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Kick Off Money Smart Week!
By Donna DiMichele | April 7, 2015
Join the Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) and
the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA)
for a
Financial Literacy & Library Professionals Money Smart Networking Event on:
Saturday, April 18, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
At the William Hall Library, Cranston
RILA & OLIS invite financial literacy and library professionals from across the state to a networking & information sharing event that will officially launch Money Smart Week RI 2015. The event is a chance for librarians, representatives from community organizations and state agencies to meet and discuss how we can work together to empower RI citizens of all ages to be “money smart” through financial education programming, outreach and services. The event also offers an opportunity to learn more about various financial literacy resources.
Speakers at the event include:
- RI General Treasurer Seth Magaziner
- Cranston Mayor Allan Fung
- Representatives from the RI Library and Financial Literacy communities
What is Money Smart Week?
Money Smart Week (MSW) is a national initiative from the Chicago Federal Reserve and the American Library Association that promotes financial literacy awareness. Please join us to celebrate the beginning of the 4th annual MSW RI!
Money Smart Week – RI 2015 takes place April 18-25 and currently has over 40 events scheduled in libraries and community spaces throughout the state. Check out the schedule of events!
Registration for the free April 18 event required – register online by April 16.
Is your library planning a Money Smart Week-RI program or event? If so, then tell RILA’s MSW co-chairs! Contact Chris Wallace Goldstein, Woonsocket Public Library or Julie DeCesare Providence College.
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