Right on the Money: Financial Literacy @ your library

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Right on the Money Financial Literacy @ your library-20110119 1900-1.mp4 (40.4 MB)
Right on the Money Webinar.ppt (12.64 MB)

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2011-01-19

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Public Library Association

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.

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financial literacy, Project Read, financial training program, webinar

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http://hdl.handle.net/11213/378

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