College Financing Tips This Saturday at Bernards Library

If paying for college is looming on the horizon for you and your student, a free workshop this Saturday morning at the Bernards Township Library in Basking Ridge will help steer you in the right direction for financial aid opportunities.

Financial Aid Administrator Joe Roberto, with more than 38 years of experience, is scheduled to conduct the seminar between 10 to 11:30 a.m., when he will speak about financial programs available for college-bound students. Roberto has been working with Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) and the New Jersey Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NJASFAA) Speaker’s Bureau for many years.

This informative program will provide details on federal, state and university financial aid opportunities for college. The presentation will help students and parents prepare and get a step up on forms needed, and scholarships and loans that are available to plan the financing of college.

The event is part of Money Smart Week being held from April 20 to 27 at the Bernards Township Library, and recognizing financial literacy month during April.

The program will be held in program room B, located in the lower level of the library at 32 S. Maple Ave. in downtown Basking Ridge.

Both parents and students are welcome for the program, with bagels and coffee to be available. Sophomores and juniors especially may benefit, but all parents and students can learn from the session.

Registration is requested. Attendees can register online using the Event Sign Up Calendar at www.BernardsLibrary.org to receive a reminder email a few days before the program. Those wishing to register also may call the reference desk at  908-204-3031 ext. 4, or email LHilf@Bernards.org or KOlivari@Bernards.org.