Virtual Money Smart Week, April 9 - 16, 2022

Virtual Money Smart Week is a national, free campaign that aims to help people better manage their personal finances through a coordinated effort of experts and educators across the country.

This year's line-up of free, virtual events include:

• Spend Smart. Eat Smart. | Monday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. Presented by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

• Credit: Build & Improve It! | Tuesday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. Presented by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Buying or Refinancing a Home: Options & Tools | Wednesday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m. Presented by North West Housing Partnership

• Understanding Social Security Benefits | Thursday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. Presented by the Social Security Administration

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, in-person classes on DIY Investing: A Beginner's Class 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 are located here.     

Register for events and learn more details at www.moneysmartweek.org.  Events are free and open to the public, but registration is advised. To register for any of the events listed above, please click here.