BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260422T190000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1174_a7e517b5bc5c4d3f1ebcd1cec06e7727@infopeople.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Data Practices: Strengthening connection s with rural communities X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n

How can rural libraries bette r understand and reach the people who aren&rsquo\; t showing up in their data or their programs?

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Rural libraries serve communities with dee p social\, cultural\, and economic diversity\, but traditional data often tells an incomplete story. Inclusive data practices offer an asset-based app roach that helps libraries identify who may be mis sing from their current data and discover new ways to connect\, engage\, and build trust.

\n \n < p>In this one-hour webinar\, a researcher from the University of Washington will introduce the found ations of inclusive data practices and share pract ical ways rural libraries can begin applying this framework. Library staff from Liberty Public Libra ry (NC) and Sunnyside Library (Yakima Valley Libra ries\, WA) will highlight real world examples of h ow they are intentionally building relationships w ith Spanish-speaking\, Latino\, and Hispanic commu nities through thoughtful\, community centered str ategies.

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At the end of this one-hour w ebinar\, participants will:

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This webinar will be of interest to: R ural and small library staff\; library workers ser ving Latino communities\; and anyone interested in asset-based\, community-driven engagement.

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This webinar will be recorded and available on the Infopeople webinar archive pa ge within two business days of the live event.
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DESCRIPTION:\n How can rural libraries better understand and r each the people who aren’t showing up in their dat a or their programs?\n \n \n \n Rural libraries se rve communities with deep social\, cultural\, and economic diversity\, but traditional data often te lls an incomplete story. Inclusive data practices offer an asset-based approach that helps libraries identify who may be missing from their current da ta and discover new ways to connect\, engage\, and build trust.\n \n \n \n In this one-hour webinar\ , a researcher from the University of Washington w ill introduce the foundations of inclusive data pr actices and share practical ways rural libraries c an begin applying this framework. Library staff fr om Liberty Public Library (NC) and Sunnyside Libra ry (Yakima Valley Libraries\, WA) will highlight r eal world examples of how they are intentionally b uilding relationships with Spanish-speaking\, Lati no\, and Hispanic communities through thoughtful\, community centered strategies.\n \n \n \n At the end of this one-hour webinar\, participants will:\ n \n \n \n \n Use inclusive data practices to ide ntify groups not reflected in current library data \n Recognize and map key community assets\n Desc ribe at least three effective strategies for engag ing rural communities\n \n \n This webinar will be of interest to: Rural and small library staff\; l ibrary workers serving Latino communities\; and an yone interested in asset-based\, community-driven engagement.\n \n \n \n This webinar will be record ed and available on the Infopeople webinar archive page (https://infopeople.org/training/view/webina r/archived) within two business days of the live e vent.\n \n \n \n To check your system compatibilit y and/or download software for your computer/table t/smartphone\, see the Zoom support page (https:// support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_ar ticle=KB0063407).\n \n CATEGORIES:Webinar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T120000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T130000 URL:https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1174 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR