United for Libraries (UNITED)
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...
2025 United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees - Friends - Foundations
This interactive three-day virtual event features expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them.
2025 National Friends of Libraries Week
Celebrate Your Friends Group Oct. 19-25, 2025, during the 20th annual National Friends of Libraries Week!
United for Libraries at ALA Annual 2025
Preview our ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition author events and programs, including the United for Libraries President’s Program.
Ask the Experts: Library Boards & Trustees
April 2025 Learning Live
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, succession planning, board development, advocacy, and membership.
Board Meetings (login required)
Personal members of United for Libraries are welcome to attend in-person and/or virtual meetings of the United for Libraries Board. ALA Annual Conference The United for Libraries Board typically meets on Sunday, 8:00-10:00 am Eastern, during the ALA Annual Conference. Meeting date, time, and location will be posted here when confirmed. Visitors are invited to sit in chairs provided along the perimeter of the room and observe the board meeting. If the board goes into executive session, visitors will be asked to leave. Virtual Meetings The United for Libraries Board hold virtual meets three...
People, Place, and Platform—An Opportunity-Driven Approach to Legislative Advocacy
March 2025 Learning Live
Empowering Your Friends Group to Become Advocacy Rockstars
February 2025 Learning Live
Accessibility and Public Libraries Under Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act: What Trustees Need to Know
The presentation is focused on the responsibilities of Trustees in ensuring that their libraries are truly welcoming to all of their communities - now and into the future.
Start Planning Now (YES NOW!) for Your Library's Annual Giving Campaign
January 2025 Learning Live
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Announce New Grant Program
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries today announced a new grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. The initiative will serve rural and small libraries in need across the country through grant funds, education, and in...
United for Libraries Member Virtual Roundtables
United for Libraries personal members are invited to join virtual roundtable discussion groups.
United for Libraries Member Virtual Roundtables
United for Libraries personal members are invited to join virtual roundtable discussion groups.