This Week at ULC
Newsletter | June 2, 2021
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ULC LIBRARIES CELEBRATING PRIDE |
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Happy Pride Month! Libraries provide safe spaces, initiate important conversations and reach out to people from all backgrounds to help create a more diverse, understanding and welcoming world.
ULC will be collecting images and stories all month long to create and share a "Community Wall." If you have photos showcasing your events/programming and would like to be included, please be sure to send them to media@urbanlibraries.org.
Below are just a few of the ways our member libraries are celebrating and honoring LGBTQ+ individuals:
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San José Public Library
SJPL is partnering with the local Pear Theater for a post-viewing discussion of the theater's season-ending performance, which will be geared toward a teen LGBTQ audience. Learn More >
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Toronto Public Library
TPL's Queer Tech panel discussion will convene voices from the LGBTQ2S+ tech community across Canada, including gaming, music, art, programming and AR/VR. Learn More >
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La Porte County Public Library
LPCPL Is offering community members an overview of the history of Pride movements and parades in the U.S., along with curated items from the library's collection that address LGBTQ+ issues. Learn More >
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Los Angeles Public Library
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Milton Public Library
MPL is engaging youth ages 12+ in building "Pride Paperbots" that will celebrate individuality and self expression with a virtual catwalk show. Learn More >
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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT RESOURCES |
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ULC continues to follow the developments around the American Rescue Plan Act and potential funding opportunities for ULC member libraries and the communities we serve.
IMLS Announces $15 Million Available in ARPA Grants
The Institute of Museum and Library Services recently announced a new funding opportunity for libraries that will provide direct support to address community needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Proposals to this grant program may continue, enhance or expand existing programs and services, or launch new programs to address emergent needs and unexpected hardships. Applications for pandemic response funding are due June 28, 2021, with award announcements anticipated in October 2021. Learn more here.
SHLB Emergency Connectivity Fund Workshop June 9
On Wednesday, June 9, the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition will host a special three-hour workshop focused on the Emergency Connectivity Fund. The SHLB Coalition’s ECF workshop will provide schools, libraries and vendors with the essential strategies and information needed to submit successful funding applications. ULC members may use the promo code URBANLIBECF to enjoy a 10% discount on the workshop when registering. RSVP here.
SBA Launches Community Navigator Program
The $100 million competitive grant program, offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration, will strengthen outreach to businesses in under-resourced communities enacted through the American Rescue Plan. Learn more.
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ANNUAL MEMBER BUSINESS MEETING |
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You are invited to the ULC Annual Member Business Meeting on Thursday, June 17!
This meeting is the time we come together as members to:
- Hear a ‘State of the ULC Union’ from our current ULC Executive Board Chair Richard Reyes-Gavilan.
- Recognize the contributions of retiring ULC board members.
All members are encouraged to participate. Please register in advance.
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Commemorating Tulsa's 1921 Race Massacre
Tulsa City-County Library
Tulsa City-County Library opened a curated exhibit at its Rudisill Regional Library location to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The exhibit, which features sections dedicated to Black Wall Street and what transpired during and after the Massacre, offers an immersive way for participants to learn and gain insight into the racial and political conditions leading up to and during the event.
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Connecting Families to Summer Learning
Kansas City Public Library
Through a partnership with Kansas City Parks and Recreation and Kansas City Public Schools, KCPL is offering a 2021 Pop In at the Park series to extend Summer Learning opportunities to more area families. Library staff will be stationed in parks throughout the city during the week to offer opportunities and resources to local families.
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ULC Member Libraries Honored by NACo for Innovation
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Chesterfield County Public Library, Hennepin County Library, LA County Library, Loudoun County Public Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Montgomery County Public Libraries, Palm Beach County Library System, San Diego County Library
The National Association of Counties has recognized several ULC member libraries with a 2021 Achievement Award. The award honors innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents in the library category.
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Creating and Expanding the Library's Role as an Entrepreneurial Hub
Toledo Lucas County Public Library
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Providing Teens with a Vacation Experience at Home
Olathe Public Library
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Because many teens were unable to travel during spring break, the team at Olathe Public Library created an at-home vacation experience with new Staycation Kits themed around international travel and a U.S. road trip. The team developed suitcase kits stocked with travel materials, companion videos (International, U.S.) for five days of travel and Padlet pages (International, U.S.) complete with links to local restaurants, recipes for area foods, books, music and craft activities. Staff were able to participate by creating videos or presentations on their home state or country.
Through a virtual passport, teens were able to enter a unique fact they learned or activity they completed during their travels and turn it in at the end of the week for a prize. The Staycation Kits were developed and distributed thanks to the library's Teen Services team, consisting of staff members Whitney Horn, Laurenjoy Graves, Kelly Darling, Molly Vazquez and Angela Parks.
One teen provided the following feedback:
The Spring Break Staycation was so much fun! I loved trying a new food from each country every day and exploring and painting the fine arts from an artist from that country. I especially loved the little madeleine cake from France, and painting Germany’s “The Tree of Life” tree by Gustav Klimt. Being able to ‘visit’ a new country each day was a lot of fun and I learned quite a bit!
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REVISIT ULC SUMMER LEARNING WEBINARS |
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Summer 2021 offers a brief and vital window for libraries to help local youth catch up and stay engaged in learning. Access our two-part Summer Learning webinar series to learn how to develop a successful Summer Learning program tailored to your community as we emerge from the pandemic.
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Rethinking Summer Learning to Reverse the "COVID-19" Slide
San Francisco Public Library, St. Louis Public Library
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On Tuesday, March 30, we heard from San Francisco Public Library's Michelle Jeffers and St. Louis Public Library's Joe Monahan about how their libraries recreated summer learning plans to engage their community, captured data to inform their programming and maintained and developed partnerships to ensure they are reaching those suffering the most inequity during the pandemic. |
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Evidence-Based Planning for Summer Learning Success
Kansas City Public Library, Roanoke County Public Library
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On Tuesday, May 25, Kansas City Public Library’s Crystal Faris and Roanoke County Public Library’s Caitlin Joy Gills and Darlene Smithwick shared how their libraries are using data to learn from their pandemic programming, assess needs and prepare for stronger learning outcomes in Summer 2021.
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SUMMER LEARNING RESOURCES ON ULC'S MEMBER KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE |
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ULC DIRECTORS CALL THURSDAY JUNE 3 |
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We invite ULC Directors and CEOs to join us this coming Thursday, June 3, at 4 p.m. ET for our weekly Member Group Call. We will convene to talk about the innovative use of technology in libraries – for library patron use and for library operations. Login information for the Zoom call will be sent directly via email to the listserv.
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ULC Communications and Marketing Leaders
Member Group Conference Call
June 15 | Noon-1 p.m. ET
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ULC Annual Member Business Meeting
Virtual Member Convening
June 17 | 4-5 p.m. ET
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ULC Development Professionals
Member Group Conference Call
June 23 | 3-4 p.m. ET
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Cuyahoga County Public Library
Cuyahoga Community College students now have Cuyahoga County Public Library resources at their fingertips through a new partnership between the institutions!
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