What Action Can YOU Take?
Whether it’s budget cuts, book bans, or other workplace challenges, libraries and library workers nationwide are under threat. Our advocacy work pushes back against these threats—to help envision a better future for library work.
Check out the actions below for what you can do today!
Take action
Urban Librarians Unite has always been a library advocacy organization. With street theater, online advocacy, and pragmatic real world coalition building we have used every tool at our disposal to speak up for libraries and library workers. Join us in our efforts to stand strong and have fun along the way.
Stop the Elimination of IMLS Funding
Urban Librarians Unite condemns the Trump administration’s FY2027 proposal to eliminate funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—the only federal agency dedicated…
Read MoreUrban Librarians Unite opposes H.R. 7661.
Urban Librarians Unite joins the American Library Association and the library community in vehemently opposing H.R. 7661. This bill doesn’t protect children — it defunds…
Read MoreSupport Federal Library Funding for FY27
Federal library funding is under threat, and urban communities have the most to lose. The House FY27 appropriations process is underway right now, and Congress…
Read MoreSupporting Library Workers on National Library Workers Day
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…
Read MoreSave NYC Libraries
Libraries are more than just books; they’re lifelines for millions of New Yorkers, offering free programs, job support, literacy services, safe spaces, and so much more. By taking action—signing up, volunteering, or contacting your City Council member—you can help protect these vital public resources. Stand with us and show that New Yorkers won’t stay silent when our libraries are on the line.
