The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the securities industry’s self-policing arm, and the American Library Association are contributing $1.2 million to 16 U.S. libraries to improve financial literacy, including more than $50,000 to the Fairfield Library.
The Fairfield library will use its $50,070 grant from Finra’s Investor Education Foundation and the library lobby to build on its job assistance program and offer personal finance workshops for adults.
The only other New England public library to get a grant was Massachusetts’ Seekonk Public Library, $98,818 to aid women over 25 to master financial basics and improve their saving and investing skills.
