Virtual Money Smart Week, April 10-17, 2021

Virtual Money Smart Week is a national, free campaign which aims to help people better manage their personal finances with a focus on those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 This year's line-up includes:

   •  Saturday, April  10  @  11:00  a.m. EST  | Talking Cents (The University of Chicago Financial  Education Initiative)

 •  Sunday, April 11 @  11:00  a.m. EST  | Savings: A Little Can Make a Big Difference (FINRA  Investor Education Foundation)

 •  Monday, April 12 @  1:00  p.m. EST  | Bank on It: Finding Safe + Affordable Bank Accounts (The Economic Awareness Council  and The Economic Awareness Council)

 •  Tuesday, April 13 @  1:30 p.m. EST  |  Understanding the Basics of Federal Student Loans (U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid)

•  Wednesday, April 14 @  2:00  p.m. EST  | Tax Related Fraud + Identity Theft (Internal Revenue Service)

 •  Thursday, April 15 @  2:00  p.m. EST  | Managing Personal Finances During Covid-19  (Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center)

 •  Friday, April 16 @ 1:00  p.m. EST  |  Housing Protections  +  Resources  (Consumer Financial  Protection  Bureau)

 •  Saturday, April 17 @  11:30  a.m. EST  | Tips for Managing Money Ups & Downs (University of  Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension)

View more details at www.moneysmartweek.org.  Events are free and open to the public, but registration is advised. Questions for the panelists can be submitted during the registration process. To register for any of the events listed above, please click here. 

In addition, the Worcester Public Library has valuable resources to assist those wanting to improve their financial future and gain a better understanding of how to manage their personal finances. For further questions about the library's offerings, please contact Jackie, our Business Resources Librarian, at jdzugan@mywpl.org.

• The library offers monthly virtual classes on Basic Investment Research with Yahoo Finance and Personal Investing with Morningstar Research Center. Register for those classes here
• Also, a Staff Pick's book list for Financial Literacy can be found here. 
• Helpful resources to enhance a better understanding of financial literacy skills can be found here.