Good morning.  As the email below says…Money Smart Week @ Your Library is one month away (April 4-11).  We had a table at the Legislative Office Building a few weeks ago for a Financial Education Expo put on by the Dept. of Banking, where we promoted Money Smart Week.  Our State Treasurer, Shawn Wooden stopped by the table with his staff and we talked about libraries and the financial programming they do for their communities (for children through seniors).  He was especially interested in Money Smart Week and asked his staff to make a note of it.  We also spoke about financial literacy education in schools.

I would love to send his office a sample list of programming happening in libraries that week.  Please let me know what you have planned.  If you are still trying to set up some programming, we have unbiased partner organizations who present at libraries for free (e.g. Dept. of Banking, UConn Extension, Partnership for Long Term Care, Connecticut Association for Human Services, CHET, your local banks and credit unions, etc.).

Visit our libguide for other ideas and resources: https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/Financial_Literacy .

Thanks. Hope to hear from you!

Gail

Gail Hurley | Professional Development Coordinator and Special Projects, Division of Library Development | Gail.Hurley@ct.gov | Office: (860) 704-2222
http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld | 786 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457 | Fax: (860) 704-2228

From: Money Smart Week National Team via Money Smart Week [mailto:Mail@ConnectedCommunity.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2020 2:47 PM
Subject: Money Smart Week 2020 | Webinar Recordings, Marketing Resources & Event Registration

Money Smart Week is a month away! A few updates and reminders:

1. 2020 webinar recordings are now live on the website. 

• Follow the links below or go to 'Campaign Resources & Webinars' in the 'Educational Resources' section of the website.
• Social Media | Meeting your Money Smart Week Audience Through Social Media
• Traditional Media | Utilizing Print, Digital, & News Media to Draw an Audience
• National Program | Geocache for College Cash
• CFPB Resources | Your Money, Your Goals

2.  Order free marketing materials and CFPB educational publications by this Saturday, March 7, to guarantee delivery by Money Smart Week. 

• Go to 'Order Free Printed Materials' in the 'Media & Marketing Materials' section of the site or use this link to go directly to the order form. 

3.  Submission deadlines for local competitions are approaching quickly (March 12 for Chicagoland)

• Check the Money Smart Kid Competitions or Money Smart Teen Competitions pages for info on an essay (or other) contest near you. 

4.  Get your Money Smart Week events registered now! Consumers have already begun searching our website for financial education events to attend in your region. Follow the steps below to register your events. 

• Step 1 | Login to your account on moneysmartweek.org
• Step 2 | Select "Create Event" from the "Events" section on the top navigation bar (screenshot below)

• Step 3 | Enter your event details and then select 'finish' 

Need additional assistance? You can view a recording of the Event Registration training for a more in depth look at how to register your events. A PDF version is also available, which you can view here. 
Keep in mind that you can view events that you have created by going to your profile and clicking "My Contributions" > "List of Contributions". 

Also, a friendly reminder that Money Smart Week events are free of cost, free of sales pitches, and free of commercial marketing. Events should be registered whether they are public or private (private events will be hidden from public searches). 

Thanks for being a Money Smart Week Supporter!

The Money Smart Week Team
http://www.moneysmartweek.org