Urban Libraries Council outlines strategies to better support both unhoused patrons and the staff who serve them. Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council (ULC), North America’s leading nonprofit and membership organization for urban libraries, has released a new set of best practices designed t...

As part of ULC's Strengthening Libraries as Entrepreneurial Hubs initiative, the Toledo Lucas County Public Library developed strategies to help members of underserved populations in the city start their own businesses. This summer, the library officially opened a small business and nonprofit worksp...

Welcome, New ULC Member!Fort Worth Public Library ULC is excited to welcome our newest member, Fort Worth Public Library from Fort Worth, Texas! Please give them a warm welcome and look out for new peers on your Member Community calls in the future.View the full list of ULC members.Presenting t...

Annual award program honors the most innovative projects from city libraries in the U.S. and Canada Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council (ULC), North America’s leading nonprofit and membership organization for urban libraries, has named six public libraries as “Top Innovators” for 2024 as pa...

New Leadership Brief Offers Recommendations for Public Libraries to Implement Washington, DC — The Urban Libraries Council released a new Leadership Brief addressing the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its contribution to the spread of misinformation and disinformation. With soci...

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...