Borrow a laptop computer!

Well.... Our first attempt at loaning laptop computers in the library didn't go so well. The machines had many problems, all of which contributed to some serious speed issues. We're happy to report that 6 laptop PCs have been reconfigured and are now running much, much faster. All of the computers have wireless internet access and all of the Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Stop by the library's circulation desk to borrow a laptop computer.

Hispanic Heritage Month 2012: Sept. 15 – Oct. 15

Hispanic Heritage Month 2012:

Sept. 15 – Oct. 15

In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which was observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and
Sept. 16. The observance was expanded in 1988 by Congress to a monthlong celebration
(Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), effective the following year. America celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

Sept. 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively.
                                                                                                                               

Population

52.0 million

The Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2011, making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or race minority. Hispanics constituted 16.7 percent of the nation’s total population. In addition, there are 3.7 million residents of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory.
Source: 2011 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2011/index.html>

1.3 million
Number of Hispanics added to the nation’s population between July 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011. This number is more than half of the approximately 2.3 million added to the nation’s population during this period.
Source: 2011 Population Estimates
National Characteristics: Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic origin
<http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2011/index.html>

132.8 million  

The projected Hispanic population of the United States on July 1, 2050. According to this projection, Hispanics will constitute 30 percent of the nation’s population by that date.

Source: Population Projections
<http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb08-123.html>
50.5 million

The number of Hispanics counted during the 2010 Census. This was about a 43 percent increase from the Hispanic population in the 2000 Census, which was 35.3 million.
Source: The Hispanic Population: 2010
<http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf>



2nd  
Ranking of the size of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide, as of 2010. Only Mexico
(112 million) had a larger Hispanic population than the United States (50.5 million).
Source: International Data Base
<http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbsum.html>

63%
The percentage of Hispanic-origin people in the United States who were of Mexican background in 2010. Another 9.2 percent were of Puerto Rican background, 3.5 percent Cuban,
3.3 percent Salvadoran and 2.8 percent Dominican. The remainder was of some other
Central American, South American or other Hispanic/Latino origin.
Source: The Hispanic Population: 2010
<http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf>

Businesses

Source for statements in this section: Statistics for All U.S. Firms by Industry, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race for the U.S., States, Metro Areas, Counties, and Places: 2007, Table SB0700CSA01

<http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=SBO_2007_00CSA01&prodType=table>

2.3 million
The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in 2007, up 43.6 percent from 2002.

$350.7 billion
Receipts generated by Hispanic-owned businesses in 2007, up 58.0 percent from 2002.

23.7%
The percentage of businesses in New Mexico in 2007 that were Hispanic-owned, which led all states. Florida (22.4 percent) and Texas (20.7 percent) were runners-up.

Families and Children

10.7 million
The number of Hispanic family households in the United States in 2011.
Source: Families and Living Arrangements: Table F1 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2011.html>

Spanish Language

37.0 million
The number of U.S. residents 5 and older who spoke Spanish at home in 2010. Those who hablan español constituted 12.8 percent of U.S. residents 5 and older. More than half of these Spanish speakers spoke English “very well.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey: Table B16001 <http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_B16001&prodType=table>

Names

4

The number of Hispanic surnames ranked among the 15 most common in 2000. It was the first time that a Hispanic surname reached the top 15 during a census. Garcia was the most frequent Hispanic surname, occurring 858,289 times and placing eighth on the list — up from 18th in 1990. Rodriguez (ninth), Martinez (11th) and Hernandez (15th) were the next most common Hispanic surnames.
Source: Census 2000 Genealogy
<http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/freqnames2k.html>

Voting

7%

The percentage of Hispanic voters in the 2010 congressional election. This is the highest percentage of Hispanics for a nonpresidential election. Hispanics comprised 6 percent of voters in 2006.

Source: News Release: Census Bureau Reports Hispanic Voter Turnout Reaches Record High for Congressional Election.

Hispanic Congressional Caucus -->

<http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/voting/cb11-164.html>

Serving our Country

1.2 million                                                
The number of Hispanics or Latinos 18 and older who are veterans of the U.S. armed forces.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey: Table B21001I <http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_B21001I&prodType=table>

Sept. 16-22 UNMARRIED AND SINGLE AMERICAN WEEK

Unmarried and Single Americans Week

Sept. 16-22, 2012

CELEBRATING THE LIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF UNMARRIED AND SINGLE AMERICANS

The Buckeye Singles Council “National Singles Week” started in Ohio in the 1980s to celebrate single life and recognize singles and their contributions to society. The week is now widely observed during the third full week of September (Sept. 16-22 in 2012) as “Unmarried and Single Americans Week,” an acknowledgment that many unmarried Americans do not identify with the word “single” because they are parents, have partners or are widowed. In this edition of Facts for Features, unmarried people include those who were never married, widowed or divorced, unless otherwise noted.

