Pioneer Library System

Count those pennies!  Learn the bottom line about money and interesting ways to teach your children about one of life’s basic necessities. This fascinating free program covers insights into money management and skills appropriate to pass on to your children. Scheduled for Tuesday April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Moore Public Library 225 South Howard in Moore, you can learn much more than just the difference between dollars and cents.

Money makes the world go around. Like any skill, it is best that children learn early in life to experience money management. Inger Guiffrida, Financial Educator and Asset Building Consultant, presents developmentally appropriate information and activities to use at home for children ages 4-14. Counting money, allowances, saving money, and ways to earn money, are some of the fun and educational ideas covered in the program. Ways to build habits that will last a life-time and teaching your children ways of taking control of their own money, budgeting, paying bills, and setting money goals are also included in the presentation.

After a particularly frigid winter, spring is finally arriving in Oklahoma. For many gardening souls, it is time to think about working outdoors in the soil. Sharing gardening tips, as well as sharing plants, can be an enjoyable part of the gardening experience. Take away new plants for your yard or garden, and find homes for your excess plants at the Moore Public Library Plant Exchange scheduled for Saturday, April 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The event is come-and-go: you are invited to attend the expert’s presentations and/or bring your plants, bulbs, cuttings, seedlings or seeds for trade or give-a-way.

This is the third annual plant exchange for Moore and this year the Moore Public Library will be partnering with Moore’s Community Garden. The Community Garden’s expert, Lindsay Packard, will be presenting “lasagna gardening”: a unique method of layering that is a fast and easy way to begin a garden in your yard using sheets of soil, newspapers, and peat moss.

At 10:30 a.m. Tracey Payton, Horticulture Extension Educator for Cleveland County OSU Extension Service, will be speaking on Six-Legged Super Heroes: Beneficial Insects in the Garden. Payton will be giving tips on how to recognize and utilize insects to your advantage. Tracey’s presentation will last approximately 30 minutes, allowing time for questions and gardening discussions.