Halifax Central Library Receives Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Gold Ranking Halifax Public Libraries Halifax Central Library recently achieved the prestigious ‘RHF Accessibility Certified Gold’ status—the highest accessibility rating available through the Rick Hansen Foundation Ac...

New York City Libraries and the Freedom to Read Day of ActionBrooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, Queens Public Library This weekend, libraries and members of the public who believe in the freedom to read held rallies and took action across the country for the Freedom to Read Community ...

ULC was recently featured in an article about the rising and unfair pricing of e-books and, specifically, how Fairfax County Libraries are approaching this challenge. Read the article....

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...