ULC President & CEO Brooks Rainwater was recently quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article about the rate of library visits pre- and post-pandemic:The numbers are in keeping with national trends, according to a report by the Urban Libraries Council, an advocacy group. But those numbers aren’t...

As demand for e-books continues to surge by roughly 30% each year, read this timely new piece from The Denver Post featuring ULC members Denver Public Library, Anythink Libraries, Poudre Libraries, Jefferson County Public Library, and Douglas County Libraries on how unfair e-content pricing is now r...

A recent article from DNYUZ examines how libraries have been immediately affected by the Trump Administration's cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services and links to a blog from ULC entitled, "Reimagining Library Spaces to Provide Essential Community Services." The blog, written in 2020 ...

This article from USA Today on the Trump Administration's executive order to reduce the Institute of Museum and Library Services, despite Congressional funding for ongoing programs, quotes ULC's recent joint statement with ARSL and PLA: "IMLS must continue to honor appropriated and statutory program...

Public libraries are more than hubs of learning—they’re lifelines for those in need. Earlier this year, library directors from around the U.S. met in Los Angeles for ULC's CEO Roundtable. Salt Lake City Public Library was among the libraries highlighted in a report from the roundtable, showing how t...

Library Journal recently published an article spotlighting the Urban Libraries Council’s 2024 Library Insights Survey, featuring insights from ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater and ULC Director of Research and Data Femi Adelakun. The survey, released on November 19, reflects data from 115 membe...

ULC was mentioned in an article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about Gwinnett County Public Library's ULC Innovation Award for the New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator. Gwinnett was one of six library systems to be awarded the Top Innovator prize.Read the article....

A recent feature from Library Journal examines the major role public libraries continue to play in digital literacy as it relates to artificial intelligence and the battle against misinformation. Released last week, "AI and the Public" highlights ULC's recent leadership brief "The Role of Libraries ...

ULC was recently featured in an article about the rising and unfair pricing of e-books and, specifically, how Fairfax County Libraries are approaching this challenge. Read the article....

As part of ULC's Strengthening Libraries as Entrepreneurial Hubs initiative, the Toledo Lucas County Public Library developed strategies to help members of underserved populations in the city start their own businesses. This summer, the library officially opened a small business and nonprofit worksp...