In November, Joslyn Bowling began her role as Oak Park Public Library's new executive director. Joslyn serves as a Councilor-At-Large for the American Library Association and is an active member of the Public Library Association and the Urban Libraries Council....

Pilar Martinez, Chief Executive Officer, Edmonton Public Library, and Dwight Smith, President and CEO, Sophisticated Systems Inc., took their seats on the OCLC Board of Trustees today during the board's regular November meeting. Martinez is highly engaged with the community, including Urban Librarie...

Innovative declared their commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity, calling on the Urban Libraries Council as a community collaborator for sharing goals of achieving stronger outcomes in education, workforce and economic development, digital equity, and race and social equity....

ULC’s partnership was mentioned in NSLA’s “year-in-review” newsletter for our continued work together supporting “youth serving government agencies across the United States.”...

ULC and former Comms Director Curtis Rogers were quoted in an article about Central Rappahannock Regional Library going fine free....

Today, the Urban Libraries Council issued a call to action that provides ULC member libraries with a baseline for building policies and actions that preserve and protect democracy in our communities. The Declaration of Democracy was released to ULC members during the closing session of the 2022 ULC ...

At this critical time in our history, public libraries continue to be on the frontlines of protecting democracy – ensuring core values of free speech and access to information for all. The 2022 Urban Libraries Council Annual Forum will convene leaders from over 75 major urban library systems across ...

The Urban Libraries Council was mentioned in a Library Journal article congratulating Cedar Rapids Public Library for winning the 2022 Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize. Cedar Rapids Public Library was one of 22 libraries across the country selected to participate in the Urban Libraries Council’s B...

The Urban Libraries Council was mentioned in an article that highlighted Michelle VonderHaar’s new role as Tenable’s Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel....

Urban Libraries Council Program Manager Katie Sullivan was mentioned in an article covering the Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference. Katie presented on a panel titled Fresh Approaches: Food Security and Public Libraries. ...