Rock Island, IL: Rock Island Library will host one of two Financial Literacy Nights for children as part of Money Smart Week Quad Cities, April 18 to 25.
A Scout Night for Financial Literacy for youth in Grades 2 through 5 will be offered at the Rock Island Main Library from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, April 21. Financial professionals from banks and credit unions will deliver hands-on lessons on money, budgeting and smart purchasing, distinguishing between needs and wants, coin, bill counting and making change, using credit cards, paying bills on time, how insurance works and other practical money management skills. The Main Library is located at 401 19th Street, Rock island.
A second event, for older Scouts in Grades 6 to 12, will be offered from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Thursday, April 23, at Genesis East Medical Center auditorium, 1236 East Rusholme Street, Davenport. The workshops will offer more advanced lessons in budgeting, investing and stocks, credit awareness and insurance, and planning for college financial aid. The skills learned will help attendees work toward requirements for the Boy Scout personal management merit badge, and for Girl Scouts Senior buying power and Financing My Future financial literacy badges.
Both free financial literacy events are open to other youth groups, as well as Boy and Girl Scouts.
Boy Scout leaders and parents should register through the Boy Scout office with Mia Carr at 563-388-7233, or mia.carr@scouting.org. Girl Scout leaders and parents should register with Ashley Arnold at Girl Scouts: 309-788-0833, or AshleyA@girlscoutstoday.org.
All others should contact the Rock Island Library at 309-732-7360. RSVPs are requested by April 14.
Money Smart Week is an annual program of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, www.moneysmartweek.org.
For more information about Rock Island Library services and programs, visit the library's online branch at www.rockislandlibrary.org, call 309-732-READ (7323) or follow the library on Facebook or Twitter.
