Public libraries are increasingly responding to violent and inflammatory speech and targeted attacks on their buildings, workers, and patrons. Facing such threats to our basic safety can often be traumatic and isolating. The Public Library Association —i n collaboration with the Urban Libraries Coun...

In an article by School Library Journal, they highlight Urban Libraries Council's Call to Action on Equity in Summer Learning and their role in asking libraries, partners, and supporters to sign its Statement on Summer Learning....

Publisher's Weekly recapped the Urban Libraries Council's Annual Forum, highlighting the Declaration of Democracy that serves a baseline for building policies and actions that preserve and protect democracy in our communities....

The Library Journal featured the Urban Libraries Council's Declaration of Democracy, with a baseline for building policies and actions that preserve and protect democracy in our communities....

In November, Joslyn Bowling began her role as Oak Park Public Library's new executive director. Joslyn serves as a Councilor-At-Large for the American Library Association and is an active member of the Public Library Association and the Urban Libraries Council....

Pilar Martinez, Chief Executive Officer, Edmonton Public Library, and Dwight Smith, President and CEO, Sophisticated Systems Inc., took their seats on the OCLC Board of Trustees today during the board's regular November meeting. Martinez is highly engaged with the community, including Urban Librarie...

Innovative declared their commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity, calling on the Urban Libraries Council as a community collaborator for sharing goals of achieving stronger outcomes in education, workforce and economic development, digital equity, and race and social equity....

ULC’s partnership was mentioned in NSLA’s “year-in-review” newsletter for our continued work together supporting “youth serving government agencies across the United States.”...

ULC and former Comms Director Curtis Rogers were quoted in an article about Central Rappahannock Regional Library going fine free....

Today, the Urban Libraries Council issued a call to action that provides ULC member libraries with a baseline for building policies and actions that preserve and protect democracy in our communities. The Declaration of Democracy was released to ULC members during the closing session of the 2022 ULC ...