Thinking Money Exhibit Kickoff and Coffeehouse

We had 62 people in attendance, evenly split between teens/tweens and adults. Since we opened this event up to all ages, there were some adults there without kids. However, the Envisioning Your Future Self poster-making project was limited to teens, and they enjoyed that very much. An artist from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art brought in museum posters from their previous exhibits, which the teens cut and pasted, and reassembled with a photo of themselves that we took at the event. The resulting masterpieces they created showed that they had thought about the future and what possibilities it holds for them. When they wrote about money using haiku it also revealed their attitude toward money.

For another activitiy, we had a staff member demonstrate how to make the duct tape wallets. 

We asked people to fill out slips with their name and either their email or phone number, and we used these for prize drawings that were held every 30 minutes. We had prizes such as board games, coin banks, books and other financial-themed goodies. 

We had evaluation forms (see Attachments at the right) and asked people to fill them out before they left. If they took them to the circulation desk they could pick a prize such as a pen, tote bag or stress ball. People liked the idea of getting a prize so many filled out the forms. 

We encouraged people to visit the exhibit that same day or to come back again another day. We believe that our goal of introducing the exhibit to the public was met.