This Week at ULC
Newsletter | December 8, 2021
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ULC CEO DISCUSSION ON DIGITAL EQUITY |
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Thursday, December 9 | 4 p.m ET
We invite all ULC CEOs to attend an important discussion with ULC’s Digital Equity Action Team this Thursday, December 9 at 4 p.m. ET. Action team members Brigitte Blanton (Director, Greensboro Public Library) and Felton Thomas, (CEO, Cleveland Public Library) will lead the discussion focused on ways library leaders can commit to being digital equity leaders.
Discover action strategies, key messages and background information to empower library leaders to take on a more active and intentional role in advancing digital equity by reading ULC's Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19 Leadership Brief.
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NSLA 2022 SUMMER LEARNING AWARDS |
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The National Summer Learning Association invites you to apply for the 2022 Summer Learning Awards. Each year, the NSLA recognizes programs that provide high quality summer learning opportunities to young people in communities across the nation. Program candidates for the Summer Learning Awards demonstrate excellence in accelerating academic achievement and promoting healthy development for low income children and youth between pre-kindergarten and twelfth grade.
Think your program has what it takes to be recognized as a national leader? Apply today! Applications must be submitted by January 7, 2022 at 6 p.m. E.T.
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2021 INNOVATIONS SUBMISSIONS NOW LIVE |
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Each year, ULC's Innovations Initiative features the very best of the tremendous work our libraries do every day in their community — and 2021 is no exception! Check out every “new” and “next” program, partnership, event and strategy submitted this year by ULC members online at our website. All Innovations submissions are in the process of being reviewed and ULC will reach out to the directors/CEOs of award-winning libraries this week.
If you have questions about the selection process, please reach out to ULC Director of Community Engagement Colleen Morsli at cmorsli@urbanlibraries.org. |
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We give a special thanks to Ingram Content Group for supporting the 2021 ULC Innovations Celebration and providing ULC members with new and useful tools for the field. |
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Thanks to Ingram, we are proud to announce two amazing benefits that will be extended to this year's Top Innovators!
- The 2021 Top Innovators in nine categories will receive a one-year subscription to Ingram's brand new iCurate®Coming Soon service, which provides hand-selected lists of pre-publication titles delivered on the first of every month and sized appropriately for each collection.
- The 2021 Top Innovator in the Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion category will receive a complementary iCurate®inClusive Diversity Audit of their print collection, providing reporting on their collection along with lists of diverse titles for addition that are most popular in public libraries.
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iCurate® Coming Soon
Easily Manage New, Forthcoming & Trending Titles
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iCurate® inClusive
Effortless, Effective Diversity Audit
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Hoboken Goes Fine Free
Hoboken Public Library
Hoboken Public Library is the latest ULC member library to join the Fine Free movement by eliminating fines for everyone. “The library first tried a ‘Fine-Free Summer’ in 2019,” explained Library Director Jennie Pu, “and what was learned is that late fees — as a motivator to return materials on time — were not really working. In fact, what it did reveal is that late fines were actually a bar to some people being able to use the library.” |
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Bringing Inclusive and Diverse Books to Youth
Lexington Public Library
Lexington Public Library announced a new partnership with Believing in Forever to host a new Luna Library location in 2022. Luna Libraries, a program of Believing in Forever, collects and distributes children's books for students in grades K-12 with an African American history or Black character focus. The Luna Library is named in memory of Lakeshia Campbell and community activist and Believing in Forever founder, Devine Carama’s daughter Kamaria who died in a car accident in 2020.
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Offering Ways for Patrons to Give Back All Year
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
EVPL recently launched a new initiative aimed at supporting their community at every stage in their lives. Each “season” throughout the year, a different community need will be highlighted and donations will be provided to different local charities. This month, the library is collecting winter essentials for “Hangers," which provides Evansville students with everyday living essentials, such as clothing.
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Pop-Up Shops on Small Business Saturday
Baltimore County Public Library
In our latest ULC blog post written by BCPL's Lori Hench, discover how Baltimore County Public Library encouraged participation and provided space to local vendors during successful Small Business Saturday events at multiple library locations.
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ULC CEOs Call - Digital Equity Discussion
Member Group Call
December 9 | 4-5 p.m. ET
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ULC Education Leaders Call
Member Group Call
December 14 | 2-3 p.m. ET
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ULC Communications and Marketing Leaders
Member Group Call
December 15 | Noon-1 p.m. ET
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ULC EDI Officers
Member Group Call
December 15 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET
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ULC CEOs - Measuring Impact
Member Group Call
December 16 | 4-5 p.m. ET
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FEATURED RESOURCES ON ULC'S MEMBER KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE |
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Job Description: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Enoch Pratt Free Library
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Job Description: Chief Administrative Officer
St. Charles City-County Library
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Job Description: Equity & Inclusion Program Manager
Austin Public Library
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Calgary Public Library
Every year, Calgary Public Library staff are recognized by their peers for their kindness, dedication and the skill they bring to their work with the Kudos Awards. Hear from the winners on what the library means to them.
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We are looking for talented professionals to join our ULC team!
ULC’s Communications Manager will help our team implement communications and outreach efforts with internal and external stakeholders. The communications manager will work closely with ULC’s senior leadership team to raise the profile of how public libraries are addressing critical issues in local communities. Click here to apply >.
ULC’s National Program Manager will help collaborate on initiatives across ULC’s strategic focus areas to help public libraries lead education, strengthen digital equity and build healthy, sustainable communities through innovation. Click here to apply >.
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