As office attendance has yet to rebound, central libraries are bringing people and energy back to city centers, as the Urban Libraries Council’s new data analysis shows CONTACT: Evan Ottenfeld - eottenfeld@urbanlibraries.org WASHINGTON, DC – In-person visits at major city central libraries have rise...

Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council is proud to announce the 2025-2026 Board of Directors, elected and confirmed during ULC's virtual Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The ULC Board provides strategic oversight, industry perspective and vision that guides the continued evo...

The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) is deeply dismayed by the dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress. A visionary leader, Dr. Hayden modernized the Library of Congress, expanded its digital reach, and championed access and transparency. Dr. Hayden worked tirelessly to ensure that this ...

Public libraries are essential infrastructure in every American community, and that especially is so during times of economic uncertainty. The elimination of federal funding for public libraries will be felt in every community across the country, and particularly in rural areas. Public libraries pro...

As the organizations that collectively represent public libraries in the United States, the Association for Rural & Small Libraries, the Public Library Association, and the Urban Libraries Council oppose the Executive Order calling for the gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Services ...

The Urban Libraries Council's Library Insights Survey data tracks steady incline of library use and services, offers new insights into soaring e-Resource and meeting space usage. WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the summer of 2024, the Urban Libraries Council asked its 187 member libraries across the U.S. and...

Urban Libraries Council outlines strategies to better support both unhoused patrons and the staff who serve them. Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council (ULC), North America’s leading nonprofit and membership organization for urban libraries, has released a new set of best practices designed t...

Annual award program honors the most innovative projects from city libraries in the U.S. and Canada Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council (ULC), North America’s leading nonprofit and membership organization for urban libraries, has named six public libraries as “Top Innovators” for 2024 as pa...

New Leadership Brief Offers Recommendations for Public Libraries to Implement Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council released a new Leadership Brief addressing the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its contribution to the spread of misinformation and disinformation. With soci...

Premier North American library association publishes resource to advance literacy learning in urban public libraries Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council is releasing today its new “Science of Reading Toolkit,” a comprehensive resource designed to help public libraries implement evidence-bas...