Candidate Name Anthony Weiner In your opinion, what is the role of the library in the City? Libraries are a refuge to expand your mind and world. They play a critical role in fostering educational growth and developing an informed citizenry. In public libraries, New Yorkers should find uninterrupted access to digital and print information. … Read more
Candidate Name John Liu In your opinion, what is the role of the library in the City? Libraries are important community cultural institutions that have many vital roles in this City. Among these priceless roles are: they are the gateway to knowledge, first through the book collections, and now, increasing through internet access for those … Read more
So check it out, ULU has an office! Yep that is right, our tiny little org has its own actual office space. Now we don’t have to work in bars and coffee shops (not that those can’t be great places to work mind you). This is a big step for us but it is … Read more
The budget battle this year ended in the clearest victory we have seen in years. For the first time since 2008 there were NO cuts to the city library budgets. Yes we are absolutely ecstatic about things holding level, that might be a little strange but since we have been watching a slow death … Read more
Candidate Name Sal F. Albanese In your opinion, what is the role of the library in the City? As immigrants in Brooklyn, my family didn’t have access to television, so I found entertainment and information at my local library. That is where I developed a voracious appetite for reading and honed my English language skills. … Read more
[metaslider id=843] On June 8th & 9th Urban Librarians Unite once again held it 24 Hour Read In for New York City Libraries. This was our fourth year and it was the first year which we had no rain whatsoever! The weather was gorgeous, the turnout was grand, and a great time was had by … Read more
Well friends, it’s our fourth year of hosting our 24-hour Read-In on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library. Once again readers, library lovers, librarians, families, and even unsuspecting people just wandering by in front of the library are joining together to take a stand against the outrageous proposed cuts to our beloved New York … Read more
A few weeks ago, we got to thinking: what if we sent all mayoral candidates a little questionnaire about the future of libraries in New York? Would they ignore us, or would they consider libraries an important enough campaign hot topic to respond? And what would they have to say? So within ULU, we put … Read more
In a few weeks, the Volunteer Library Brigade will be rolling out to the sidewalks, parks, and subway stations of New York City. These small teams will set up tiny mobile library carts in public spaces around the city and to do on site-volunteer library work as needed for the citizens of New York City. … Read more
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