Belden Library To Host Census Read-Along With Auli’i Cravalho From Disney's "Moana" Online

From the Cora J. Belden Library:

Thursday, Aug. 27, 11:00 am

Visit the American Library Association Facebook page to view the event, and the wecountkids.org website to access the book. ---With the U.S. Census Bureau ending counting efforts on September 30, a month sooner than previously announced, it’s more important than ever to get the word out that there is still time to complete the questionnaire. This is an especially urgent message for historically undercounted groups, including young children, people of color, indigenous people, urban and rural low-income households have been under-represented at disproportionately high rates in past Census counts. To help with those efforts, the American Library Association has partnered with actress Auli’i Cravalho, star of the animated Disney film Moana, for a special storytime to remind families of the importance of completing the 2020 Census. Cravalho will read from "WE COUNT! A Census Counting Book for Kids, (and the Grownups That Love Them)," an interactive counting book with illustrations of diverse American families by artists representing their own cultural heritage. Please join us to read-along with Auli’i on Thursday, August 27 at 11:00 a.m. CT on the American Library Association Facebook page and get the word out to your community. After the premiere, the video will be available for download. The book, available in 15 languages, along with posters, activity pages stickers and guides are also available on the ALA website.

This press release was produced by the Cora J. Belden Library. The views expressed are the author's own.