5/5/12, 5/12/12 + 5/21/12 Money Matters @ NYPL: College Planning and Financial Aid: Free Workshop @ Various NYPL Locations

College is expensive but with proper planning, it can be affordable. In this free library workshop you will learn:
* The importance of the FAFSA form and what it means to families.
* How to appeal to the school of your choice to receive more free money (grants and scholarships)
* What steps to take if you have lost employment or are or have divorced
* What the new tax laws mean to your family (Hope Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, etc.)
* How a PRIVATE SCHOOL can cost less than a STATE SCHOOL
* New changes to financial aid programs by the US Department of Education
* Financial aid award letter analysis
* Ways to pay for college without going broke

The New York Public Library's Money Matters series is made possible thanks to the generous support of The McGraw-Hill Companies' Financial Literacy Now: New York campaign

Cost: Free
For teens and adults

Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 10:30am

AND ALSO ON Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10:30am
St. George Library Center
5 Central Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/05/05/college-planning-and-financial-aid

Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 3pm
New Dorp Library
309 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY 10306
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/05/12/college-planning-and-financial-aid

Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:30pm
Tottenville Library
7430 Amboy Road
Staten Island, NY 10307
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/05/21/college-planning-and-financial-aid