Learn how to get your financial house in order at the Library this fall. Join us at workshops for adults and teens on a variety of personal finance topics: creating a budget, managing your money, protecting your financial security, and planning for long term care. These programs are part of the Allstate Readiness Series, funded by a generous grant from The Allstate Foundation, which supports programs on financial literacy and teen safe driving throughout the year.
For Adults
Wednesday, October 17, 7:00-8:30 pm
Planning for Long Term Care and Disability: Legal and Financial Issues
Presenter: Frances Pantaleo, Esq., elder law attorney and Partner of Walsh, Amicucci & Pantaleo LLP. She will help you navigate this complicated topic, discussing ways to protect your assets, estate planning considerations, and long term care insurance.
Saturday, October 20, 2:00-3:30 pm
Luis Rosa hablara sobre maneras de ahorrar (en español)
Presenter: Luis Rosa, financial advisor with Livreri & Golub, Inc., specializing in personal finance. Come answer these questions: How is your financial life? Where would you like it to be? You will explore financial concepts and receive advice, plus you will learn simple techniques that will help you to a better financial future. As an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Mr. Rosa knows what it’s like to come to a new country, learn a new language and adopt new customs.
For Teens
Offered twice: Saturday, November 17, 2:00-3:00 p.m. and Wednesday, November 28, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Smart Money for Teens
Presenter: Financial educator Annett Marrie Barrett. In this fun, interactive workshop teens will learn about the common money tools they will use throughout their lives—credit cards, bank accounts, and how to budget money.
Hello,
I am a member of The Council for Community Services in Port Chester. The CCS is a non-profit community service organization , We are interested in hosting a financial literacy workshop in Spanish in April for the Port Chester community. Can you provide more information on the workshops the library has hosted?
Thank you,
Joanne Cathcart
Council member
Hi Joanne,
You’ll want to contact our programming Librarian, Sharon Rothman at srothman@whiteplainslibrary.org. The workshops in the post you are commenting on haven’t happened since 2012, but we’ve had others since then.