Financial Education

A grant from PNC’s “Grow Up Great” program provided funding for the Library’s Spend, Share and Save financial education initiative for children ages 3-5. Children learned the basic, yet critical, concepts of how to spend, share and save money.

We hosted the "Grow Up Great" program and also invited children from Cuyahoga County Public Library to participate in storytimes that focused on financial education. A highlight of the program was the "Spend, Share and Save Festival" held at the zoo for the children and their families. During this mini career fair, children earned money by acting as journalists who interviewed people about their careers. After they “earned money,” they made decisions about what portion of the money would be spent on food and entertainment and what portion would be saved.