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Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 21BCC000005 to Recognize Durham County Grant Revenue: "LSTA EZ Grant - Website Translation"
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Date of BOCC Meeting: August 10, 2020
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No.21BCC000005 to recognize $9,000 in grant revenue from the State Library of North Carolina to translate the library's website into Spanish.
The library's website is our virtual branch. Much like our physical branches allow people to come regardless of the language they speak, we want to ensure that our virtual branch is accessible in the same way. Approximately 34,617 people over age five in Durham County speak Spanish at home (United States Census Bureau, 2018). Of those, 51.3% or 17,759 people "speak English less than 'very well'" (United States Census Bureau, 2018). The website is a critical access point for understanding and utilizing the library's resources. Current options for Spanish speakers who need to access the library's website are limited and based on confusing and often incorrect automated translations. This project will provide an accurate, user-friendly Spanish translation of the library's website.
This grant is made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-246155-OLS-20).
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United States Census Bureau. (2018). "Language Spoken at Home." 2018: ACS 1-Year Estimates Subject Tables. American Community Survey. Durham County, NC. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=language%20in%20durham,%20nc&g=0500000US37063&hidePreview=false&table=S1601&tid=ACSST1Y2018.S1601&vintage=2018&layer=county&cid=S1601_C01_001E&lastDisplayedRow=25
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This aligns with Strategic Goal 5: Accountable, Ef...
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