The Library and Financial Literacy

Suzanne Walker – suwalker@library.in.govIndiana State Library

Question:

Do you remember any books from when you were a child where the characters

used money, didn’t have enough money, or made money?

Financial Literacy Concepts:

• Allocating Resources• Decision Making• Goal-Setting• Prioritizing• Positive Interaction• Problem Solving• Recognizing Resources• Recognizing Success• Saving

Financial Literacy Concepts:

• Allocating Resources• Decision Making• Goal-Setting• Prioritizing• Positive Interaction• Problem Solving• Recognizing Resources• Recognizing Success• Saving

Financial Literacy Concepts:

• Decision Making• Goal-Setting• Prioritizing• Positive Interaction• Problem Solving• Saving

8 Books

Problem Solving 1

PrioritizingSaving

2

Positive InteractionProblem Solving

3

Positive InteractionProblem Solving

4

SavingDecision Making

Prioritizing

5

SavingGoal-Setting

Decision MakingPrioritizing

Positive Interaction

6

Decision MakingPositive Interaction

Problem Solving

7

Decision MakingPrioritizing

Problem Solving8

Using the Library

Ideas for the Library

Resources

• https://www.consumerfinance.gov/educational-resources/money-as-you-grow/book-club/discussion-guides/• https://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.html• https://www.treasurydirect.gov/kids/games/games.htm• http://www.moneysmartweek.org/kids

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OKBUPUam94

• Pictures from Pixabay except for book covers.