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SUMMARY:Inclusive Data Practices: Strengthening Connections With Rural Com
 munities
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DESCRIPTION: Register hereHow can rural libraries better understand and r
 each the people who aren’t showing up in their data or their programs?Ru
 ral libraries serve communities with deep social, cultural, and economic d
 iversity, but traditional data often tells an incomplete story. Inclusive 
 data practices offer an asset-based approach that helps libraries identify
  who may be missing from their current data and discover new ways to conne
 ct, engage, and build trust.In this one-hour webinar, a researcher from th
 e University of Washington will introduce the foundations of inclusive dat
 a practices and share practical ways rural libraries can begin applying th
 is framework. Library staff from Liberty Public Library (NC) and Sunnyside
  Library (Yakima Valley Libraries, WA) will highlight real world examples 
 of how they are intentionally building relationships with Spanish-speaking
 , Latino, and Hispanic communities through thoughtful, community centered 
 strategies.At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:Use incl
 usive data practices to identify groups not reflected in current library d
 ataRecognize and map key community assetsDescribe at least three effective
  strategies for engaging rural communitiesThis webinar will be of interest
  to: Rural and small library staff; library workers serving Latino communi
 ties; and anyone interested in asset-based, community-driven engagement.Th
 is webinar will be recorded and available on the Infopeople webinar archiv
 e page within two business days of the live event.To check your system com
 patibility and/or download software for your computer/tablet/smartphone, s
 ee the Zoom support page(link is external).Presenters:Stacey Wedlake, Rese
 arch Scientist, University of Information SchoolGisela Pacheco, Program Co
 ordinator, Liberty Public Library (NC)Brenda Hornsby Heindl, Branch Librar
 ian, Liberty Public Library (NC)Sonia M. Espinoz, Community Library Superv
 isor III, Yakima Valley Libraries (WA)Francisco M. Garcia Ortiz, Public Li
 brary Services Director, Yakima Valley Libraries (WA) Training Provider f
 or this Event: InfopeopleTrack: Data 
URL:https://events.callacademy.org/event/inclusive-data-practices-strength
 ening-connections-rural-communities-13054
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