The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, is holding its first financial education webinar
for librarians on Thursday, July 10 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. We invite you to attend using the login information below.
HOW TO ACCESS THE WEBINAR:
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To join, please click on the following link at the time of the webinar:
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW7282426&p=LIBRARY&t=c
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Alternatively, you can also access the webinar by clicking
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ and enter the following information:
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Conference number: PW7282426
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Audience passcode: LIBRARY
If you are participating only by phone:
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Phone: 877-960-9067
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Participant passcode: LIBRARY
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau,
CFPB, also has new resources for librarians, launched during the ALA conference last week at
www.consumerfinance.gov/library-resources. These resources include:
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Program ideas – program ideas from CFPB, its partners and other libraries (updated
monthly).
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Partnership guide –22-page guide to local partnerships, developed with input from
librarians.
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Links and web resources – a selection of 50 financial literacy websites, videos and courses
using guidelines consistent with the National Strategy for Financial Capability and other financial literacy organizations.
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Free print materials – more than 20 free publications from the CFPB, Federal Trade Commission, Securities
and Exchange Commission, and Department of Labor, which can be ordered in English and Spanish (up to 200 copies of each publication).
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Marketing materials – social media share graphics and web banners, as well as
a preview of posters, bookmarks and displays that will soon be available for bulk delivery.
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Librarian training – monthly one-hour webinars for librarians on a variety of financial
literacy topics. The webinars will be recorded and archived for viewing anytime.
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Shannon D. White
Continuing Education Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507
Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700
Toll free: 877-479-0021