Financial literacy is the combined knowledge and skills that
allow you to manage your personal finances effectively and to make personal
financial decisions confidently.
Money Smart Week (April 22-29) is a national initiative
among the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and other organizations including the
American Library Association to provide financial education programs for
consumers.
Libraries play an important role in the education of their community
and financial literacy is one of several literacies that libraries strive to
support. The Ridgefield Library’s role in Money Smart Week will be to host
three financial education programs:Women and
Money Roundtable - Retiring Successfully on Tuesday, April 25 from 1:00-2:00 PM; Save Money on
Electricity on Thursday, April 27 from
12:00-1:00 PM; First Time Homebuyers on Thursday, April 27
from 6:30-7:30 PM
We also encourage you to browse, either in person or online,
our comprehensive collection of personal finance books, magazines, and
newspapers. On the Library’s Business
& Finance webpage (found by clicking on Research & Reference from the homepage at www.ridgefieldlibrary.org) you may
access Value Line and Morningstar online investment resources and find a list
of trusted financial websites.
Contributed by Adult Services Librarian Christie Mitchell
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