The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, invites public libraries to apply to receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit, a collection of expertly vetted resources to help libraries offer financial education programming for children ages 3 to 12, both in the library and in children’s homes.
Approximately 200 public libraries (including tribal and state libraries) located in the U.S. and U.S. territories will be selected to receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit (estimated kit value: $2,000). Libraries will keep all kit contents after the grant period ends. As of June 2023, the kit contains everything needed to host five different in-person programs, including a party planning budget game, a money-themed puppet show, a money math skills game, a pet ownership costs simulation, and a team-based game involving creating a financially viable farm. Specific components include a puppet stage and characters, items encouraging audience interactivity, paper money, game pieces, a custom-made storage container, approximately 6–8 Playaway Launchpad tablets pre-loaded with digital interactives, and more. Virtual training will cover the kit contents, programming instructions, how to operate the Launchpad tablets, and resources available to grantee libraries.
Kits are expected to be delivered to grantee libraries in July and August 2024. The programming period will run from September 2024 through December 2025. Libraries will be expected to host each of the five in-person children’s programs at least once during that time.
Learn more and complete the simple and straightforward (yay!) application online: https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/thinking-money-kids/programkit.
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