According to the 2000 census 27% of New York City are Hispanic or Latino. When you realize that there are about 8.2 million people in New York, according to the 2006 estimate, this means that more than 2.2 million people in New York Hispanic or Latino. The census of 2010 will be more accurate.
Latinos use the library as much as whites do. The only group that uses more than Latinos and Caucasians is the Asian group, which uses the library 10% more about than any other group. Library use among Latinos is about 54%, services are the main reason for people of Latino descent for library use. The privacy concerns in this community is serious. (Http: / / www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/publicservices/861938-276/study_of_latinos_and_libraries.html.csp)Due to economic recession, the use of the collection in all groups is rising, as they depend on them to search for jobs, entertainment and educational programs, among other things. This shows that there is a correlation between unemployment and the use of the library collections by the unemployed. Latinos have been left, economically, the poorest group in New York by the current downturn.
The ethnic composition of New York City, Latinos are as
follows:
Mexican: 282 965
Puerto Rican: 784,065
Cuban: 42,209
Other Hispanic or Latino, including Dominican 1,178,666
According to the September 28, 2010 The New York Times in 2009 about 100,000 people were pushed into poverty in New York City alone. The highest unemployment ne New York according to the article is in the Bronx community where Latinos are 36% unemployed. The Bronx became the larger community of Latinos in the city with more than 650,000 Latinos, so this is a big problem for the Latino community. It is expected that due to this the use of the library of the Bronx is up. There have been no more current measurements using the published statistics of the public library, so all we can do is guess and know New York's libraries are very important to Spanish-speaking community ..
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