Helping Urban Library Workers Get Things Done
Join a growing coalition dedicated to uplifting urban library staff—through community care, peer support, and trauma‑informed tools that empower well‑being, advocacy, and professional growth. We’re here for the people who keep libraries thriving.
What We Do
Advocacy
From budgets, to legislation, to book bans, we’re standing up for the things that impact library workers.
Learning
Webinars, workshops, and guides for professional and personal development!
Community
We’re stronger in numbers. Check out our events schedule!
LIBRARY WORKER SUPPORT NETWORK
Library Worker Support Network
LWSN is a peer-led, person-centered, trauma-informed support group grounded in the shared experiences of those who understand the stress, confusion, anger, trauma, and joy that come with working in libraries.
News & Updates
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Turns Out Running LWSN Kept Us Busy: LWSN year one report.
Soooo…..we built the Library Worker Support Network, ran it, grew it, and somewhere in the middle of all that living and doing, we never quite…
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A Vocabulary for Library Worker Wellbeing
When we talk about trauma in the context of library work, it’s important to remember that trauma rarely exists in isolation. It often intersects with…
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The ULU Roadtrip, or, How Two Librarian Friends Discovered a Treasure Trove of Libraries Quietly Being Brilliant in their Communities
A few weeks before PLA 2026 in Minneapolis, MN travel conditions were looking worse and worse. The partnership leadership team of Urban Librarians Unite has…
Shop
The ULU Shop is OPEN!
Y’all asked for it! Dumpster fires, logos, support network swag, it’s all in here!We are running this sucker ourselves, and all proceeds go directly to supporting our mission.
PUBLICATIONS
Trauma Study
The Urban Library Trauma Study (ULTS) investigated how public library workers in urban centers experience trauma.
Support Our Work
Make an online contribution today, so that we can continue standing up for library workers.
