lcomito Urban Librarians Conference – Call for Speakers! Getting Our Hands DirtyNewark Public Library, New JerseySeptember 27, 2024 Proposals due Midnight EST Sunday June 14, 2024 We are looking for speakers for the thirteenth Urban Librarians Conference on September 27th, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey! This conference has always been about you, the urban library worker, getting … Read more
On May 23, join our teach-in at BPL Central Library in Brooklyn, hosted with The People’s Plan to address budget-related concerns affecting our libraries. Learn actionable steps to maintain services like weekend operation. Light snacks and refreshments provided. RSVP for the 7-8 pm event at Info Commons Training Lab.
In response to Mayor Adams’ recent budget cuts eliminating
Sunday library service in NYC, concerned elected officials, community members, library advocates, and neighbors will gather for a candlelight vigil on December 17th @ 4:30pm
New York City’s Mayor Adams’ budget cuts impair the library services, particularly impacting working families, children, seniors and those in need. The discontinuation of Sunday library services disproportionately affects these groups who depend on these resources. Residents are encouraged to gather on December 17th to challenge these cuts and advocate for the restoration of essential library services.
Organization will expand its work supporting Urban Library Workers across the country
Urban Librarians Unite (ULU) has received a one-million-dollar grant from The Mellon Foundation, the largest in ULU’s history. The grant, spread over four years, will enable ULU to expand its professional development, mentorship, and resource creation initiatives for urban library workers and continue its focus on worker health, policy model creation, library advocacy, and refugee support.
Urban Librarians Unite (ULU) opposes Mayor Adams’ decision to cut the city budget by 5%, warning it could harm libraries and communities. ULU criticizes the mayor’s tactic of blaming asylum seekers for the budget cut and urges him to find equitable solutions. They reiterate their commitment to advocate for a fair city budget that strengthens the community.
Organizers at Urban Librarians Unite have published the responses for City Council candidates running for office in New York City in 2023. Our eleven question survey focuses on the American Library Association’s Freedom to Read, library worker conditions, and city funding for public library services and capital needs. We hope these responses will help you … Read more
Procession around City Hall will end at Rally for at City Hall Park
In recent months we have seen protests against Drag Story Hour across the country and they are feeling scarier and more aggressive all the time. We are proud of our colleagues who have the courage to do Drag Story Hour and we want to help them get the support they need as they provide their … Read more
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