Single Life

102 million

Number of unmarried people in America 18 and older in 2011. This group comprised 44.1 percent of all U.S. residents 18 and older.  Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Table A1

53%

Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents 18 and older who were women in 2011; 47 percent were men. Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Table A1

62%

Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents 18 and older in 2011 who had never been married. Another 24 percent were divorced, and 14 percent were widowed. Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Table A1

17 million

Number of unmarried U.S. residents 65 and older in 2011. These seniors comprised 16 percent of all unmarried people 18 and older. Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Table A1

89

Number of unmarried men 18 and older for every 100 unmarried women in the United States in 2011. Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Table A1

55 million

Number of households maintained by unmarried men in 2011. These households comprised 46 percent of households nationwide. Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Table A2

33 million

Number of people who lived alone in 2011. They comprised 28 percent of all households, up from 17 percent in 1970. Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Table H1 and HH-4

Parenting

36%

Percentage of women age 15 to 50 with a birth in the last 12 months, as of 2010, who were widowed, divorced or never married. Source: 2010 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/> Table DP02

13.6 million

Number of unmarried parents living with their children in 2011. Of these, 10.0 million were unmarried mothers and 1.7 million were unmarried fathers, and 1.9 million were unmarried couples with at least one shared child. Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2011 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html> Tables FG5-1 and FG5-2

820,000

Number of unmarried grandparents who were caregivers for their grandchildren in 2010. They comprised about three in 10 grandparents who were responsible for their grandchildren. Source: 2006-2010 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/> Table B10057

Unmarried Couples

6.8 million

Number of unmarried-partner households in 2010. Of this number, 593,000 were same-sex households. Source: 2010 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/> Table B11009

New scanner with touch screen interface

The Baron-Forness library recently acquired a new flatbed book scanner with a touch screen interface and a 14" X 17" scan surface. The device can be used to scan pages from books, pages from journals, documents, photographs, maps, and any other paper media that will fit on the scanning surface. Library users can save scanned images as PDF or JPEG. Currently, the device allows only for saving to a removable USB drive but will support "scan to email" in the very near future. The machine is located on the first floor of the library near the computer lab.

BACK TO SCHOOL

2012-2013

By August, summertime will be winding down and vacations will be coming to an end, signaling that back-to-school time is near. It’s a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up with old friends and making new ones, and settling into a new daily routine. Parents and children alike scan the newspapers and websites looking for sales to shop for a multitude of school supplies and the latest clothing fads and essentials. This edition of Facts for Features highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation’s students and teachers.

Back-to-School Shopping

$7.7 billion

The amount of money spent at family clothing stores in August 2011. Only in November and December were sales higher. Similarly, sales at book stores in August 2011 totaled $2.4 billion, the strongest sales month of the year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services <http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html>

For back-to-school shopping, choices of retail establishments abound: In 2009, there were 28,520 family clothing stores, 7,092 children and infants clothing stores, 26,651 shoe stores, 8,945 office supply and stationery stores, 21,628 sporting goods stores, 9,390 bookstores and 8,663 department stores.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns: 2009
<http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html>

Students 

79 million
The number of children and adults enrolled in school throughout the country in October 2010 — from nursery school to college. They comprised 27 percent of the entire population age 3 and older.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment – Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2010, Table 1
<http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html>

Pre-K through 12 Enrollment

72%

Percentage of children 3 to 6 enrolled in kindergarten who attended all day, as of October 2010.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment – Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2010, Table 3
<http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html>

24%
Percentage of elementary through high school students who had at least one foreign-born parent in October 2010.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment – Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2010, Table 1 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html>

27%
Percentage of students ages 12 to 17 who were in a gifted class in 2009.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, A Child’s Day: 2009 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being), Table D18 <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/children/cb09-182.html>

70%
Percentage of 6- to 17-year-olds who were highly engaged in school (children reported as liking school, being interested in school and working hard in school) in 2009.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, A Child’s Day: 2009 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being); Table D27 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/children/data/sipp/well2009/tables.html>

Languages

11.8 million
Number of school-age children (5 to 17) who spoke a language other than English at home in 2010; 8.5 million of these children spoke Spanish at home.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
<http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_1YR/B16004>

Colleges

16%
Percentage of all college students 35 and older in October 2010. They made up 34 percent of those attending school part time.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment – Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2010, Table 5
<http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html>

41%
Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college in 2010.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment – Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2010, Table 1
<http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html>

56%
Percent of college students who were women in 2010 (includes both undergraduate and graduate students).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment – Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2010, Table 1
<http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html>

Rewards of Staying in School

$74,000
Median earnings of full-time, year-round workers with an advanced degree in 2009. Workers whose highest degree was a bachelor’s had median earnings of $56,000. Median earnings for full-time, year-round workers with a high school diploma was $33,000, while workers with less than high school diploma had $25,000 median earnings.
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009
<http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p20-566.pdf>

Book Fair at Library Thursday September 20th and Friday September 21st.

The Baron-Forness Friends of the Library are sponsoring a Books Are Fun Book Fair on Thursday September 20th and Friday September 21st. Come to the library and browse and buy great books for yourself, your family, your friends and your children.  Along with the books are some great games and gifts.  The Fair will be from 9 to 3 on both days.  Cash, Check, Visa, MC, Amex, and Disc are all accepted.