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<p class="MsoNormal">The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, has released a collection of free online games to teach children basic financial skills related to earning, saving and spending money.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The four interactive games — part of a series called <i>Thinking Money for Kids</i> and available at
<a href="http://tm4k.ala.org/">tm4k.ala.org</a> — are designed for children ages 7 to 11 but are appropriate for other ages as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Games include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://tm4k.ala.org/games/earning-it/index.html">Earning It</a>: Follow the paths of characters Grace, Emma, and Kenji to see how their childhood interests translate into successful careers and opportunities to “give back” by volunteering.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<a href="http://tm4k.ala.org/games/balance-my-budget/index.html">Balance My Budget</a>: Make choices about how to meet basic needs and treat yourself with a splurge here and there, while sticking to a monthly budget.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<a href="http://tm4k.ala.org/games/money-trail/index.html">Money Trail</a>: Starting with $500 in your bank account, make decisions about how to earn and spend.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<a href="http://tm4k.ala.org/games/lets-deal/index.html">Let’s Deal</a>: Hear from buyers and vendors at a farmers’ market as they swap goods and learn about money.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library workers are invited to use the games for in-person or virtual programming or to share them on library websites or social media. Additional financial literacy resources for library workers, including model programs and professional
development, are available at <a href="https://smartinvesting.ala.org/">Smart investing@your library</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The new games supplement the <i>Thinking Money for Kids</i> traveling exhibition and allow more libraries to bring fun ways to learn about money to a larger number of families. The traveling exhibition itself is an interactive financial
literacy experience for children ages 7 to 11, as well as their parents, caregivers and educators. The exhibition was touring to 50 U.S. public libraries in spring 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in the tour schedule. The tour will resume when
it is safe to do so.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Thinking Money for Kids</i> is administered by ALA’s Public Programs Office. To learn about future Public Programs Office grant and exhibit offerings, sign up for ALA’s
<a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/about/get-our-enewsletter">Programming Librarian e-newsletter</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ALA and the FINRA Foundation have partnered since 2007 on <a href="https://smartinvesting.ala.org/">
Smart investing@your library</a>, a program that supports library efforts to provide patrons with effective, unbiased educational resources about personal finance and investing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sarah Ostman (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Communications Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">American Library Association<br>
Public Programs Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/ppo">ala.org/ppo</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/programming">ala.org/programming</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/">programminglibrarian.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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