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Shaping the Future for Your Friends of the Library - A Retreat for Friends Groups
United for Libraries presents a virtual retreat to help Friends of the Library ensure a bright future. Sessions will cover recruitment, retention, and engagement, and Friends and Foundations working together.
Virtual Roundtable Discussions for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
February 2026 Learning Live
Literary Landmark: Hellen Keller Public Library
Helen Keller Public Library - Helen Keller Tuscumbia, Alabama Dedicated: June 23, 2022 Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. Keller lost her sight and hearing at the age of two after an illness. At the age of six, Keller and her parents visited the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts. The school’s director suggested Keller work with Anne Sullivan, a recent graduate of the institute. Sullivan traveled to the Keller home in Tuscumbia and began teaching Keller finger spelling, then Braille. Keller, who died in 1968, would become known...
First Amendment Rights Unite Friends and Stakeholders for Everyday Practice
Presented by United for Libraries and the Freedom to Read Foundation
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Announce 2026 Grants to U.S. Small and Rural Libraries
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries today announced a 2026 grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. Grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000), will be awarded to support libraries in need. Specifically, grant funds...
Critical Data Storytelling
November 2025 Learning Live
'Free for All' and Friends of the Library: A Free National Friends of Libraries Week Webinar
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week and learn more about the film, 'Free for All,' and find out how to present a screening at your library (free or discounted for eligible libraries).
Leveling Up Your Foundation: Strategic Planning for Maximizing Success
October 2025 Learning Live
FREE United for Libraries webinars & resources in your state
Register now: ‘Library Policy Retreat for Boards: Intellectual Freedom and Artificial Intelligence,’ live Sept. 27 and on-demand This virtual retreat for library Boards/Trustees and those who work with them will be held live Sept. 27, noon-3 p.m. Eastern (on-demand recording available following the live session). This session is designed for board members and directors to attend individually or as a group. The first part will focus on library policies and intellectual freedom, and the second will address how AI can be strategically implemented in the library, and what boards need to know about...
Library Policy Retreat for Boards: Intellectual Freedom and Artificial Intelligence
United for Libraries presents a virtual retreat for library Boards/Trustees and those who work with them.
Public Charities Can Advocate and Lobby: How Your 501(c)(3) Friends of the Library Group or Library Foundation Can Influence Policy for the Greater Good
Learn about the advocacy activities nonprofits can engage in, and how to maximize your non-lobbying advocacy when representing 501(c)(3) public charities, including public and community foundations.
Practical Policy Management: A Guide for Trustees
September 2025 Learning Live
Teaching from the Manual While Flying the Plane: Helping Boards Navigate It All
Learn ways to help your boards get up to speed and maintain that learning edge as new executive orders impact this work and their effect on the staff and community.
Advocacy and The New Administration
June 2025 Learning Live
All-Star Projects from United for Libraries Award-Winners
May 2025 Learning Live
United for Libraries and Penguin Random House announce recipients of grants to U.S. rural and small libraries
APRIL 8, 2025 | Penguin Random House and United for Libraries announced today, during National Library Week, the 51 recipients of a new grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. The cash grants, totaling $25,000, are being...