearn more about Library-School Partnerships Closing Opportunity Gaps.
Libraries Stand Tall
Learn MoreEvery ULC library — in small and large ways — is organizing and contributing to civil discussions and programs that support a strong democracy. To best learn from one another, ULC is collecting descriptions of your efforts and making these available on this website.
The Leaders Library Card Challenge
Learn MoreThe Leaders Library Card Challenge is a national effort to ensure that every child enrolled in school has access to the valuable learning resources available at public libraries.
Edge
Learn MoreEdge is a leadership and management tool which helps library leaders align the library's technology services to the needs of the community and communicate the library’s value to community leaders.
Partners for Middle School STEM
Learn MoreThis project is focused on building community partnerships that result in increased science, technology, engineering and math learning opportunities for low-income middle school students in urban areas.
Summer Learning
Learn MoreULC libraries serve as essential summer learning leaders in their communities, providing innovative summer reading and active learning opportunities for children, youth and families during this critical time when schools are closed and the risk of falling behind is high.
Learning Labs
Learn MoreLearning Labs are designed to facilitate a research-based model known as Connected Learning – one that promotes discovery, creativity, critical thinking and real world learning through activities and experiences that bring together academics and young people’s interests, often facilitated by digital and traditional media.