[Conntech] New Session: Introduction To Using Your Community's Demographic Data (WLSC)

[Kris Abery]

Introduction To Using Your Community's Demographic Data

The workshop is an overview of census data available to librarians and media specialists planning services for patrons in their communities. In this hands-on workshop we will learn how to access and analyze census data to better serve our patrons and community. Looking at this data can help us learn the answers to these questions and others:

How many people in our community are foreign born?
What languages do they speak in the home?
How many are seniors? How many are children?
What is their educational level?

Our workshop leader will be Nancy Peluso, Federal Documents Librarian at the Connecticut State Library. Nancy has worked for the State Library for more than 20 years. As a reference librarian, she has extensive experience in working on census related questions with the public and other librarians. She conducts hands-on workshops on federal and state agency websites, as well as navigating census.gov, for librarians across the state. Mrs. Peluso also conducts training sessions for state agency employees on how to use the State Library webpage.

If you are curious about a particular census related question, just email Nancy (npeluso at cslib.org) with the subject line "Demographic Data Workshop" and she'll be sure to include it in the discussion. 

Wednesday, Feburary 27, 2008
(snow date: TBA)
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Willimantic Library Service Center Computer Lab
Fee: Free    Limit: 16 per session

REGISTRATION: Access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp . The events that require sign up are designated by the underlined event titles. To register for a workshop, click on the underlined event title. Enter the following information: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, NAME OF YOUR LIBRARY, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED, NOTES (for additional instructions). Click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION when done. First time users will be prompted to enter an address. Please enter YOUR LIBRARY ADDRESS.  Once completed you will receive a event confirmation form. You will be mailed an invoice for the workshop. Please include a copy of the invoice with your payment. Checks must be made payable to the Connecticut State Library and sent to: Fiscal Services, Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106.  IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellations require 72 hour notice (3 business days, excluding weekends & holidays) or you will be invoiced. (Attendee will automatically be placed on a waiting list if they miss 3 events in 6 months that require 72 hour cancellation notice.) It is therefore important that you sign-in on the workshop attendance sheet. For more information contact: Kris Abery at kabery at cslib.org 


Kris Abery
Continuing Education Coordinator
Connecticut State Library
Division of Library Development
1320 Main Street
Suite #25
Willimantic, CT 06226
Tele: (860) 456 - 1717 or
(800) 253 - 7944
Fax: (860) 423 - 5874