Abstract:
Staff of Project Read, a South San Francisco initiative promoting lifelong learning, share their experience of developing a Financial Well-Being program and offer tips to create one at your library. Project Read includes financial coaching for adults as well as financial story times for children. Learn how to offer a financial training program at their library, including how to train volunteer tutors and how to draw patrons in for financial management coaching. Many libraries have all the parts in place; this webinar shows how to connect the dots.
This archived webinar was originally presented January 19, 2011. Recording sold as an on-demand webinar until February 21, 2013.
Running time: 58 minutes.
Description:
Staff of Project Read, a South San Francisco initiative promoting lifelong learning, share their experience of developing a Financial Well-Being program and offer tips to create one at your library. Project Read includes financial coaching for adults as well as financial story times for children. Learn how to offer a financial training program at their library, including how to train volunteer tutors and how to draw patrons in for financial management coaching. Many libraries have all the parts in place; this webinar shows how to connect the dots.
This archived webinar was originally presented January 19, 2011. Recording sold as an on-demand webinar until February 21, 2013.
Running time: 58 minutes.
Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this on-demand webinar, participants will:
Understand why public libraries should offer financial literacy programming;
Know how to use volunteer tutors to help patrons accomplish financial goals;
Learn how one library successfully incorporated financial education into their literacy programming;
Be able to plan a financial literacy program at their libraries.
Panelists:
Fernando Cordova, Literacy Services Coordinator, Project Read, South San Francisco, Calif.; Pat Jarvis, Literacy Services Coordinator, Project Read, South San Francisco, Calif.; Holly Fulghum-Nutters, Manager, Project Read, South San Francisco, Calif.
