FREE BOOKS FOR KIDS. The Michigan Financial Wellness Network's Smart Money Kids Read program is back for April 2025! This year's selected book is a crowd favorite, Cinders McLeod's Save It! A charming introduction to simple money concepts in which a little bunny learns about the power and satisfaction that come with earning and saving money. Concepts: earning, goal setting, saving, planning, prioritizing wants. Interested public libraries may request copies of this year's book now, to be given away to families participating in your money-themed storytimes in April. Click here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaHDyysja4M7ve7RK0XQlvuNx8vBBBFxnf-YF6JxToc7rowg/viewform> for complete details and the book request form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaHDyysja4M7ve7RK0XQlvuNx8vBBBFxnf... Be sure to click "submit" at the end of the form. For an overview of the program including the 2025 timeline, tune in here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yC-yMxhHi0&t=591s>. MFWN's Smart Money Kids Read books are provided to libraries and families by Michigan credit unions with funding from the Michigan Credit Union Foundation. Questions about this program may be directed to Kelly Masters, MiFinancialWellness@gmail.com<mailto:MiFinancialWellness@gmail.com> Thank you, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. [A logo for the Michigan School Meals program.] All public-school students have access to free breakfast and lunch again for School Year 2024-25! Don't forget to complete and turn in the application or form from your school district's food service department to ensure the funding for education and nutrition benefits continues. [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>.
