Library Support Materials: Publicity
Table of Contents:
- Graphic Materials
- Press Materials
- Financial Literacy Toolkit
- Social Media Handles
- Logos and Credit Statement
ALA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation created the following promotional materials for libraries receiving the Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit.
Many of the items below are customizable. To customize a PDF to your needs, open the PDF. Use your cursor to select the text that reads, "Select and type over this text with your program info." Once selected, key in your own program title, dates, location, etc., and save the document to your computer.
Graphic Materials
Financial Literacy Resources Flyer for Parents/Caregviers
Social media share images (JPGs)
- Facebook share image(1200x630px) - "Coming soon!"
- Instagram share image(1080x1080px) - "Coming soon!"
- Facebook share image(1200x630px) - "Now at your library!"
- Instagram share image(1080x1080px) - "Now at your library!"
- Facebook event image(1920x1005px)-Penny Pinchers' Party-"Now at your Library"
- Facebook event image (1920x1005px)-Currency Conga-"Now at your Library"
- Facebook event image(1920x1005px)-Making Mooo-lah-"Now at your Library"
- Facebook event image(1920x1005px)-Pet Cents-"Now at your Library"
- Facebook event image(1920x1005px) -Piggy Bank Theater-"Now at your Library"
- Facebook event image(1920x1005px)-Launchpads-"Now at your Library"
- Facebook event image(1920x1005px)-Thinking Money for Kids-"Coming Soon!"
- Facebook event image(1920x1005px)-Thinking Money for Kids-"Now at your Library"
Customizable promotional graphics for print (PDFs) - "Coming soon!"
- Bookmark (with printing crop marks)
- Postcard 5"x7" (with printing crop marks)
- Postcard 5"x7" (without printing crop marks)
- Poster 8.5"x11" (with printing crop marks)
- Poster 8.5"x11" (without printing crop marks)
- Poster 11"x17" (with printing crop marks)
- Poster 11"x17" (without printing crop marks)
Customizable promotional graphics for print (PDFs) - "Now at your library!"
- Bookmark (with printing crop marks)
- Postcard 5"x7" (with printing crop marks)
- Postcard 5"x7" (without printing crop marks)
- Poster 8.5"x11" (with printing crop marks)
- Poster 8.5"x11" (without printing crop marks)
- Poster 11"x17" (with printing crop marks)
- Poster 11"x17" (without printing crop marks)
Customizable, program-specific promotional flyers for print (PDFs) - "Now at your library!"
- Penny Pinchers' Party Flyer
- Currency Conga Flyer
- Making Mooo-lah Flyer
- Pet Cents Flyer
- Piggy Bank Theater Flyer
- Launchpad Flyer
Spanish Customizable, program-specific promotional flyers for print (PDFs)- "Disponible ahora en tu biblioteca!"
- Penny Pinchers' Party Flyer
- Currency Conga Flyer
- Making Mooo-lah Flyer
- Pet Cents Flyer
- Piggy Bank Theater Flyer
- Launchpad Flyer
Canva Templates
Press Materials
The following templates can be used to share the news that your library was selected to receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit. These materials are designed as templates with blank spaces. You may customize them by adding your own library information, location, goals for the program, and quotes, as shown in [BRACKETED TEXT].
Press templates (Word documents)
- Announcement press release template: Use this template to share the news of the program kit with local media.
- Social media templates: Use these templates to post the news on your library's Facebook, X( Twitter), Instagram or other social media channels.
Financial Literacy Toolkit
Financial Literacy Month is in April. Please use the resources below to share the word about the TM4K programs happening at your library!
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An editable press release to share with your local news sources about the awesome TM4K programming you are hosting at your library
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An editable flyer template through Canva featuring all 5 programs with fun graphics
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New Canva templates for Facebook and Instagram highlighting Financial Literacy Month
Please note: To access the Canva templates, you will need a free Canva account.
Social Media Handles
Please tag the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and ALA using the following handles:
FINRA Investor Education Foundation:
- X (Twitter): @FINRAFoundation
American Library Association:
- X (Twitter): @ALALibrary
- Instagram: @AmericanLibraryAssociation
Logos and Credit Statement
When space and time allow, ALA and the FINRA Foundation appreciate the inclusion of their logos or the official credit statement on printed materials related to the Thinking Money for Kids Program Kits.
Grantees are authorized to use these logos for Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit purposes only for the duration of the project. If you need additional file types beyond what is listed below, please email publicprograms@ala.org.
- ALA Logo stacked color
- ALA Logo long color jpg
- FINRA Foundation Logo color
- FINRA Foundation logo black
Official credit statement: Thinking Money for Kids is an initiative of the American Library Association and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
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