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Sep 22, 2025

EdTrust: "Libraries Are at the Heart of the Reading Ecosystem"

ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater authored this article for the Education Trust, entitled "Libraries Are at the Heart of the Reading Ecosystem." The article celebrates the indispensable role of public libraries in advancing literacy—from phonics-focused collections in Toledo Lucas County Public...

Apr 11, 2025

"Federal museum and library grants abruptly terminated"

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...