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Money Smart Week @your library

Money Smart Week @your library. Bobbie Rudnick Naperville Public Library Naperville, Illinois. ALA Annual Conference Anaheim June 24, 2012. Naperville Public Library. Service Area Population: 145,000 Annual Circulation: 4.1 million 3 service facilities #1 HAPLR Ranking 10 years

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Money Smart Week @your library

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  1. Money Smart Week @your library Bobbie Rudnick Naperville Public Library Naperville, Illinois ALA AnnualConference Anaheim June 24, 2012

  2. Naperville Public Library Service Area Population: 145,000 Annual Circulation: 4.1 million 3 service facilities #1 HAPLR Ranking 10 years Library Journal 5-Star Ranked Library Smart investing @your library® 2008-2010 Money Smart Week 2008 – 2012

  3. Libraries & Money Smart Week • Promotion and publicity • Financial resources, databases, tools • Library staff expertise • Reliable, trustworthy source of information

  4. BankingAvoiding Frauds & Scams Credit & Debt Estate Planning Healthy Habits that Save Housing/Mortgages/Foreclosures Avoiding Frauds & Scams Identity Theft Kids & Money Women & Money Financial Emergencies Retirement Planning Taxes Savvy Shopping Unemployment Small Business

  5. Hot Topics • Making Your Money Last in Retirement • Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits • Don’t Pay the College Sticker Price • Investing in Uncertain Times • Organizing Your Financial & Vital Records • Dollars & Sense Reality Fair • Phone Bill Clinic

  6. Partners and Speakers • Nonprofit organizations • Unemployment networks • University Extension offices • City & State Treasurers • Professional associations • Government agencies

  7. Financial Reality Fair

  8. smartinvesting.ala.org

  9. Measuring Success • Media attention • Positive feedback • Community partnerships • Connection with ALA and Federal Reserve Bank • Economic growth and recovery

  10. Get Involved! • Use shared resources and experiences • Follow current topics in personal finance • Connect with your communities • Develop community partners • Join the financial literacy movement in libraries!

  11. MONEYSMARTWEEKApril 21-28, 2012 Pima County Public Library Tucson Arizona

  12. Money Smart Week - PCPL • Graduate Assistant Project – Mikel Stone • Literacy for Success in Everyday Life • Previous Financial Literacy Projects -  • Economic Downturn

  13. The Plan • Registered with Federal Reserve Bank • Set up an internal planning wiki • Made Contacts • Determined Programs • Libraries Selected Programs • Publicity • Proclamation!

  14. The Experts • Tucson Federal Credit Union • Arizona Corporation Commission • Credit Wise Cats – University of Arizona • Southwest Fair Housing Council • Coupon Lady Extraordinaire • Arizona Council on Economic Education • Pima County Housing Center

  15. The Programs Available Libraries could choose from: • Four Children’s Programs • Twelve Teen Programs • Seventeen Adult Programs

  16. The Programs Presented (15) • Storytimes with Money Theme & Craft – 2 * • Coupon Club – 3 • Identity Theft – 2 • Savings and Duct Tape Wallets – 2 * • Credit Reports & Credit Cards – 3 • Loan Modifications – 1 • Financial Fitness – 1 • Renter’s Toolbox – 1 • Pima Your Ride – done later & continuing

  17. The Proclamation!

  18. The End • We will definitely do it again • Attendance was not as high as we had hoped • Catchy name and a craft works with teens • Would like to work with other libraries in Arizona to make it a State wide event

  19. MSW 2012 @ Ruidoso Public Library Jennifer Stubbs Library Assistant, MLIS candidate @ San Jose State University

  20. Photos, Articles

  21. Cold Calling • Phone book • Insurance agents, banks, credit unions, investment • County Health, Unemployment, Co. Extension • State Attorney General, funeral homes • Letter of introduction • Shared suggested topics from Toolkit • Emphasized “no sales”

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