SURVEY OF SELECTED UNITED STATES PUBLIC LIBRARIES WITH REGARD TO SPANISH-LANGUAGE LITERACY

*The term Latino will be used to refer to those persons that may also be and are often referred to as Hispanic or Spanish speaking. The term Latino may, of course, be applied to persons born in the United States as well as those born in Latin America.

1. Your library’s name: _________________________________________

2. Your library’s service population: ______________________________

3. Approximate percentage of the
   population served that is Latino: _______________________________

4. What percentage of the Latino population is:

   Mexican _____ Puerto Rican _____ Cuban _____

   Central American _____ South American _____  Other (Please specify) _____

5. Is there is a consulate office that represents a
   Latin American country nearby?    Yes   No

   If so, which country? ____________________________________________

6. Please indicate whether your library collects materials in Spanish and if so, which of the following categories, formats, or types are collected:

1. Books for adults

1. Works of fiction for adults    Yes   No

2. Nonfiction for adults    Yes   No

3. Materials specifically for adults
   with lower reading levels (please describe)    Yes   No

              B.    Books for children

3. Magazines for adults       Yes   No

4. Magazines for children       Yes   No

5. Newspapers or other periodicals       Yes   No

6. Fotonovelas       Yes   No

7. Materials of any format (print, audio,
   video, etc.) for learning English that
   include Spanish-language content       Yes   No

8. Library web pages or links from the
   library’s web pages with
   Spanish-language content       Yes   No

9. Audio books or books on Compact Disc       Yes   No

10. Music on Compact Disc       Yes   No

11. Videos or DVD’s       Yes   No

12. Computer applications       Yes   No

13. Electronic resources available from
    library computer stations or remotely
    with or without authentication       Yes   No

14. Other (Please specify): __________________________________

7. What percentage of the staff speaks Spanish?

8. What percentage of the staff reads Spanish?

9. Are story times or other children’s programming presented either bilingually in Spanish and English or in Spanish offered by your library?    Yes   No

  If so, how often are they offered (for example, weekly, monthly, quarterly) and for which age group(s)? ______________________________________________

10. Are programs for adults presented either bilingually in Spanish and English or in Spanish offered by your library?   Yes   No

  If so, how often are they offered (for example, weekly, monthly, quarterly)?
______________________________________________

11. Does your library offer Spanish reading instruction or tutoring for either children or adults either as a library service or in collaboration with other agencies (for example, the library might provide space and/or materials while another community agency may provide administration and staffing)? Please describe as fully as possible.

12. Please list or describe any other collections, services, programs, or means by which your library supports Spanish-language literacy. Please be specific.

Thank you for providing this information.

rimperial@co.wake.nc.us