Urban Libraries Council

Urban Libraries Council (Urban Libraries Council; 1333 H Street NW, Suite 1000 West, Washington, DC 20005) is an organization that organizes recurring conferences and leadership events for public and urban libraries (Annual Leadership/Annual Forum, CEO Roundtable, member events). Evidence shows ULC hosts multi-day annual leadership forums and CEO roundtables, lists events and schedules, and partners with major public libraries (e.g., DC Public Library, Chicago Public Library). The organization's mission and event descriptions emphasize serving urban/public library systems, library leaders (directors/CEOs), and library services/innovation; events include in-person gatherings and member receptions at ALA. ULC events are US-based (headquartered in Washington, DC) and routinely held in U.S. cities; attendee composition targets U.S. urban library leaders though some events include Canada (attendee mix includes U.S. and Canada). Recurrence: annual (Annual Leadership/Annual Forum), annual CEO Roundtable (recurring), periodic webinars and member meetings. Hosts_conferences: matched. Vendor_exhibition: likely — Annual Forum includes exhibitor components/trade show mentions on event pages (exhibitors/vendors indicated on some Annual Forum pages). Libraries_focus: matched — keywords: public libraries, urban libraries, library services, library leadership, library innovation, library technology. Libraries_attendees: matched — attendees include library directors, CEOs, library leaders, staff from public library systems. Recurring_events: matched — annual (examples: 2022 Annual Forum Oct 25, 2023; 2025 and 2026 Annual Leadership Forum pages exist; CEO Roundtable dates: May 3-5, 2026). US_based: matched — Washington, DC, US headquarters; events primarily in US cities; attendee composition primarily US (but includes Canada for some events). Is_organization: matched. Entity_type_match: True (input entity is an organization). Relevance_score: 92.