Park City children are invited to learn about finances in a fun and engaging way. Thanks to the American Library Association (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation Park City Library has been awarded a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit. The Program Kit is a collection of expertly vetted resources to help libraries teach financial education concepts for children aged 3 to 12, both in the library and in children’s homes.
The Library will be offering exciting events to teach children more about finances. Also available are Thinking Money for Kids Playaway Launchpads. These kid-friendly tablets are designed to continue learning at home and can be checked out. The Launchpads come with preloaded financial games and don’t require a home internet connection.
Selected through a national application process, Park City Library is one of 300 libraries to receive this unique offering.
Upcoming Events
Pet Cents: August 1, 2PM
Players adopt a pet — and take on the financial responsibilities of pet ownership — as they visit various stations around the room. At each stop, players engage in financial transactions with an assistant/cashier, spending and receiving money until the timer runs out. Along the way, they are faced with unexpected events that could result in a financial windfall or expense. The goal of the game is to meet a pet’s needs while retaining as much money as possible.
Making Moo’la: August 11, 2PM
Welcome to the farm! In this collaborative simulation, players work together to see if they can run a financially successful farm. Players take turns rolling the die and moving their bodies through a life-size game board. Depending on where they land, they might buy something for the farm, sell their crops at the farmers’ market, pay taxes, or face an unexpected event. Starting with $200 in their bank account, can the team turn a profit in 12 months?
Children Financial Books
Birdie wants a very expensive soccer ball but has no money, so she starts selling dirt and learns some important lessons along the way.
A wordless picture book in which a girl sees a bicycle she wants to buy, works hard for a kindly neighbor to earn the money for it, then gets a pleasant surprise.
Helping his captain secure materials to fix their vessel, a peg-legged youngster uses his bartering skills to trade for sails, anchors, a ship’s wheel and other necessary supplies while making a happy new friend.
Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu’s delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself?
Tia Isa and her niece try to save enough money to buy a car to take the whole family to the beach.
After disappointingly receiving a lemon tree from her grandma on her birthday, a young girl doesn’t know what to do with it other than care for it and wait, but her patience eventually pays off.
In this illustrated guidebook, the team at HerMoney breaks down the basics of money, giving teens the tools they need for taking charge and being fearless with personal finance.
A lighthearted chronicle of the history of money includes coverage of topics ranging from currency forms and the relationship between money and writing to the way taxes work and the practices of modern banking systems.
Never has there been a time when the economy has been so much a part of our daily lives. Today’s young investors want to know the basics of finance, especially how to make money grow. This complete guide explains in kid-friendly terms all about savings accounts, bonds, stocks, and even mutual funds!
Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp–something that’s way out of Katie and her mom’s budget, UNLESS Katie can figure out a way to earn the money for camp herself. But when Katie gets a job cat sitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life gets interesting.
Introduces children to American currency values and the basics of adding and subtracting money.
From budgeting and money to debt and investing, this not-so-serious guide from the Financial Hype Woman explains the basics of personal finance to empower teens and young adults to shape their futures and change their world.
All featured books are available to check out at the Park City Library with a valid library card. This blog post was created by librarians from Park City Library with help of information found in NoveList – a database which is free with your library card. NoveList is a comprehensive reading recommendation resource.