Tackling the Summer Slide Through School System PartnershipsHartford Public Library Earlier this month, Hartford Public Library and Hartford Public Schools held their Summer Learning Kick-Off celebration at the Downtown Library. The event included a 250th Anniversary parade, celebrating the histori...

How a Mobile Barbershop Helped Increase Childhood ReadingCleveland Public Library In partnership with Barbershop Books, ULC’s Barbershop Books Pilot for Libraries supported a small cohort of libraries in 2023 and 2024 to provide reading opportunities to Black boys directly in barbershops in their l...

IMLS Names 2024 National Medalists for Museum and Library ServiceDC Public Library, Harris County Public Library, Kent District Library This week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the 10 recipients of the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, including thr...

ULC was mentioned in an article from Government Technology called, “Libraries Turn to Data Dashboards to Fight Mistrust,” which highlights Denver Public Library and talks about how library organizations like ULC are “creating frameworks and tools to help libraries navigate data governance responsibl...

Celebrating AAPI Heritage MonthBoston Public Library May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This month, many public libraries will host events and programming to celebrate the history and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans. Boston Public Library is releasing its Asian/Paci...

Brooklyn Library Card Study Findings Available NowBrooklyn Public Library In 2023, with funding from the Mellon Foundation, BPL launched a research project to collect and study cardholder signup policies from public libraries across the nation. The project aims to identify the range of policies and...

"The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) is pleased to announce the return of DiscoverSummer.org, the online nationwide summer learning registry to help families of all socioeconomic backgrounds find local summer programs, meals, and free learning resources for their kids! DiscoverSummer.org...

Hoboken Public Library Director and ULC Board Member Jennie Pu penned an op-ed to share the importance of the right to read. Since Hoboken Public Library and the city itself were named Book Sanctuaries last year, 15 other New Jersey public libraries and three New Jersey municipalities have become bo...

Press Reader featured ULC in an article about the benefits of AI in public libraries, citing ULC's Leadership Brief, "Explorations of Generative AI for Library Systems." ...

Hearing the Stories of the Unhoused Dallas Public Library The Dallas Public Library is introducing the homeless community through its new 10-episode podcast series, "On the Block." The podcast is part of the library’s ongoing homeless engagement initiative, which launched in 2013.“We hope that l...