A survey from the American Psychological Association shows that money is a more frequent cause of worry than work, family, or health issues. Empowering people with the knowledge to make sound financial decisions is an important way to make a difference in your community, and many libraries across the country are doing just that. Drawing from the expertise of business librarians and ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO), this book is a ready-to-use guide for offering financial literacy initiatives at your own library. Presenting 16 model programs from a variety of institutions, complete with budgets and funding sources, this resource shares
- resources for free outreach materials and training;
- approaches to Money Smart Week from institutions such as public libraries, a tribal library, and community colleges;
- tips for developing partnerships with members of the local business community;
- ways to facilitate discussions between parents and children about finances, such as creating a play and learn career center for children using the Family Place model;
- programming for teens, including a Harry Potter-themed financial literacy series;
- a program where a banker advises college students on questions to ask when shopping for credit cards;
- how to collaborate with health and social services agencies in order to reach immigrants and underserved populations; and
- methods for evaluating and strengthening a personal finance collection.
Using these model programs and tools, you’ll be taking steps to ensure that your library’s users are rainy day ready.
Drawing from the expertise of business librarians and ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO), this book is a ready-to-use guide for offering financial literacy initiatives at your own library.
"This book provides you with guidelines for financial literacy education in libraries"--
This guide explains how to use library programs and tools to teach financial literacy to patrons. It combines resources from the American Library Association (ALA), knowledge from business librarians from the US, and model programs selected by ALA's Public Programs Office to describe how to support patrons in financial decision making, gaps and barriers in the popular personal finance literature, and working with financial literacy partners in the community; programs related to student debt, planning for life after high school, financial literacy for new Americans, small businesses, money concepts, families and children, starting over, and other programs; and financial literacy education guidelines and best practices for libraries in terms of earning, borrowing and credit, saving and investing, spending, protecting against risk, and financial literacy education best practices. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
