2020 Lightning Rounds:
Leading in Financial Literacy: Money Matters Programs Made Easy

Lightning Round Description

Learning how to manage money is an important life skill that should begin at an early age. While many library patrons may have an interest in improving their financial literacy, finding a qualified professional or presenting the program yourself may seem daunting. The Federal Reserve’s free personal finance resources can help to improve the money skills of both children and adults. Using classic children’s literature, story time activities can teach children how to spend and save wisely. Older students will enjoy taking home activity books and playing online games on budgeting, decision making, and even how to plan for college. Adults can access a wealth of online and print materials to build a better understanding of credit, debt, saving, the economy and how to budget, including materials in Spanish. Learn how to put these resources at your fingertips and easily build money matters programs for your patrons and their families.

Presenter

Lesley Mace- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Jacksonville Branch)

Lesley Mace is a Senior Outreach Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Jacksonville Branch, where she serves educators in fifty-four Florida counties. Her economics lesson plans have received gold, silver and bronze awards from the National Association of Economic Educators. Prior to joining the Fed in 2010, she was an Instructor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Education at Auburn University Montgomery and a high school economics teacher. A native of Auburn, Alabama, Lesley holds a B.A. in Economics and Foreign Language and a M.S. in Economics from Auburn University.