Did you know that the 2020 Census is the first in U.S. history that will be conducted primarily online, making libraries more important than ever as a source of information and connection? The 2020 Census intends to “Count everyone once, only once, and in the right place.”

2. TODAY WE WILL:
• GET DETAILS ON WHAT TO EXPECT OVER THE NEXT MONTHS AS WE GEAR UP FOR AND COMPLETE THE
2020 CENSUS.
• PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR HOW CENSUS RESULTS AFFECT YOUR PATRONS AND YOUR COMMUNITY.
• GIVE YOU EASY ACCESS TO THE BEST RESOURCES YOU CAN USE TO HELP ENSURE AN ACCURATE COUNT
IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

3. THE 2020 CENSUS IS HISTORIC
• THE 2020 CENSUS IS THE FIRST IN U.S. HISTORY THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED PRIMARILY ONLINE.
• THIS MEANS THAT LIBRARIES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND
CONNECTION.
• THE 2020 CENSUS INTENDS TO “COUNT EVERYONE ONCE, ONLY ONCE, AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE.”

4. CENSUS 101: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/factsheets/2019/dec/census101.pdf

5. CENSUS AT A GLANCE
https://www.census.gov/library/fact-sheets/2019/dec/2020-at-a-glance.html

6. COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEES
• SEE IF YOUR COMMUNITY HAS FORMED A COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE.
• THIS CAN HELP YOU TRACK AND INCREASE THE COUNTING EFFORTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
• (MAP) HTTPS://WWW.CENSUS.GOV/LIBRARY/VISUALIZATIONS/INTERACTIVE/2020-COMPLETE-COUNT-
COMMITTEES.HTML
• QUESTIONS? CONTACT PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST ALAN E. ORGAN AT ALAN.E.ORGAN@2020CENSUS.GOV OR
913-991-7163.

7. STATEWIDE COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE
Eric Norris, Kansas State Librarian, and Robin Newell, Executive Director
of the Emporia Public Library and incoming president of the Kansas
Library Association were recently appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to
the Kansas Complete Count Committee created through Executive
Order #19-07.
The committee’s duty is to coordinate efforts to promote and advertise
the 2020 Census. Committee members will coordinate responses to
questions about the Census, provide available resources on hard-to-
count populations and help ensure the highest participation rate
possible.

8. OUTREACH TO SPANISH SPEAKERS
• GET IN TOUCH WITH PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST CARLOS URQUILLA-DIAZ, WHO CAN HELP YOU DETERMINE
HOW TO BEST HELP ENSURE AN ACCURATE COUNT.
• CARLOS.UQUILLA.DIAZ@2020CENSUS.GOV OR 913-991-7254.

9. OFFER JOBS
• A COMPLETE COUNT DEPENDS ON A FULLY STAFFED CENSUS.
• YOUR COMMUNITY LIKELY NEEDS CENSUS WORKERS.
• CONTACT RECRUITING ASSISTANT FRANKIE FOSTER-DAVIS AT FRANKIE.M.FOSTER-DAVIS@2020CENSUS.GOV
OR 614-271-6861.
• FRANKIE CAN PROVIDE YOU RECRUITMENT MATERIALS AND HELP WITH RECRUITMENT EVENTS.

10. BECOME A CENSUS PARTNER
https://www2.census.gov/about/partners/general/partnerships-at-a-glance.pdf?#

11. INVITATION TO RESPOND
https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2019/comm/2020-everyone.html

12. EXAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/technical-documentation/questionnaires-
and-instructions/questionnaires/2020-informational-questionnaire.pdf

13. CONFIDENTIALITY
https://www.census.gov/library/fact-sheets/2019/dec/2020-confidentiality.html

14. WIRED OP-ED
https://www.wired.com/story/shh-no-hacking-the-census-in-the-library/

15. COUNTING YOUNG CHILDREN
https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2018/comm/counting-children-2020.html

16. “
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COUNT EVERYONE ONCE, ONLY ONCE,
AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
2020 CENSUS
QUESTIONS?
PRESENTED FOR NEKLS BY ANNA FOOTE, AFOOTE@NEKLS.ORG