DISB Acting Commissioner Thomas E. Hampton said the @ your library programs fall in line with the consumer education and protection that is done on a daily basis at DISB. "Consumer education is an integral part of what we do," Hampton said. "What is great about this investor-education series is that it speaks to all District residents and investors who are at various comfort levels when it comes to investing."
Investor Education @ your library is part of The Campaign for America's Libraries, a multi-year public awareness and advocacy effort sponsored by the ALA that showcases libraries as places of opportunity where information is affordable, available and accessible to all people. IPT is a founding partner of the campaign. The Reference and User Services Association, a division of the ALA, is administering the program.
Other libraries participating in the Investor Education @ your library initiative include: Anchorage (Alaska) Municipal Libraries; Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System; Bowling Green (Ky.) Public Library; Des Moines (Iowa) Public Library; Detroit Public Library; Fletcher Free Library, (Burlington, Vt.); Free Library of Philadelphia; Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library; Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library; Monroe County Public Library (Bloomington, Ind.); New York Public Library; Norfolk (Va.) Public Library; Onondaga County Public Library (Syracuse, N.Y.); Parmly Billings Public Library (Billings, Mont.); Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (N.C.); Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library; SiouxLand Libraries (Sioux Falls, S.D.); Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Public Library; and Wichita (Kan.) Public Library.
Founded in 1993 as part of a multi-state settlement to resolve charges of misconduct, the Investor Protection Trust is a nonprofit organization providing independent, objective information and resources needed by consumers to make informed investment decisions.
The DC Public Library is a vibrant center of activity for residents and visitors to the nation's capital. Located throughout Washington, DC, the Library provides environments that invite reading, learning and community discussion. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library is the central library, and the system has 26 other neighborhood and community libraries across the city. The DC Public Library is proud to be a recognized force in the community for engaging the mind, expanding opportunities and elevating the quality of life. To get more information about the library or to view the monthly calendar of events visit the DC Public Library website.
The Government of the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking regulates all financial-service businesses in the District of Columbia by administering District of Columbia insurance, securities and banking laws, rules and regulations. The agency has two missions: to provide fair, efficient and fast regulatory supervision of financial-service activities for the protection of the people of the District of Columbia; and to create conditions that will attract and retain national and international insurance, securities, banking and other financial-services businesses to the District. For more information, visit the DISB website.
