Table 1.

Focus group sites and participants.

Neighborhood	Snapshot	Focus Group Site	Description	Participants
East Harlem, Manhattan	38% of East Harlem residents live below the poverty level and 69% have a high school education or less. The population is 55% Hispanic and 33% black/African American [49].	Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Education	The Department of Health Education provides comprehensive education and support programs in the community.	6 women
Long Island City, Queens	Long Island City is located in Northwest Queens. 20% of residents in this area live below the poverty level and 55% have a high school education or less. The population in Northwest Queens is 43% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% Asian, and 6% black/African American) [50]. The census tract in which the library is located is 44.9% Hispanic and 39.8% black/African American [51].	Queens Library, Long Island City Branch	Queens Library system serves the most ethnically diverse county in the United States and has the largest circulation of any US public library. The Long Island City branch provides a range of services, from adult learning and literacy programs to job readiness and computer training.	(1) 8 adults (2 men, 6 women), all between 18-49 years, and (2) 7 adults (2 men, 5 women), all 50 years and older
Flatbush, Brooklyn	21% of Flatbush residents live below the poverty level and 58% have a high school education or less. The population is 77% black/African American and 9% Hispanic [52]. Over half of Flatbush residents are foreign-born (51%), primarily (80%) from non-Hispanic Caribbean countries [52,53].	CAMBA	CAMBA is a community-based organization in Brooklyn committed to serving low-income, homeless, and immigrant populations, among other vulnerable groups.	7 adults (6 men and 1 woman)