In a strong act of commitment to a more equitable society, 216 public libraries across North America have signed the Urban Libraries Council’s Statement on Race and Social Equity. This statement serves as a baseline upon which libraries can build policies and actions that make their communities more inclusive and just. The statement reads as follows:

ULC’s new Leadership Brief, Anti-Racist Executive Leadership for Public Libraries, focuses on the power of self-aware and committed public library executives in ensuring racial justice. It calls on all library executives to own the challenge and impact of enduring racism, acknowledge their own biases and use their leadership to dismantle structural racism, starting in their own library systems.

ULC thanks Gale, a Cengage company, for their sponsor support of this Leadership Brief. Learn more at gale.com/equity.

If you are interested in having your library sign ULC's Statement on Race and Social Equity, please contact ULC's Director of Racial Equity and Community Impact Michelle Hamiel. In order for a library to sign on to the statement, ULC must receive a written request from the library's CEO/Director.

The following libraries have signed on to the above statement:

The following ULC Corporate Partners have signed on to the above statement: