In partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library and National Digital Inclusion Alliance, ULC is advancing a new Digital Navigators service model to help libraries address the new and intensified digital access barriers resulting from COVID-19. This project was made possible in part by the Inst...

The Urban Libraries Council has published a new Leadership Brief on Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19. Informed by the work of ULC’s Digital Equity action team, this resource frames digital equity as a social justice issue and challenges library leaders to take on a more transformational role in...

ULC shares insights on how libraries are devising plans for phased reopenings during the pandemic in this Route Fifty article....

ULC shares insights on how libraries are needed now more than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic in this Bloomberg CityLab article....

The Urban Libraries Council elected its 2020-2021 Executive Board during a membership meeting held virtually today. Newly named ULC Executive Board officers, who will serve one-year terms, include: Richard Reyes-Gavilan (Executive Director, DC Public Library) as ChairDr. Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi ...

ULC shares insights on ways public libraries have stepped up as community spaces during the coronavirus crisis in this WHHY/NPR article....

USA Today includes insights from ULC President & CEO Susan Benton in this article that highlights how ULC member libraries are serving their communities during COVID-19, and how they are tackling reopening challenges....

The Urban Libraries Council President and CEO Susan Benton has issued the following statement today (June 1):“The Urban Libraries Council stands with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and all who are calling for immediate, collective action to end the systemic racism and inequity entrenched in our comm...

Public libraries across the U.S. and Canada are taking bold and innovative measures to mitigate the inequitable impact of COVID-19 on children, low-income families, communities of color, people experiencing homelessness and other high-risk populations. Through dynamic partnerships with local governm...

The Atlantic highlighted the ULC Executive Board Statement announcing the Going Forward from the Pandemic initiative, as well as examples of how libraries are actively redefining their role in the era of COVID-19. Informed by ULC communications, this article highlights updates from numerous ULC memb...