Money Smart Week @your library

Money Smart Week @your library

Bobbie RudnickNaperville Public Library

Naperville, Illinois

ALA Annual Conference

Anaheim

June 24, 2012

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

Naperville Public Library

Promotion and publicity Financial resources, databases, tools Library staff expertise Reliable, trustworthy source of information

Libraries & Money Smart Week

Banking Avoiding Frauds & ScamsCredit & DebtEstate Planning

Healthy Habits that SaveHousing/Mortgages/Foreclosures

Avoiding Frauds & ScamsIdentity Theft

Kids & MoneyWomen & MoneyFinancial EmergenciesRetirement PlanningTaxesSavvy Shopping Unemployment

Small Business

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

Hot Topics

Nonprofit organizations Unemployment networks University Extension offices City & State Treasurers Professional associations Government agencies

Partners and Speakers

Financial Reality Fair

smartinvesting.ala.org

Media attention Positive feedback Community partnerships Connection with ALA and Federal Reserve

Bank Economic growth and recovery

Measuring Success

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!

Get Involved!

MONEYSMARTWEEKApril 21-28, 2012

Pima County Public LibraryTucson Arizona

Graduate Assistant Project – Mikel Stone Literacy for Success in Everyday Life Previous Financial Literacy Projects - Economic Downturn

Money Smart Week - PCPL

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

The Plan

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

The Experts

Libraries could choose from: Four Children’s Programs Twelve Teen Programs Seventeen Adult Programs

The Programs Available

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

The Programs Presented (15)

The Proclamation!

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

The End

MSW 2012 @ Ruidoso Public Library

Jennifer StubbsLibrary Assistant, MLIS

candidate @ San Jose State University

Photos, Articles

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”

Cold Calling