Welcome, New ULC Member!Pikes Peak Library District ULC is excited to welcome our newest member, Pikes Peak Library District, located in El Paso County, Colorado! Please give them a warm welcome and look out for new peers on your Member Community calls in the future. See ULC's full member list.Hig...

Premier North American library association publishes resource to advance literacy learning in urban public libraries Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council is releasing today its new “Science of Reading Toolkit,” a comprehensive resource designed to help public libraries implement evidence-bas...

Colorado Sun Feature: "A Colorado Library Card Checks Out More Than Books. Lots More."Denver Public Library For many Coloradans, today’s library card unlocks a lot more than books or even an ever-expanding array of digital material available from 113 public library jurisdictions across the state. ...

Mental Health Program for the Whole FamilyHouston Public Library The idea for a mental health program at the library came to LaTrisha Milton after the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. The youth and family services manager for Houston Public Library wanted to do someth...

New from the Los Angeles Times High School Insider: "In an era of digitalization and global upheaval, already struggling libraries saw a need to better serve their patrons. Across Los Angeles Public Library [branches], classes on meditation, access to hygiene kits, Lego building and pickling vegetab...

Bridgerton Ball Event Attracts 1,400 AttendeesDallas Public Library The Dallas Public Library hosted hundreds of members of Dallas’ “ton” earlier this month at its inaugural Bridgerton Ball. Thanks to the popularity of novel-turned-Netflix-show Bridgerton, the sixth floor of the J. Erik. Jonsson Ce...

ULC was mentioned in a recent Publisher's Weekly article discussing the milestone 2 million book donations for the Book Rich Environments program. The initiative is run in partnership with such government agencies and national nonprofits as the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Dev...

Milton Measures 39% Increase in Annual Community ParticipationMilton Public Library This week, the Milton Public Library released its highly anticipated 2023 annual report, which showcases a year of remarkable growth and community engagement while outlining ambitious plans for the future. In 2023, M...

New Small Business and Nonprofit WorkspaceToledo Lucas County Public Library Last week, the Toledo Lucas County Public Library opened its brand new Small Business and Nonprofit Workspace. Although the library has long offered assistance to people who are looking for answers to their new business qu...

A recent article from American Libraries magazine covers the recent “Bridgebuilding: Fostering Community Engagement, Dialogue, and Interactions in Libraries” session at the American Library Association’s 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. ULC Director of Civic Engagement and Economi...