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The BRE Initiative seeks to improve literacy outcomes and to ensure all young people, regardless of their background, have the tools they need to reach their full potential. Led by the National Book Foundation, the initiative includes the combined efforts of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...
This profile of ULC's Partners for Middle School STEM initiative details the work and impact of Hartford Public Library, Algona Public Library and San Jose Public Library in their communities. ...
This profile of the Multnomah County Library Director Vailey Oehlke takes a deep dive into how she has contributed to the library's world class programs and reputation. ...
Multnomah County Library and local partner Ooligan Press have brought a Portland author’s novel to the printed page in a first for the library....
The public library in a small Texas town used an assessment tool that helped officials eventually upgrade equipment—including buying a 3D printer. One community member used it to make a prosthesis....
Enoch Pratt Free Library and Baltimore County Public Library are each offering nine workshops. “The goal of this initiative is to strengthen the relationship between entrepreneurs and the library,” said Baltimore County Public Library Director Paula Miller....
Public libraries are one of the most trusted institutions, and they want to make sure everyone has access to the information cities are collecting and sharing....
Lilac City Live, the monthly talk show filmed at the downtown library, was named one of the year's top innovators by the Urban Libraries Council. The brainchild of the library's community engagement manager and host Ryan Dean Tucker, the show has attracted audiences since late 2017 and has featured ...
The board that oversees Lafayette’s public library system hasn’t signaled its intentions concerning a “Drag Queen Story Time” for children that’s generated heated controversy and drawn national attention, but the board’s president said Friday he doesn’t plan to interfere. National organizations such...
ULC President and CEO Susan Benton shared her insight about the importance of libraries to the future of North American cities in an interview with The Urbanist, an urban planning podcast produced by Monocle. During the feature, Benton discusses how libraries are becoming more necessary and impactfu...
