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  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

[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

Looking for the super awesome, pie-filled ball of fantastic-ness that is the Urban Librarian’s Conference?! It’s over here!!

The Desk Set Presents… Biblioball 2012: Signed, Sealed, Delivered Winter Formal Dance Party & Fundraiser Saturday, December 8, 2012 at The Bell House 8:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. Tickets $23 – $30 Buy tickets: http://biblioball.brownpapertickets.com Proceeds Go To Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT) Serving Incarcerated and Detained Youth in New York and Urban Librarians Unite’s Sandy … Read more

We’re still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, and as of yet it’s unclear how much physical damage has been done to our community library buildings and resources. As our libraries begin to re-open, and folks in our communities (naturally) turn to us for disaster recovery assistance, be prepared to help. Feel free to … Read more

Last night’s Bookeasy was incredible. We had a great turnout, great readers, and great bands. It was a wonderful kick off to Banned Books Week here in New York City. Our featured acts, Secret Handshake and James Jameson rocked the house and keep us energized and we had tons of great readers. What readers! We … Read more