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<span><span>Library Roles in Achieving Financial Literacy among its Patrons </span><span>is a collection of articles from 25 librarians in different parts of the U.S. and Canada, each contributing 3,000-4,000 words: concise chapters with sidebars, bullets, and headers. Contributors were selected for the creative potential in their topics, those that can be used in various types of libraries and that demonstrate a command of financial literacy and are able to communicate what they know to aiding users solve their financial information problems. </span></span>

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<span><span>Foreword</span></span>
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<span><span>Preface</span></span>
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<span><span>Acknowledgments</span></span>
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<span><span>Part I </span></span>
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<span><span>Overview of Financial Literacy</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1. Academic Libraries and Financial Literacy Programs</span></span>
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<span><span> Lauren Reiter</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 2. Developing Services on Community Needs</span></span>
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<span><span> Lisa Fraser</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3. Financial Literacy in Libraries: Free and Dependable Resources for Patrons of All Backgrounds</span></span>
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<span><span> Sonnet Ireland</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 4. Financial Literacy is a Lifetime Skill</span></span>
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<span><span> Joanne Kuster, Maryann Mori</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 5. Financial Literacy: Meeting the Need</span></span>
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<span><span> Kit Keller, Mary Jo Ryan</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6. Information Has Value: Financial Literacy Meets Information Literacy</span></span>
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<span><span> Shana Gass, Joyce Garczynski</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 7. Library Employee Education Programs</span></span>
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<span><span> Jennifer Townes, Jacquelyn Daniel, Tanji N. Gibson</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 8. Myths and Realities of Consumer Credit </span></span>
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<span><span> Jenny Brewer</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 9. The Public Library as Financial Promoter and Provider</span></span>
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<span><span> Maryann Mori</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 10. What is Financial Literacy and Why Should We Care?</span></span>
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<span><span> Shin Freedman, Marcia Dursi</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 11. Why Financial Literacy Matters</span></span>
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<span><span> Ashley E. Faulkner</span></span>
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<span><span>Part II </span></span>
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<span><span>Library Resources</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 12. Asking for Help: Finding Partners for Your Financial Classes</span></span>
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<span><span> Kate Moody</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 13. Best Practices to Implement Financial Literacy in a Large Public Library</span></span>
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<span><span> Melissa Jeter</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 14. Career Information Literacy at the Academic Reference Desk </span></span>
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<span><span> Frans Albarillo </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter l5. Developing a Personal Finance Collection for a Public Library</span></span>
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<span><span> Lisa G. Liu, Roslyn Donald</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 16. Financial Literacy Collection Development</span></span>
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<span><span> Karen Evans</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 17. “How To Present Your Best Self” Workshops</span></span>
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<span><span> Jennifer Wright Joe</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 18. Supporting Financial Literacy in Homebuyers</span></span>
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<span><span> Jenny Brewer</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 19. Teaching Career Information Literacy in the Academic Library</span></span>
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<span><span> Frans Albarillo</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 20. Quick Tip Guides for the Reference Desk</span></span>
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<span><span> Jennifer Wright Joe</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 21. United States Government Resources on Financial Literacy</span></span>
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<span><span> Karen Evans</span></span>
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<span><span>Part III </span></span>
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<span><span>Case Studies</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 22. Case Study of Financial Literacy Instruction in the Library</span></span>
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<span><span> Jeri Cohen</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 23. Collaboration Fits the Bill for Best Practices in Programming to Public Housing Residents</span></span>
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<span><span> Roland Barksdale-Hall</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 24. Fraud Alert: How Libraries Can Help Patrons Recognize Fraudulent Schemes </span></span>
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<span><span> Linda Burkey Wade </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 25. Getting the Patron to “Yes”: The Academic Librarian’s Role in Supporting Salary Negotiations</span></span>
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<span><span> Aliqae Geraci, Daniel Hickey, Kelly LaVoice</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 26. Marketing Planning for Library-based Financial Education Programs</span></span>
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<span><span> Mary Jo Ryan, Kit Keller</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 27. MoneyFitness: One Academic Library’s Experience of Building a Financial Literacy Program at a Small Liberal Arts College</span></span>
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<span><span> Kate Moody</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 28. Money Smart Week Activities for Any Library</span></span>
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<span><span> Joanne Kuster, Maryann Mori</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 29. Presenting Financial Literacy in Conferences to Public Librarians</span></span>
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<span><span> Melissa Jeter</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 30. Start Here @ the San Diego Public Library</span></span>
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<span><span> Cindy Mediavilla</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 31. Volunteer Tax Assistance in Libraries</span></span>
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<span><span> Wayne Finley, Janene R. Finley</span></span>
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<span><span>Index</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Editor</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Contributors</span></span>

<span>Carol Smallwood </span>
<span>received a MLS from Western Michigan University, MA in History from Eastern Michigan University. </span>
<span>Librarians as Community Partners: an Outreach Handbook</span>
<span>; </span>
<span>Bringing the Arts into the Library </span>
<span>is one of her ALA anthologies. Other anthologies include: </span>
<span>Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century </span>
<span>ed. (Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2015); Library </span>
<span>Youth Outreach </span>
<span>co-ed (McFarland, 2014); </span>
<span>Marketing Your Library (</span>
<span>McFarland, 2012); </span>
<span>Google for Patron Library Use </span>
<span>(Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2015). Her library experience includes school, public, academic, special, as well as administration, and library systems consultant. In 2019, Carol Smallwood was awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who.</span>