Urban Libraries Council's president & CEO Brooks Rainwater was featured in a Nonprofit Quarterly article entitled, "How Getting a Library Card is a Salute to Democracy." He spoke on how libraries expand on civic engagement and are pillars of democracy—particularly by offering free resources with library cards.

“At a time when people are more divided and disconnected than ever, libraries remain places where anyone—regardless of background, politics, or income—can walk through the door and feel a sense of belonging,” Brooks Rainwater, the president and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council, told NPQ. “A library card and the library itself is more than access to books. It’s a statement of belief in community and democracy.”

Read the article.