Join us in-person or online to master basic financial literacy, such as understanding budgeting or ways to improve and maintain a good credit score. Learn how to make informed financial decisions, effectively manage household finances, and strive toward financial independence!
You can also browse a wide selection of e-books and downloadable audiobooks in OverDrive's Finance collection. If you have never borrowed from OverDrive or used their Libby app before, information to get started can be found here.
Need help? Ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or call, text or email Ask-a-Librarian. The Tinker Station helpline at (317) 275-4500 is also available.
Using Your Tax Refund Wisely
Martindale-Brightwood Branch
For many people, your tax refund is the largest amount of money you receive at one time. This workshop outlines how to use your tax refund dollars more effectively to help you achieve your financial goals.
Are You Smarter than a Scammer?
Beech Grove Branch
Can you spot a scam? Avoid falling prey to an online scam with simple tips that can help you spot them. Learn about common scam methods, what you should do if you've received a scam message, and practice spotting scams in your email, text, or when browsing online.
Taller de Educación Financiera
Garfield Park Branch
Taller de Educación Financiera gratuito y abierto al público. Aumente su comprensión y confianza en la toma de decisiones financieras.
Indy Now Book Club Segment
Good Reads About Money
Catch book recommendations and IndyPL program highlights from your own local librarians once a month on the Indy Now Morning Show with Ryan and Jillian on Fox59. The show airs at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. Browse our past appearances. Enjoy one of our recent segments Good Reads About Money featuring staff librarian Rachel Nevada Wood.
View on Demand Money Management Classes
Personal Finance Classes from LinkedIn Learning
Get the training you need to stay ahead in these expert-led courses on Personal Finance. Numerous courses about personal finance are available including budgeting, personal investments, taxes, and more. Learn how to get started.
Money Management Skills - What Everyday People Need to Know
Whether you're just getting started in life or contemplating retirement, this series offers a primer with all the information you need to build a financial plan to achieve your goals. To get started create a Kanopy account. If you need help a video tutorial is available.
- Episode 1 Understanding Your Financial Brain (34 mins)
- Episode 2 Managing Money with Life Cycle Theory (29 mins)
- Episode 3 Basic Investing - Keep It Simple (29 mins)
- Episode 4 The Key Financial Instruments (31 mins)
- Episode 5 How to Use Credit Optimally (30 mins)
- Episode 6 Investing in Education (32 mins)
- Episode 7 The Economics of Home Ownership (31 mins)
- Episode 8 Managing Risk with Insurance Insurance (31 mins)
- Episode 9 Essential Tax Principles (30 mins)
- Episode 10 Saving for Retirement (33 mins)
- Episode 11 Fundamentals of Estate Planning (32 mins)
- Episode 12 Putting Your Financial Plan Together (36 mins)
Personal Finance Books
Here are some newly-published personal finance books available now the Library!
The Anxious Investor
Mastering the Mental Game of Investing
By using behavioral psychological practices and past market history, Scott Nations tells readers about how to become better investors during uncertain economic times.
My Money My Way
Taking Back Control of your Financial Life
Kumiko Love shares best practices and her own personal stories of financial hardship on how to get ahead on your finances and build financial success.
Clean up your Credit
A Black Ops Guide to Credit Repair and Restoration
Mansfield's book gives the reader a step-by-step guide to repair credit.
Money Skills for Kids
Look to these simple introductions to dollars and cents to help kids achieve their beginning money management skills. Naming the coins and knowing the value of bills and coins is only the beginning. Help them learn how to count change as well as set goals to both spend and save wisely.
Money
How to Save, Spend, and Manage your Moola!
A helpful for guide for kids to the basics of money including what discounts are, how loans work, and a few more advanced topics like bitcoin and pensions.
Curious About Money
What was money? What is money? Sometimes sheels, sometimes paper, sometimes credit cards and even the mysterious bitcoin. Reveals the history and logic behind how people use these things to buy, sell and trade.
Managing your Money
Practical advice for kids about how to choose a goal, set up a budget, save, and shop smart.