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Community Scan Library: ________________________________________________________________ 1. What is the population of your community? (2000 census) _____________ What was the population of your community in 1990? _________ What is the projected population for your community? ________ 2010 _______ 2020 2. Of the people living in your community, what percent are:
1990 Census 2000
Census 3. How many single-parent households are there? 1990 ___________ 2000___________ What languages are spoken in the homes of the people in your community? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ How many people "do not speak English very well"?
___________________ 5. What ethnic groups are represented in your community? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
6. How many non-institutionalized people in your community have a: mobility limitation?
_________ self-care limitation?
_____________ 7. What are your community's 3 largest employers? What do they do? How many people do they employ? How is it likely to be different in 5 years? 1st largest ____________________________________________ Employs: ____________ Make/ Do __________________________________________________________ In 5 years __________________________________________________________ 2nd largest: ____________________________________________ Employs: ____________ Make/Do __________________________________________________________ In 5 years ___________________________________________________________ 3rd largest: _____________________________________________ Employs: ____________ Make/Do ____________________________________________________________ In 5 years ____________________________________________________________ What are the major industries in your community? What do they do? How
many people do they employ? How is this likely to be different in 5
years? 1st largest ____________________________________________ Employs: ____________ Make/ Do __________________________________________________________ In 5 years __________________________________________________________ 2nd largest: ____________________________________________ Employs: ____________ Make/Do __________________________________________________________ In 5 years ___________________________________________________________ 3rd largest: _____________________________________________ Employs: ____________ Make/Do ____________________________________________________________ In 5 years ____________________________________________________________ 8. Are there any other significant employers in your area? What do they do? How are they likely to be different in 5 years? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What percentage of your community is unemployed? _____________ % 10. What is the median family income in your community? $ _____________ 11. What percent of the families in your community are below the poverty line? ______________ % 12. Are there many home-based businesses in your community? What do they do? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Source: _______________________________________________________ 13. Does your community's population change widely during different seasons? Which seasons? ______________________________________________ + - How many people___________________ Source: _________________________________________________________ 14. Where do people in your community get their information? How many are there of each of the following? Which provide information in languages other than English?
How many?
In languages other than English Source:____________________________________________________________________
15. What other libraries are there in your community? School 16. List the number of schools in your community. Are they public or
private? Pre-schools What is enrollment in your school district in K-12 now? ________ What is projected in 5 years? ____________ 17. Approximately how many home-schooling families are there in your community? ______________ Source: _____________________________________________________________________ 18. What percent of the people aged 25 and older have at least a high school diploma or a GED? (This includes all technical school and college grads as well.) ___________ % What percent of people 25 and older have a least some college?
____________% 19. List the number of medical care organizations in your community. How many? Hospitals Do these facilities draw local/regional people to your community?
_____ yes _____ no 20. How many social service providers are located in your community? How many? Nursing homes (extended care) Do these facilities draw local/regional people to your community?
____ yes ____ no
21. List (for small communities) or estimate the number (large communities)
and types of the organizations in your community (service groups, clubs, churches).
22. Are there any state or county offices in your community?
_____ yes _____ no Do the people who work in these offices live in your
community? _______yes ______ no 23. List the five most important issues facing your community in the next five
years. Which of them relate to what 2. 3. 4. 5. 24. List any special characteristics or any exceptional
technological resources in your community. (Number of [Iowa Library Service Area Home] [Links for Iowa Librarians] [Links for Library Management]
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