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ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater was quoted in a press release from the California Library Association about an author-led fundraiser for National Library Week: “Democracy is diminished any time people’s access to information and diverse voices are stifled. Our country can only thrive with str...
Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown joined a panel to discuss the critical issue of book bans and censorship and their implications for civil liberties. The article mentions the library's past Top Innovator award. ...
ULC was mentioned in an article about Broward County Library's new "Book Sanctuaries" in each library branch and goal to host special Book Sanctuary events at libraries throughout the year featuring banned and challenged material. ...
Former ULC Director of Communications Curtis Rogers was quoted in an article from North Central PA about libraries going "fine free" and the barriers to access that fines cause:“Overdue fines do not distinguish between people who are responsible and those who are not — they distinguish between peo...
Former ULC Director of Communications Curtis Rogers was quoted in an article from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette about libraries going "fine free" and the barriers to access that fines cause: “Overdue fines do not distinguish between people who are responsible and those who are not — they distinguish ...
ULC was quoted in an article from Vital City that discusses how libraries are meeting the needs of the digital age and ensuring that they continue to serve their communities in meaningful ways. The piece also references an article by ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater....
ULC was mentioned in an article from Contra Costa County Public Library's County Librarian Alison McKee, noting the library's recent signing of ULC's Declaration of Democracy....
The East Bay Times published an article about Contra Costa County Library's signing of ULC's Declaration of Democracy....
ULC was mentioned in an article from Because of Them We Can about our partnership with Barbershop Books, supporting four library systems in creating child-friendly reading spaces in 40 barbershops across 4 US cities, including Cleveland Public Library, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Shreve Memorial ...
ULC's food security work was featured in an article from Governing, highlighting the importance of libraries in the food justice space and featuring a few libraries from the ULC Libraries and Food Security cohort....
