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WASHINGTON — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Capital One announced the names of 13 additional libraries receiving of $2,000 to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a complete count in the 2020 Census. 

In November 2019, more than 500 libraries of all types had submitted applications for Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants. 91´«Ã½ mini-grants in December 2019 and an on April 9, based on available funding at the time. With support from Capital One, 91´«Ã½ is now awarding 13 additional mini-grants.

Across the country, libraries are in response to COVID-19. Residents can respond to the census through August 14.

Applications were reviewed by a selection committee established by 91´«Ã½’s : Tom Adamich, Patricia Ball, Heather Cousin, Susan Hildreth, and Cecilia Tovar.

The 13 new Library Census Equity Fund grantees are:

• Ainsworth Public Library (Williamstown, Vt.)
• Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library (Harpers Ferry, W. Va.)
• Calhoun County Library (Hampton, Ark.)
• Jefferson County Rural Library District (Port Hadlock, Wash.)
• Kern County Library (Bakersfield, Calif.)
• Lantana Public Library (Lantana, Fla.)
• Morley Library (Painesville, Ohio)
• North Miami Beach Public Library (North Miami Beach, Fla.)
• Patchogue-Medford Library (Patchogue, N.Y.)
• Plum Creek Library System (Worthington, Minn.)
• Show Low Public Library (Show Low, Ariz.)
• Trails Regional Library (Warrensburg, Mo.)
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries (Las Vegas, Nev.)

91´«Ã½ is providing resources for libraries supporting a fair, inclusive and complete count in the 2020 Census. To learn more, visit and follow the conversation on social media with .