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ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater was quoted in a recent article from the Portland Press Herald about the importance of federal funding to public libraries....
The Urban Libraries Council was recently cited in an article on All Work about the rising trend of libraries as coworking centers. ...
ULC's recent Leadership Brief: Libraries as Cornerstones of Democracy was featured in an article from Information Today....
ULC and President & CEO Brooks Rainwater are featured in an article from The Washington Post about the resurgence of public libraries as co-working spaces. ULC member libraries DC Public Library, Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, LA County Library and Boston Public Library are hig...
ULC's President and CEO Brooks Rainwater was quoted in a Governing article about Illinois' newest legislation to prohibit book bans. “It is heartening to see that the state of Illinois is taking legislative measures to protect the essential right of intellectual freedom,” said Brooks Rainwater, Pres...
Reimagining Civic Commons interviewed four thought leaders — including ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater — for their ideas about how to solve the nation’s downtown crisis and to illustrate the key role that public spaces could play in a downtown comeback....
A new article from School Library Journal examines how public libraries are bridging equity gaps in summer learning for children, ensuring all learners receive high-quality summer programming. The article features a quote from ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater: "Look at your existing [summer] ...
Pasadena Public Library's signing of ULC's Declaration of Democracy was featured in an article from Pasadena Now. “Since its inception, the Pasadena Public Library has been a welcoming space for all that celebrates differing points of view while making programs and services accessible to all,” said ...
A new article from WorkLife examines how library systems like Boston Public Library are leaning into the coworking space trend with innovative amenities. ULC connected with reporter Cloey Callahan to comment on these trends....
A recent article from Women's World highlights all the various ways people can be utilizing their libraries, including makerspaces! The article links to ULC's makerspace database on the ULC website....
