Strategy Groups

The ULC Executive Board has created Strategy Groups in four major areas of program focus and help shape ULC’s programming. ULC has chosen to work in a limited number of arenas – arenas in which members have a particular concern, and it is felt ULC can have a substantial impact, or arenas in which the urban facets of issues or opportunities could be strengthened. The values and customs of ULC, our Guiding Principles, are reflected in the work of these areas of focus.

• Capacity Building

• Forecasting

• Urban Assets

• Urban Youth

Capacity Building Strategy Group

Charge: To develop and recommend to the ULC Executive Board strategies, projects, and activities which:

• Strengthen the skills and expand understandings of library directors and trustees.
• Develop new leaders for urban public libraries.
• Address challenges and opportunities library leaders must confront due to changes in the environments of urban libraries, including, but not limited to, the changing nature of library work and workers, redefining library roles in a dot-com (i.e. digital) world, and serving diverse communities.

Capacity Building Strategy Group 2008– 2009

Capacity Building Strategy Group Meeting Minutes - January 2009 ULC Denver Meeting

Forecasting Strategy Group

Charge: To develop and recommend to the ULC Executive Board strategies, projects, and activities which:

• Inform members’ understandings of forces and factors, which will significantly affect urban libraries in coming years.
• Create connections between urban libraries and key participants in various arenas of significant change.
• As appropriate, refer issues to other ULC strategy groups for additional input.

Forecasting Strategy Group 2008– 2009

Forecasting Strategy Group Meeting Minutes - January 2009 - ULC Denver Meeting

Urban Assets Strategy Group

Charge: To develop and recommend to the ULC Executive Board strategies, projects, and activities which:

• Strengthen the understanding of urban libraries as community resources with valuable roles to play in support of civic agendas such as economic and community development, neighborhood revitalization, and lifelong learning.
• Create a national information base about libraries’ participation in and contribution to civic agendas and initiatives.
• Identify and support national collaborations that enhance the capacities and opportunities for member libraries to contribute to civic agendas.

Urban Assets Strategy Group 2008 - 2009

Urban Assets Group Meeting Minutes - January 2009 - ULC Denver Meeting

Urban Youth Strategy Group

Charge: To develop and recommend to the ULC Executive Board strategies, projects, and activities which:

• Develop and promote better understandings of skillful youth services in urban libraries.
• Create strong links between relevant research on youth development and learning and the practice of librarianship for youth.
• Identify and support national collaborations that enhance capacities and opportunities for member libraries to become strong community partners in youth development.

Urban Youth Strategy Group 2008 - 2009

Urban Youth Group Meeting Minutes - January 2009 - ULC Denver Meeting

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