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Latest Highlight: Press Releases

Feb 13, 2026

ULC Applauds Bipartisan IMLS Funding

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...

Latest Highlight: ULC in the News

Jan 21, 2026

"Columbus libraries go beyond books to reengage young people"

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...