FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Crystal Drillen
Crystal Drillen
Acting County Librarian
Nueces County Public Libraries
361-387-3431
crystal.drillen@nuecescountytx.gov
Earn, Save, Spend, Budget! Kids Can Learn about Personal Finance through New Library Offerings
Nueces County — Young people will have the opportunity to learn about financial topics — like earning, saving, spending, sharing and budgeting — in a way that is both meaningful and fun through a new Keach Family Library offering. Starting November, visit the library for in-person kids’ programs or take home a tablet loaded with fun games, offered through the Thinking Money for Kids program.
Nueces County Public Libraries has been selected to receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit from the American Library Association (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. The Program Kit is a collection of expertly vetted resources to help libraries teach financial education concepts for children ages 3 to 12, both in the library and in children’s homes.
Selected through a national application process, Nueces County Public Libraries is one of 300 libraries to receive this unique offering.
“We are excited to bring the Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit to Nueces County Public Libraries,” said Acting County Librarian Crystal Drillen. “We encourage parents to visit the library to check-out a Playaway Launchpad tablet to use inside the library in November. These brand-new tablets are pre-loaded with fun financial education games. And stay tuned for some creative financial education games for kids to play at the library during the coming months.”
Playaway Launchpads are kid-friendly tablets designed to continue learning and will be available to check out inside the library starting November 13th. Games that are pre-loaded on the Launchpads also have corresponding physical games in the library including Pet Cents, Making Mooo-lah, Currency Conga and Penny Pinchers’ Party.
For more information and a calendar of upcoming Thinking Money for Kids game programs, visit https://www.library.nuecescountytx.gov/home-library
