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The article discusses the role of librarians in helping ensure young children are accounted for in the 2020 U.S. census. Topics include percentage of children who were not counted in the 2010 census, variation in household structure as a key reason for undercounting according to research on the 2010 census, and the plan of U.S. libraries to use the book "We Count!: A 2020 Census Counting Book for Young Children and the Grownups Who Love Them" about counting and diverse household structures.

The article discusses how libraries can help immigrant children in the U.S. Topics covered include the effort taken by Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) staff after learning about the separation of immigrant families, ways libraries can mitigate the experiences of immigrant children, and the collaboration of Patrick Sullivan, co-chair of the Children in Crisis (CIC) project, and colleagues, with a secure local foster agency, to provide children's books and programs.