BPL's Business & Career Center offers financial programs to help you manage your money as well as appointments with financial coaches by phone from the Community Service Society and much more. You can explore our many Online Resources such as Morningstar or Weiss Ratings at home with your library card.
Take steps towards financial stability by meeting with a financial coach. Virtual one-on-one financial coaching is available by appointment. Make an appointment with a financial coach.
Coaches provide free and confidential help in developing positive financial skills, including:
- Improving credit by obtaining, reviewing and repairing credit reports;
- Using formal banking services and avoiding fringe services;
- Reducing debt by developing a debt management plan;
- Creating and using budgets to manage finances;
- Increasing savings to build assets;
- Applying for public benefits.
If there are no openings, please check back in a few days. Thank you.
Coaching is provided by the Financial Coaching Corps of The Community Service Society
- This year, Brooklyn Public Library is pleased to offer in-person tax help at a few locations thanks to free services offered by partner organizations. Each organization offers a slightly different model, from assisted self-prep to tax helpers completing the forms for you. All assistance is by appointment, and you must bring several documents, including prior year tax forms. For details, BPL locations, and links to make an appointment, please visit the Free Tax Help page.
- Attend events and workshops at the Library on saving, credit repair, investing and more. Go to our Events Calendar to see all of our upcoming finance events and workshops.
- Go to the "Subject Guides" box on the right hand side of this page to get tips about budgeting, investing, student loans & preparing for retirement.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Financial Coaching
Mon, Jul 27 12:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Tue, Jul 28 3:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Wed, Jul 29 4:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Thu, Jul 30 4:00pm
Virtual
All Hands On Tech - - Workshop for…
Fri, Jul 31 10:00am
Central Library, Business & Career Center, Classroom
Virtual Financial Coaching
Mon, Aug 3 12:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Tue, Aug 4 3:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Wed, Aug 5 4:00pm
Virtual
Federal Student Loan Clinic with EDCAP
Thu, Aug 6 3:00pm
Central Library, Business & Career Center
Virtual Financial Coaching
Thu, Aug 6 4:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Mon, Aug 10 12:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Tue, Aug 11 3:00pm
Virtual
Women and Money: How to Make Sense of…
Wed, Aug 12 1:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Wed, Aug 12 4:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Thu, Aug 13 4:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Mon, Aug 17 12:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Tue, Aug 18 3:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Wed, Aug 19 4:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Thu, Aug 20 4:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Financial Coaching
Mon, Aug 24 12:00pm
Virtual
Staff Picks
- Investing 101
- Debt Management/How to Budget
- Real Estate