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For media inquiries, please contact media@urbanlibraries.org. Please include your name, media outlet, deadline and a description of the story you are developing.

Dec 04, 2025

Publisher's Weekly: "IMLS Restores Competitive Grant Funding"

From Publisher's Weekly:On December 3, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced on its website that it “has reinstated all federal grants.” This action is the result of a permanent injunction ordered on November 21 by U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in State of Rhode Is...

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Nov 19, 2025

Publisher's Weekly: ULC Releases 2025 Library Insights Report

From Publisher's Weekly: "The Urban Libraries Council, a North American advocacy organization of nearly 200 public library systems, has released its 2025 Library Insights report. For four years, the ULC has been collecting data from public libraries across the U.S. and Canada that participate in its...

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Oct 22, 2025

"Can libraries help overcome isolation and bridge cultural divides?"

This WVTF RadioIQ article highlights ULC's Director of Civic Health and Economic Opportunity Shamichael Hallman and his book, Meet Me at the Library: “Libraries have traditionally been a place that have been very trusted,” said Shamichael Hallman, director of Civic Health and Economic Opportunity at...

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Sep 22, 2025

EdTrust: "Libraries Are at the Heart of the Reading Ecosystem"

ULC President and CEO Brooks Rainwater authored this article for the Education Trust, entitled "Libraries Are at the Heart of the Reading Ecosystem." The article celebrates the indispensable role of public libraries in advancing literacy—from phonics-focused collections in Toledo Lucas County Public...

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Paul Guequierre, Director of Communications
Phone: 202-750-8657
Email: pguequierre@urbanlibraries.org