More libraries dropping late fine policies during coronavirus pandemic
Scripps National interviewed ULC Communications Director Curtis Rogers in a television news story highlighting the trend of libraries going fine free during the pandemic....
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Scripps National interviewed ULC Communications Director Curtis Rogers in a television news story highlighting the trend of libraries going fine free during the pandemic....
USA Today includes insights from ULC Senior Communications Manager Paul Negron in this article highlighting the trend of libraries going fine free during the pandemic....
TechSoup for Libraries featured ULC's 2020 Innovations award winners in their weekly Tech Newsbytes newsletter....
Ames Tribune references ULC’s leading role in the Fine Free Movement....
Washington, D.C. (January 26, 2021) - Today a coalition of education advocates petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to close the remote learning gap for the estimated 15 to 16 million students who lack home internet access. If granted, the petition would allow schools and libraries to co...
The Atlantic highlights ULC’s leading role in the Fine Free Movement in a detailed report written by Deb Fallows....
In partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library and National Digital Inclusion Alliance, ULC is advancing a new Digital Navigators service model to help libraries address the new and intensified digital access barriers resulting from COVID-19. This project was made possible in part by the Inst...
The Urban Libraries Council has published a new Leadership Brief on Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19. Informed by the work of ULC’s Digital Equity action team, this resource frames digital equity as a social justice issue and challenges library leaders to take on a more transformational role in...
ULC shares insights on how libraries are devising plans for phased reopenings during the pandemic in this Route Fifty article....
ULC shares insights on how libraries are needed now more than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic in this Bloomberg CityLab article....
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