[OPLINLIST] FW: [alacro-l] Financial Literacy @ your library Webinar

[Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela]

Webinar announcement from ALA and PLA.....

 

Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and

Deputy Director

Akron-Summit County Public Library

60 S. High Street

Akron, OH  44326

 

Phone 330.643.9102          Fax 330.643.9160

 

phs at akronlibrary.org         www.akronlibrary.org
<http://www.akronlibrary.org>  

 

Recognized, again, as one of America's Best Libraries <<<<<
<http://www.akronlibrary.org/5star.html> 

 

The Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning
and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all
ages that support, improve, and enrich individual, family, and community
life.

 

From: Michael Dowling [mailto:mdowling at ala.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 1:00 PM
To: ALACRO-L; chapeditor at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] Financial Literacy @ your library Webinar

 

 

 

 "Public Libraries at Work" Webinar Series

 



Right on the Money: 
Financial Literacy @ your library

January 19, 2011
 1:00 pm CST

 

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"41% of U.S. adults gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their
knowledge of personal finance."*

 

 

Help your community get educated about money by attending "Right on the
Money: Financial Literacy @ your library,"
<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTg0NDcwJnA9MSZ1PTEwMTkzNDQ2NTUmbG
k9NDkzNTUwMg/index.html>  an hour-long, live webinar presented as part
of PLA's "Public Libraries at Work" monthly webinar series. 

You'll learn how to offer a financial literacy program at your library,
including how to train volunteer tutors and draw patrons in for
financial management coaching.

The webinar will be led by Fernando Cordova, Holly Fulghum-Nutters, and
Pat Jarvis, all staff of Project Read, a South San Francisco initiative
promoting lifelong learning. These presenters will share their
experience of creating the Financial Well-Being Project
<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTg0NDcwJnA9MSZ1PTEwMTkzNDQ2NTUmbG
k9NDkzNTUwMw/index.html>  for their community and will offer program
development tips to attendees.

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<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTg0NDcwJnA9MSZ1PTEwMTkzNDQ2NTUmbG
k9NDkzNTUwNA/index.html> 

Deadline to register for this event is 4:30 p.m. (CST), Monday, January
17.

*The National Foundation for Credit Counseling and Harris Interactive
Inc., Public Relations Research, The 2009 Consumer Financial Literacy
Survey, March, 2009.

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<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTg0NDcwJnA9MSZ1PTEwMTkzNDQ2NTUmbG
k9NDkzNTUwNQ/index.html> 

50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611   *   (800) 545-2433 x5PLA   *   
pla at ala.org <mailto:pla at ala.org> 

 

 

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