Urban Libraries Council Names 2023 Top Innovators

Urban Libraries Council Names 2023 Top Innovators

:The Award-Winning Top Innovators and Honorable Mentions include:

Advocacy & Awareness:

• Top Innovator: Louisville Free Public Library | Mobile Newsrooms in Libraries

• Honorable Mention: Alameda County Library | Every Month is Pride Month

Anti-Racism, Digital Equity, Inclusion:

• Top Innovator: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District | Cell Phone Lending Program

• Honorable Mention: Baltimore County Public Library | ACP Adoption Events and Kits

Data & Performance Management:

• Top Innovator: Dallas Public Library | Data-Driven Support for Equity in Budgets

• Honorable Mention: Chesterfield County Public Library | Visual Storytelling Through GIS – Who Do We Serve?

Democracy:

• Top Innovator: Prince George’s County Memorial Library System | “Rock Banned” Intellectual Freedom Campaign

• Honorable Mention: Salt Lake County Library | Let’s Be Neighbors: Connecting to Civic Engagement

Education – Children and Adults: 

• Top Innovator: Queens Public Library | The World of Work for Teens

• Honorable Mention: Richmond Hill Public Library | Library Programming Partnerships

Health & Wellness:

• Top Innovator: Cambridge Public Library | A Library That Reinforces Community + Wellness

• Honorable Mention: Edmonton Public Library | Taking Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn to Families

Operations & Management:

• Top Innovator: Kansas City Public Library | Request It: Collaborative Acquisitions

• Honorable Mention: Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library | Functional Mentoring for Practical Success

Workforce & Economic Development:

• Top Innovator: LA Public Library | Be a Successful Street Vendor

• Honorable Mention: San Diego Public Library | Creative Economy: Library Filmmaking

The Top Innovators and Honorable Mention award winners were selected based on the inventiveness of the program or service, outcomes achieved and potential for other libraries to adopt and adapt the innovation. To date, the ULC website features more than 2,700 leading practices that reflect library missions, strategies, achievements and community contributions through the initiative, providing a key learning resource for all libraries and other learning institutions across North America.”