June 1-3, 2024 | Toronto, Ontario

Library leaders will join their CEO and Director peers for the third-annual ULC CEO Roundtable, a dynamic forum where visionary leaders gather to engage in profound discussions, share innovative ideas, and forge meaningful connections.

Registration details to come.

A Look Back at the 2024 CEO Roundtable

Hosted in partnership with the LA County Library and the Los Angeles Public Library, the event focused on strategies for public libraries’ responsiveness to the critical issue of homelessness. Through compelling personal narratives and dynamic panel discussions, we learned about the innovative solutions that Los Angeles area leaders and others have created and tailored to meet the needs of the unhoused.

We were privileged to have Tommi Laitio, a distinguished urban strategist and ULC ally, as one of our facilitators. Tommi offered four strategic takeaways for ULC members to use to advance their work in supporting the unhoused and responding to the homelessness crisis: partnerships, a sense of urgency, convening stakeholders for learning and talent management.

This convening helped inform our latest Leadership Brief, "Effective Strategies and Models for Urban Libraries Addressing Homelessness," which outlines best practices around community partnerships, staff development, and intentional physical design to better serve unhoused patrons and support library staff.