Financial Literacy in Public Libraries: A Guide for Building Collections: Continuing Education
This guide was created by the ALA Office of Research & Evaluation, and funded by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. [New books added 6/21/24]
Continuing Education
Continuing Education
Materials for Continuing Education
- ALA’s Advocacy UniversityResources for libraries to state their case for funding during tough economic times.
- Money Matters ProMoney Matters is a series of workshops and modules designed to help New York Public Library staff, other libraries, and not-for-profit organizations learn vital personal finance topics and terminology.
- Personal Finance Training for LibrariansPersonal finance training resources for librarians from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Smart investing@your library® Staff TrainingALA and the FINRA Foundation provide a suite of library staff training resources on a full range of financial literacy topics. This includes a series of self-paced online courses structured around reference scenarios on topics ranging from basic money management to investing to estate planning.
Financial Literacy for Children and Youth, Second Edition [NEW] by ISBN: 9781433133619Publication Date: 2018-05-31The book is designed for both preservice and in service social studies teachers and is written at a level understandable to both undergraduate and graduate students. The book challenges the teacher or teacher-to-be to think critically about financial literacy instruction as a necessary and important portal to social justice for the students of today.
The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons by ISBN: 9781442265912Publication Date: 2016-05-20A collection of articles from librarians and others in the U.S. and Canada describing opportunities and best practices for assisting library patrons with their personal finance information needs.
