Public libraries are one of the most trusted institutions, and they want to make sure everyone has access to the information cities are collecting and sharing....

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a revolutionary force in the modern world. The transformative power of this new technology has already been seen, and is expanding at a rapid rate, across nearly all areas of 21st-century public life – including education, employment and civic engagement. While...

Lilac City Live, the monthly talk show filmed at the downtown library, was named one of the year's top innovators by the Urban Libraries Council. The brainchild of the library's community engagement manager and host Ryan Dean Tucker, the show has attracted audiences since late 2017 and has featured ...

The Urban Libraries Council has released a new toolkit that helps libraries enhance their entrepreneurship services by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset of continuous discovery and change. Available on the ULC website, the toolkit provides regularly-updated strategies and resources to help librari...

As part of ULC's Strengthening Libraries as Entrepreneurial Hubs initiative, Toledo Lucas County Public Library is developing strategies to help members of underserved populations in the city start their own businesses....

The board that oversees Lafayette’s public library system hasn’t signaled its intentions concerning a “Drag Queen Story Time” for children that’s generated heated controversy and drawn national attention, but the board’s president said Friday he doesn’t plan to interfere. National organizations such...

Libraries are cornerstones of democracy, putting into action the belief that all people should have unmitigated access to resources to aid in their education, economic stability and civic participation. They serve as the beating heart of their communities and are always looking to better provide for...

ULC President and CEO Susan Benton shared her insight about the importance of libraries to the future of North American cities in an interview with The Urbanist, an urban planning podcast produced by Monocle. During the feature, Benton discusses how libraries are becoming more necessary and impactfu...

The Urban Libraries Council is bringing together 12 public library systems from across the U.S. and Canada to explore ways libraries can reach and engage entrepreneurs in their communities — particularly people of color, women, immigrants and veterans. ...

Urban Libraries Council session gives librarians ideas for helping small and minority-owned businesses....