Money Smart Week kicks off on April 23 this year. Money Smart Week is a great time to help patrons learn to manage personal finances with events and activities. Understanding the workings of personal finance, financial planning, lifestyle flexibility and locating helpful services become important tools in life. This includes starting at a young age and learning to make wise decisions about earning and spending, then moving on to thinking about how to prepare for retirement.
To help with financial literacy education, the State Library of Kansas has put together resources that might be helpful in education for all individuals. For more information, please see our
Financial Literacy for Kansans page. This year, we've added a Total Boox shelf to the
financial literacy Digital Books page, as well as some additional titles. Feel free to check back, as other titles might be included.
If you are a librarian or educator who wants to create a
financial literacy program, the State Library has created a resource page that contains links to various curriculum resources, programming ideas, and possible grant opportunities. The programming section has several links to free financial education publications that can be ordered for libraries. Additionally, from an
American Library Association news release, libraries can have the opportunity to have access to finance subject ebooks through HarperCollins for a fee through April 15-May 15, 2016.
For further information, links to Kansas government financial literacy resources are highlighted on the
Financial Organizations in Kansas tab in the Financial Literacy portion of the State Library’s website. New this year is
Kansas Money, which was created for financial information concerning Kansans, by state agencies in Kansas. In other government news, Governor Brownback has declared April as Financial Literacy month in April. To view the proclamation, please see the Kansas Office of the Securities Commissioner’s
press release.
These helpful and knowledgeable links on different topics of financial literacy and personal finance can be shared throughout the year, but are especially relevant during Money Smart Week.
State Library of Kansas Reference
Reference: 785-296-2149
Legislative Hotline: 1-800-432-3919
E-mail:
infodesk@ks.gov