Population
Foreign Born Population
Works Cited and Further Reading:
The total population of Buncombe County is 271,530 as of 2021.
6.2% of Buncombe County residents (just under 17,000 people) were born outside the United States.
https://www.mybib.com/b/1JLlPz
Language Spoken At Home
Countries of Origin
Buncombe County Libraries
4.5%
31.8%
4.2%
13,432
227,001
1,929
United Kingdom
Mexico
Ukraine
Spanish
English Only
Russian and Slavic Languages
The Equity & Inclusion Workgroup with the county is focused on building a sustainable culture of equity, diversity and inclusion in our community. While inequities and lack of inclusion exist across all areas - race, gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, and more, we are beginning with racial equity because of pronounced disparities in this area.
Catalog
Staff Spotlight
Unfortuantely, users cannot change the language of the catalog without third party software. However, the county offers 9379 items in Spanish and 323 in Russian.
Ann Schapira Ann is the Youth Specialist at South Buncombe branch, and is fluent in English and Spanish. She hosts a bilingual story time every week.
Signage
Summer Reading
However, the most visible equity steps I've seen taken within the library system relate to language accessibilty.
This spring, every branch recieved new signage for sections of the library (Adult Fiction, Juvenile NonFiction, etc.) written in English, Spanish, and Russian.
The system is offering many entertaining programs this year, including a musical, bilingual program called Being Bilingual Rocks! by Alina Celeste y Mi Amigo Hamlet.
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Population
Foreign Born Population
Works Cited and Further Reading:
The total population of Buncombe County is 271,530 as of 2021.
6.2% of Buncombe County residents (just under 17,000 people) were born outside the United States.
https://www.mybib.com/b/1JLlPz
Language Spoken At Home
Countries of Origin
Buncombe County Libraries
4.5%
31.8%
4.2%
13,432
227,001
1,929
United Kingdom
Mexico
Ukraine
Spanish
English Only
Russian and Slavic Languages
The Equity & Inclusion Workgroup with the county is focused on building a sustainable culture of equity, diversity and inclusion in our community. While inequities and lack of inclusion exist across all areas - race, gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, and more, we are beginning with racial equity because of pronounced disparities in this area.
Catalog
Staff Spotlight
Unfortuantely, users cannot change the language of the catalog without third party software. However, the county offers 9379 items in Spanish and 323 in Russian.
Ann Schapira Ann is the Youth Specialist at South Buncombe branch, and is fluent in English and Spanish. She hosts a bilingual story time every week.
Signage
Summer Reading
However, the most visible equity steps I've seen taken within the library system relate to language accessibilty.
This spring, every branch recieved new signage for sections of the library (Adult Fiction, Juvenile NonFiction, etc.) written in English, Spanish, and Russian.
The system is offering many entertaining programs this year, including a musical, bilingual program called Being Bilingual Rocks! by Alina Celeste y Mi Amigo Hamlet.