Cobb County Public Library and libraries across the US will participate in Virtual Money Smart Week 2021, held daily Saturday, April 10 - Saturday, April 17.

The free virtual events will cover preparing a personal spending plan, how to talk with your children, aging parents or life partner about money; evaluating financial aid packages, choosing the proper Medicare plan, the basics of wills and trusts, and more. Cobb libraries promote resources and programs like Money Smart Week for increasing financial capacity in our community.

Virtual Money Smart Week 2021 will focus on one daily “Money Smart” theme. Content will be provided by government, non-profit and educational institutions through a combination of 10-15-minute presentations, checklists, toolkits and other pertinent resources. Money Smart Week programming will focus on supporting the needs of low to-moderate income households - those most affected by Covid-19 - to encourage greater financial well-being in their communities.

The Virtual Money Smart Week 2021 daily topics line-up and presenters are:

• April 10, 11 am: Talking Cents, UChicago Financial Education Initiative (register here)
• April 11, 11 am: Savings – A Little Can Make a Big Difference, FINRA Investor Education Foundation (register here)
• April 12, 1 pm: Bank On It – Finding Safe + Affordable Bank Accounts, Economic Awareness Council (register here)
• April 13, 1:30 pm: Understanding the Basics of Federal Student Loans, US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (register here)
• April 14: 2 pm: Tax-Related Fraud + Identity Theft, Internal Revenue Service (register here)
• April 15, 2 pm: Managing Personal Finances During Covid-19, Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (register here)
• April 16, 1 pm: Housing Protections + Resources, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (register here)
• April 17, 11:30 am: Tips for Managing Money Ups and Downs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension (register here)

Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002, Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. The American Library Association (ALA) is among several partnering organizations that participate. 

To register for the webinars and for more information, visit www.cobbcounty.org/library or the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Money Smart Week page at www.moneysmartweek.org