Upcoming Webinar: Finding Census Data for Libraries

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026 

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (ET)

Webinar capacity: 100 attendees. Please only register if you are able to attend the live event. The recording will be available in the FDLP Academy Training Repository as soon as possible after the event.

Learning outcomes: Join us to learn how to access data from the Census Bureau through data.census.gov. In this webinar, we'll cover how to find data points commonly used in library Strategic Plans, compare data across geographies, access detailed language data, and create custom maps to find data for your specific library district.

Speaker: Sam Patton, Data Dissemination Specialist, Dissemination Outreach Branch, Center for Enterprise Dissemination, U.S. Census Bureau

This free event will be recorded.

Registration confirmation: Upon registering, a confirmation email from [email protected] will be sent with a link to join the webinar and a calendar invite. To ensure delivery of that email, configure your whitelist or safe senders list to permit messages from that address. 

Join the webinar: To join the webinar, click on the link in your registration confirmation email or in your calendar entry. If you do not have the Zoom app installed on your computer, click “Join from your Browser.” 

To cancel your registration: If you register for the webinar, and are unable to attend the live event, please refer to your registration confirmation email for a link to cancel your registration and free up the space for another attendee. 

Additional details: LSCM recently transitioned our webinar platform to Zoom. If you encounter any trouble connecting in the new environment, use the contact email listed in your registration confirmation email.