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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="x193iq5w">Hello everyone! I’m passing this along for those that might be interested:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="x193iq5w">ALA, in collaboration with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation), has released <a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/TM4K_Booklist_2025.pdf" title="https://programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/TM4K_Booklist_2025.pdf"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thinking
Money for Kids: Cents-ational Reads to Teach Young People About Money</span></em></a> [PDF], a free resource guide and book list for libraries.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="x193iq5w">Available now as a free PDF download, the guide highlights </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 recommended titles</span></strong><span class="x193iq5w"> for kids
from birth to grade 8, all selected by the Quicklist Consulting Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thinking Money for Kids: Cents-ational Reads to Teach Young People About Money </span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">helps libraries build financial education collections
and offers an assortment of programming ideas to transform learning about money into memorable experiences. The guide also includes <a href="https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/TM4K_Booklist_2025%20print%20out.pdf" title="https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/TM4K_Booklist_2025%20print%20out.pdf">a
double-sided, printable take-home guide</a> [PDF] for library patrons, along with a selection of resources and helpful tips.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/TM4K_Booklist_2025.pdf" title=""https://programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/TM4K_Booklist_2025.pdf""><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="200" height="259" style="width:2.0833in;height:2.6964in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/ALA/UploadedImages/QYArNt2TnKhvIvBrVu4s_new%20tm4k%20guide%20cover-M.png"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Books featured in the guide include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How Does Money Work?</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Scott Emmons; illustrated by Greg Mako and Romney Caswell; Published by Random House, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Credit Card Takes Charge</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Kimberly Wilson; illustrated by Mary Hoffmann; Published but Page Street Kids, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I Am Money</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Julia Cook and Garrett Gunderson; illustrated by Josh Cleland; Published by Sourcebooks Explore, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Lyla Lee; Published by Aladdin, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by Berna Anat; Published by Quill Tree Books, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/TM4K_Booklist_2025.pdf" title="https://programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/TM4K_Booklist_2025.pdf"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Download
the free guide now</span></strong></a> [PDF]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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