DENVER—The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association on Saturday announced nearly $882,000 in grants to 12 libraries to improve patrons’ financial literacy.
Recipients proposed using the money for financial workshops and programs to help patrons with everything from budgeting to retirement planning.
The recipients are:
— Athens-Clarke County Library, Athens, Ga.: $94,510
— Chesapeake Public Library, Chesapeake, Va.: $100,000
— Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, Ohio: $99,000
— Durham County Library, Durham, N.C.: $99,679
— Fargo Public Library, Fargo, N.D.: $53,000
— Fond du Lac Public Library, Fond du Lac, Wis.: $52,525
— Glendale Public Library, Glendale, Ariz.: $81,219
— Greenville County Library System, Greenville, S.C.: $49,550
— Loveland Public Library, Loveland, Colo.: $31,887
— New Haven Free Public Library, New Haven, Conn.: $78,364
— Pioneer Library System, Norman, Okla.: $78,713
— Riverside County Library System, Riverside, Calif.: $63,523
