Physical Safety & Movement for Library Workers Let's be real, there are times in our library work where we need to be able to move quickly and safely to stay physically safe in a patron interaction. ULU has worked with our Friends at Haven Boxing...

If you're based in NYC, our monthly physical safety class for library workers is taking place this SATURDAY 4/15 @ 1PM! Special $10 rate for library workers: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

Mamdani Promised a New Era for Parks and Libraries. His First Budget Falls Short. The new mayor pledged to dedicate 1% of the city budget to parks and 0.5% to libraries. His preliminary spending plan delivers less.

Fiscal crisis or not, we're disappointed about the broken promise to end the budget dance for libraries. We hope that the mayor and our city's leaders can find a solution and deliver on the New Era for libraries as promised.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/m...

We're hosting a postcard writing party to get the word out about New York State library aid! Come hang out and ask your reps to support our libraries.

RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/postc...

Executive Assistant - Job Urban Librarians Unite is now hiring for the position of Executive Assistant in Kings County. Apply today.

We're hiring a part-time NYC-based executive assistant! If you or someone you know is a wiz at streamlining operations and has an affinity for libraries, apply here: www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit...

ULU's fiber arts circle, Library Knit Wits will have its first meeting next Monday, January 26th at 6:30pm.

Join us for our first Knitwits meeting of the year next Monday! A great opportunity to meet other library worker-advocate-crafters. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/libra...

"Pizza Parties Don't Fix Burnout": The State of Librarian Mental Health Library workers are feeling increased pressures to be everything to everyone, and the impact on their mental health matters.

Last summer, I surveyed library workers about the ways library work impacts their mental health, and they responded.

“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health:

bookriot.com/the-state-of...

A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it wa...

"This comes at a really bad time for public libraries," Breeding said. "And now they have to deal with [finding] new ways to buy their books. So, yeah, this is a hard time to be a public librarian."
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...

NASA library closure in Maryland the latest in Trump cuts to space research The Trump administration will close NASA’s largest research library, located at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, this week.

NASA library closure in Maryland the latest in Trump cuts to space research

Dana Rachlin will be this year's keynote speaker at ULCON! A distinguished community justice leader and public safety expert, Dana founded We Build the Block (WBTB)—an initiative that supports communities afflicted by over-policing and mass incarceration. Register: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

Urban Librarians Conference 2025 Urban librarianship is unpredictable, creative, and often a little chaotic—and that’s exactly what this conference celebrates. This year’s theme embraces the bold experiments, messy attempts, surprisi...

Registration is open for ULCON25! This year’s theme, Throwing Spaghetti at the Wall embraces the bold experiments, messy attempts, surprising successes, and spectacular flops that make urban library work so real. Register here: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

Did you join us for happy hour at ALA? There's more to where that came from!

ULU happy hour resumes next Monday, July 14 at our office in Brooklyn! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-j...

Text reads: "Library Worker Support Network, Call for Peer Leaders. Provide group based support for library workers. Training starts August 2025. All library types and positions welcome! Apply now."

The Library Worker Support Network is recruiting its second cohort of peer leaders! We're also (always) recruiting new members. Learn more here and apply to be a leader before 7/12! libraryworkersupport.org

An illustrated cat is pictured sitting in a cocktail glass, under an umbrella. Text reads: ULU Happy Hour, sponsored by PAVE. Sunday June 29th, 6-8pm. Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City-Convention Center.

Going to ALA? Join us for happy hour, sponsored by PAVE! Sunday, June 29 at 6pm. See you there!

Refugeelibraries.org Research Party In 2017, ULU worked with over a hundred volunteers to create refugeelibraries.org. Well, it's time for an upgrade! Join us at the ULU Office for pizza and spreadsheets as we update and add new informa...

RSVP here! actionnetwork.org/events/refug...

In 2017, ULU worked with over a hundred volunteers to create refugeelibraries.org. Well, it's time for an upgrade! Join us at the ULU Office for pizza and spreadsheets as we update and add new information for today's needs. BYO Laptop.

Join us for this month's physical safety class this SATURDAY, 2pm at HAVEN Boxing! actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

We're back at Talea for this month's happy hour!
Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-j...

Queer & Crafty Kick off the first weekend of Pride Month with a low-key creative night with ULU. Join us for tunes, air conditioning, mocktails, and group crafting. We’ll be doing some screenprinting – we’ve got lot...

Kick off the first weekend of Pride Month with a low-key creative night with ULU. Join us for tunes, air conditioning, mocktails, and group crafting. We’ll be screenprinting! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/queer...

The news cycle may have moved on from Dr. Carla Hayden’s unjust firing from her position as Librarian of Congress, but I haven’t. I suspect you are feeling the same way.

While there’s no FY2026 library budget cut, rising costs and growing need renders flat funding a “quiet cut.”

NYC libraries need a funding increase. And in a moment when the federal government is dismantling our libraries, the time to fight for them at the local level is now.

Illustration of woman in boxing gloves, which could be YOU this Saturday if you join us at 2pm at Haven Boxing. 65 Scholes St., Brooklyn NY.

Join us this Saturday for our May physical safety class at Haven Boxing! Special $10 class rate for library workers. Register: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

Happy hour is TONIGHT! 6:30pm at the ULU office at 87 Richardson St., Brooklyn, NY. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-m...

Another month, another events schedule. Join us for happy hour at the ULU offices on the 12th, and physical safety training at Haven Boxing on the 17th! RSVP: urbanlibrariansunite.org/events/

Fund Libraries: Tell Congress to invest in libraries. ALA American Library Association, #FundLibraries.

We need EVERY library advocate to raise their voice in support of library funding. Take action NOW, call Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries

Time is running out to Fund Libraries next fiscal year. Congress MUST act to include libraries in the next federal budget. #ForOurLibraries

Join us TOMORROW!

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Save IMLS Postcard Party! Wednesday April 30 | 6–9pm at the ULU Office. 87 Richardson St., Brooklyn. We'll have pizza!

Join us next Wednesday 4/30 for an emergency postcard writing session to tell your elected officials to stand up against the IMLS cuts! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/430-s...

The Latest From IMLS and What You Need to Prepare For Right Now It’s only been a little more than a month since the current administration dropped an Executive Order related to funding and projects from the Institute for...

The latest on the IMLS and why we need to be taking America 250 really damn seriously: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

If you are struggling with everything going on in libraries right now - Library Worker Support Network is here. We have a meeting tonight and there is still time to register! libraryworkersupport.org#schedule @ulunyc.bsky.social #Librarians #LibraryWorkers #LibraryWorkerMentalHealth

We're one week out from our next physical safety class at HAVEN Boxing! If you're a library worker, register for a special $10 class rate: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...