Fairfax County Public Library Works to Curb “Islands of Disadvantage”
Discover how Fairfax County Public Library made positive and aggressive changes to library policies, procedures and program using an equity lens.
Discover how Fairfax County Public Library made positive and aggressive changes to library policies, procedures and program using an equity lens.
Learn how Calgary Public Library has made strides to ensure its programs and services reflect the needs of the city’s Indigenous communities.
Discover how The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has taken on an intentional, community needs-based approach to supporting incarcerated re-entering citizens and their families.
Discover how libraries can use picture books to convey important lessons about aspects of identity and the diversity of our society, how to be inclusive, the ways in which bias and injustice permeate our lives and institutions and how to stand up for equity and justice.
Learn how public libraries are collaborating with community and legal aid organizations to improve access to civil legal justice in their communities.
Learn how an innovative Do Space fellowship program empowered local women entrepreneurs and raised attention to the gender gap in professional technical roles.
ULC reached out to PCPL team members Kelly Wilson (managing librarian, Sam Lena-South Tucson Library) and Mary Sanchez (managing librarian, Eckstrom-Columbus Library) to follow up and learn about how the Library Restorative Practices for Youth program has evolved in the year since its Top Innovator win.
ULC reached out to Hartford Public Library's Project Coordinator Beverly Redd to follow up and learn about how the Career Pathways program has evolved in the year since its Top Innovator win.
How can libraries help ensure today's youth develop greater empathy, understanding and appreciation for equity? The Anti-Defamation League's Jinnie Spiegler shares the capacity for children's literature to launch critical conversations for young learners.
The below blog post examines the impact of the digital divide and how public libraries can work to bridge the gap to create social and racial equity for those within their communities.