Urban Librarians Unite
@ulunyc.bsky.social
Advocacy org dedicated to empowering library workers. Based in NYC!
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...
August 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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...
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...
ULU happy hour resumes next Monday, July 14 at our office in Brooklyn! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-j...
July 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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...
ULU happy hour resumes next Monday, July 14 at our office in Brooklyn! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-j...
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
July 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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
Going to ALA? Join us for happy hour, sponsored by PAVE! Sunday, June 29 at 6pm. See you there!
June 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Going to ALA? Join us for happy hour, sponsored by PAVE! Sunday, June 29 at 6pm. See you there!
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.
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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...
June 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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...
Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-j...
June 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We're back at Talea for this month's happy hour!
Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-j...
Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-j...
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.
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.
May 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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.
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.
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...
May 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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...
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/
May 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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/
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...
April 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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...
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...
April 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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...
We're resurfacing our Drag Story Hour Planning & Safety Support Guide in honor of Trans Day of Visibility. Trans people and trans stories belong in our libraries without fear for safety or censorship. urbanlibrariansunite.org/drag-story-h...
March 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We're resurfacing our Drag Story Hour Planning & Safety Support Guide in honor of Trans Day of Visibility. Trans people and trans stories belong in our libraries without fear for safety or censorship. urbanlibrariansunite.org/drag-story-h...
Our events next month. Come hang out!
March 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our events next month. Come hang out!
Spring is on the horizon! Come celebrate with us! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-m...
March 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Spring is on the horizon! Come celebrate with us! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ulu-m...
Be our Valentine and come to our webinar? Emma Karin will be discussing the topic of aligning personal values to
professional practice. Get your tickets: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
professional practice. Get your tickets: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
February 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Be our Valentine and come to our webinar? Emma Karin will be discussing the topic of aligning personal values to
professional practice. Get your tickets: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
professional practice. Get your tickets: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
Join us for a great workout and learn skills that can keep you extra safe on the job. Special $10 class rate for library workers!
February 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Join us for a great workout and learn skills that can keep you extra safe on the job. Special $10 class rate for library workers!
Our next happy hour is Monday! If you're in NYC and want to mingle with cool and badass library worker-advocates, this one's for you! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/febru...
February 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Our next happy hour is Monday! If you're in NYC and want to mingle with cool and badass library worker-advocates, this one's for you! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/febru...
It's been a dizzying and very worrying few weeks, to say the least. These are precisely the times the Library Worker Social Network was built for. Our peer leaders and fellow members are here for you. Fill out an intake form to join: urbanlibrariansunite.org/lwsn-intake
February 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It's been a dizzying and very worrying few weeks, to say the least. These are precisely the times the Library Worker Social Network was built for. Our peer leaders and fellow members are here for you. Fill out an intake form to join: urbanlibrariansunite.org/lwsn-intake
We have some illuminating and fun events coming up—all month long! RSVP here: linktr.ee/ulunyc
February 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We have some illuminating and fun events coming up—all month long! RSVP here: linktr.ee/ulunyc
Current events got you down? Looking for connection and support? It's a great time to join the Library Worker Support Network! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Current events got you down? Looking for connection and support? It's a great time to join the Library Worker Support Network! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We're hosting our first library worker happy hour on 1/22! Join us @ Hekate Café & Elixir Lounge | 6:30pm
January 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We're hosting our first library worker happy hour on 1/22! Join us @ Hekate Café & Elixir Lounge | 6:30pm