Money Smart Week April 22-29, 2017 A partnership between the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the American Library Association (and libraries and others around the country)

What is Money Smart Week? Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign started by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2005 designed to help consumers of all ages better understand money issues and manage their personal finances. It is a collaborative and coordinated effort of the Chicago Fed and hundreds of organizations across the country including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. Groups come together once a year to stress the importance of financial literacy, inform consumers about where they can get help and provide free educational seminars and activities throughout the week. Programming is offered to all demographics and income levels and covers all facets of personal finance from establishing a budget to first time home buying to estate planning. NO SELLING! Strictly Educational

Why Libraries and Financial Education and Money Smart Week? Mission Part of the Solution Good Unbiased Trustworthy Partners Access and Visibility Ecosystem (state libraries, state and regional associations, regional systems, public libraries, school libraries, academic libraries, special libraries) STRICTLY NO SELLING at any MSW event National Financial Capability Study July 2016 http://www.usfinancialcapability.org/

Money Smart Week Library Participation 2011- 153 Libraries in 30 States 2012 - 260 Libraries in 39 States 2013 -505 Libraries in 47 States 2014- 700 libraries in 49 States 2015- 900 libraries in 50 States 2016-1,000 libraries in 48 states

2015 Library Results 41% of all MSW programming in libraries Participation by Library Type 89% Public; 7% Univ. or College; 3% Community College; 1% School; 1% Other First Time Ever for Financial Literacy Programming 32% was first time Finding Partners 79% pursued partnerships; 88% found partners

Money Smart Week 2016 In 2016 over 900 libraries from 48 states participated!

Money Smart Week National Champions

Reach New Partners for Libraries, ALA, State Libraries, State Library Associations Federal Government (FED, SEC, FDIC, Social Security Administration, SBA) State Government (Treasurer, Banking, Insurance, Employment) Associations (Business, CPA, Financial Services) Companies (Credit Unions, Banks) Media (Newspapers, Radio, Television) University (Student Services, Finance/Business Dept., Extensions) School (PTA, Junior Achievement)

Possible Program Topics Money Savvy Kids Retirement Planning Smart Investing College Financing Savings Strategies Credit & Debt Financial Recordkeeping Cooking on a budget Coupon Club Protecting your finances in times of crisis or divorce Identity Theft How to start your own small business or foundation **REPLACE PHOTO WITH MONEY SMART NEIGHBORHOOD**

Academic Libraries Program Examples Keeping Debt Under Control Encore Entrepreneurs Term vs Whole Life - Which Is Right for Me? Start-Up Money Smart: Financial Literacy for Small Business Investment Decisions in Volatile Times & Portfolio What are you worth? Tips for Salary Negotiation

School Libraries

http://www.moneysmartweek.org/

Promo Items https://orders.gpo.gov/cfpbmoney.aspx

https://orders.gpo.gov/cfpbmoney.aspx

Money Smart Kid Essay Contest Do you think there is a connection between financial health and physical health?  Please explain your answer.  And what can a city, state or national policymaker do to help promote financially healthier citizens?   Deadline January 13th

Scavenger Hunt Photo-based contest App is free Run April 1- April 30

GeoCache GeoCache College Poster Contest Coordinated through planning teams 7 posters; 7 topics Posters are free (Up to 270 sets) Contest database management provided Survey will be sent out for chairs/school contacts to fill out Local promo and sponsorships are responsibility of local planning teams

http://www.moneysmartweek.org/

http://www.moneysmartweek.org/partner_signup

Calendar of Events Database Open Mid-January

Join Money Smart Week Social Media https://www.facebook.com/MoneySmartWeekNational #MoneySmartWeek

Subscribe to Money Smart Week e-list ALA will automatically sign webinar registrant up after the webinar. Go to http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/mswlibrary Choose “Subscribe” from the left-hand column and provide your e-mail address First-time subscribers will be required to provide a password

April 22-29, 2017 Join the hundreds of libraries across the country in this national initiative to help your community to better manage their personal finances! www.moneysmartweek.org

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