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 some challenging travel needs and as we watched conditions get worse out of NYC we decided to throw caution to the wind and make a road trip out of it. … Read more
This year has been a difficult one for library workers. Many of us are feeling under attack in more ways than one. Between assaults on our institutions & values from the federal government, and the day to day stress of public service, well, it’s real, we see you and we feel it too. We are … Read more
If you’re reading this post, you are likely all too familiar with our line of work and probably know that our days can be… unpredictable. Patrons and community members can come to us in moments of distress, resulting in circumstances that require de-escalation. While we never want tensions in libraries to rise, sometimes they do. … Read more
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
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.
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
As of today, August 8th 2022 we will be using a new logo and brand identity that better represents Urban Librarians Unite as an organization and does not draw from the culture of an ethnic group that we do not belong to. Since 2011, we have been culturally appropriating the image of the Inuit knife … Read more
We are excited to welcome Elizabeth Ashkinazi and Shakila Islam to Urban Librarians Unite this summer! They are joining us as interns from the CUNY Career Launch program. CUNY Career Launch allows for students who have not had substantial paid internship experience to demonstrate what they have learned in the classroom and apply it to … Read more
It is with great joy and optimism that I report that as of today, May 20th, I have stepped down as Executive Director of Urban Librarians Unite. My colleague, creative partner, and friend Lauren Comito will be stepping into this role and will do an amazing job of it as we enter a new stage … Read more
Spring/Summer 2022 Semester Urban Librarians Unite is seeking a research fellow to collaborate with us on the Urban Library Trauma Study Report. This 16 week fellowship will focus on drafting, promoting and distributing the final report for the Urban Library Trauma study based on the work completed at the March Forum. Candidates should be library … Read more
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