D&S Success with Libraries—Keep up the Good Work!

Thanks to members like you, our success with California libraries continues to grow! More and more libraries are signing up for one or more financial literacy workshops for their patrons. Newest to the game: Burlingame library has signed up for a four-part series to take place in September; Santa Clara is scheduled for a workshop in November and Redondo library has begun coordination for their workshops.

Why the success? First, libraries have free presentation space that can accommodate a good sized crowdand have the ability to show PowerPoints and DVDs. Second, libraries have a built-in audience, so they are not solely reliant on the marketing they do with the community to bring a crowd. And finally, most libraries have a need to supply the community with workshops and services, but do not have the money to pay for services and materials. Because Dollars & Sense is free, it is a perfect fit.

Thus far, these presentation requests have resulted solely by word of mouth. One way is through members and staff approaching their local libraries, and telling them about the program … that’s it! If this is something you would be interested in bringing to your community, please visit your local library and tell them all about the D&S workshops.

More information, including content for all workshops, is available on CalCPA’s website.

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