by Compendium News Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
ALA has created a plethora of useful Census-related resources. If you missed ALA’s sold-out webinar “Responding Online to the 2020 Census: What Libraries Need to Know” the recording is now available. I was impressed by the clear way that ALA outlined...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 17, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
On Wednesday, January 15, the Berks County Public Libraries were honored with an award for innovative programming and outreach in support of the 2020 Census in Berks County. The award was presented at the official opening of the Reading Area Census Office by Berks...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 16, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The 2020 Census will officially begin Jan. 21st, 2020 in the Alaska Native village of Toksook Bay, Alaska, on the Bering Sea! Libraries in Pennsylvania have been preparing for months. Read how Blasco Library in Erie hosted a Census Ambassador Training! One of the...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2019 | Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Young children (ages 0-5) are considered “hard-to-count” because the Census Bureau finds them challenging to interview, locate or contact! Cultural and linguistic barriers only compound this issue. Libraries across the United States are responding in innovative ways....
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 5, 2019 | Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
Library Trustees and the 2020 Census Trustees can play a key role in the 2020 Census by serving as Library Trustee Champions. Trustees are fiscally responsible for their library and naturally concerned with an accurate Census Count. As key community leaders, this is...
