Resources

FLEC's MyMoney.gov website features a collection of resources from more than 24 agencies that can help everyone in the U.S. build financial well-being by developing key financial literacy skills. Explore the website to find games,...

TEAM II is a competitive award program that provides funding for non-profit museums, planetariums, libraries, and other youth-serving institutions to implement NASA mission-inspired STEM projects for K-12 students. Explore upcomin...

The Center for an Informed Public is an interdisciplinary research initiative dedicated to resisting strategic misinformation, promoting an informed society, and strengthening democratic discourse. Watch recorded presentations to ...

Developed with support from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Courageous RI is an initiative to prevent violence and extremism in Rhode Island. By facilitating authentic, respectful community conversations and providing p...

This curriculum for upper elementary through high school students, based on the documentary Girl Rising, highlights connections between education, financial literacy, and financial empowerment. Each lesson plan follows the story o...

Created by ALA and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, Thinking Money for Kids is a collection of financial education resources for children and their parents and caregivers. Thinking...

This FTC webpage offers guidance on a variety of financial topics with a focus on scam awareness. Through easy-to-read articles and videos, consumers will learn how to recognize, avoid, and report scams in different contexts — lik...

FTC's Consumer Advice website offers practical guidance and education on a variety of financial topics, including online security, scams, and identity theft. This How to Avoid a Scam webpage (also available as a printed PDF) offer...

Civic Online Reasoning is a free curriculum designed to help educators teach digital literacy skills. The curriculum focuses on methods that fact checkers use to evaluate the trustworthiness of online sources. Tested in real class...

CDC offers a variety of resources that professionals can use to evaluate health literacy-related programs, including the Framework for Evaluation in Public Health. This webpage lists key questions to ask as you assess the needs of...

Through citizen science and crowdsourcing, NNLM works to engage communities in addressing societal needs and accelerating biomedical science, technology, and innovation through participation in the scientific research process. Exp...

Focusing on 3 Montana libraries, this study offers insight into the informational needs and search habits of community members — and the role librarians play in helping patrons search for information. Learn about the interventions...

Seeding Action supports science centers, museums, and public engagement networks working to cultivate a culture of hope and action to improve community and planetary health. To achieve this mission, they offer resources to help bu...

The Measurement of Museum Social Impact initiative (MOMSI) — from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and Thanksgiving Point — assessed how 38 museums generated social impact in their communities. Learn about four key outcomes (...

IMLS has curated resources to help professionals gather evaluation data — data that illustrates the value of innovative museum and library services. Explore guides for program evaluation and outcome monitoring, discover proje...

Communities for Immunity was an initiative to provide funding support to museums and libraries in engaging their communities to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Find out how these organizations shared vital health information an...

Through its Public Libraries Initiative, NNLM provides free, research-based, health resources to public libraries and other community organizations that serve public health needs. Explore upcoming training opportunities, order inf...

NNLM engages with communities to raise awareness of trusted, high-quality, and relevant information and develop strategies to improve health literacy. Watch a webinar series on health misinformation, learn how to evaluate resource...

Super Searchers is an educational program co-created by PLA and Google. Professionals can use Super Searchers resources to teach library visitors or community members how to use online search engines effectively. The Super Searche...

Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom is a collaborative educational development program implemented at three research universities — Purdue University, University of Arizona, and University of Nebraska, Lincoln — to integra...

The Campbell Library at Rowan University offers this toolkit for evaluating online sources. The toolkit highlights strategies for complex thinking, evidence-based approaches for evaluating the credibility of online sources, and sk...

CS is Elementary's Every School Can Starter Pack offers free resources that elementary educators can use to bring computer science fundamentals into the classroom. Resources include free coding lesson plans, professional developme...

Sorting Truth from Fiction is a free online course for educators available through MIT's Online Learning Library. Based on strategies that professional fact-checkers use to evaluate online sources, this course offers effective pra...

PaLA offers toolkits and materials that professionals can use to develop literacy programs and local partnerships. Resources Include PA Forward publications, press releases, media campaign kits, and more. These materials cover a v...