Public Libraries and Effective Summer Learning: Opportunities for Assessment

The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) released a new report, Public Libraries and Effective Summer Learning: Opportunities for Assessment. The report documents ideas exchanged by leaders from both inside and outside the library field at the National Forum on Effective Summer Learning in Libraries. The report frames the issue of summer learning loss and describes the ways in which libraries are evolving their summer programming to provide multiple and diverse learning opportunities that keep kids learning during this critical time. It also provides the opportunity to engage local government officials, partners and funders on the importance of libraries' summer learning opportunities and their impact on improving the lives of youth.