Find Out How to Protect Your Future

Sandy Beda
August is National Make-a-Will Month

August is National Make-A-Will Month, dedicated to thinking about the future and how to protect it. Estate planning is an important task, although many postpone it for various reasons. At the Warren-Newport Public Library, we have resources to help you protect your future.

The library has many resources to help with estate planning, along with opportunities to join the Legacy Society and ensure the library’s future growth and success. Use National Make-A-Will Month to thoughtfully protect your family and community legacies.

Book cover 8 ways to avoid probate. Asquare gift tied with a red ribbon of cash.

8 Ways to Avoid Probate

Randolph, Mary

Estate Planning 101

Estate Planning 101: from avoiding probate and assessing assets to establishing directives and understanding taxes, your essential primer to estate planning

Cook, Vicki

Book cover of estate planning for dummies. Man and woman smiling look at a piece of paper while another man off to the right is holding a pen.

Estate Planning for Dummies

Simon, Jordan S.

Get It Together: Organize Your Records, So Your Family Won’t Have To

Cullen, Melanie

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Plan Your Estate

Clifford, Denis

Discover free financial planning  online resources for WNPL cardholders:

Gale Courses
Gale Courses offers a wide range of six-week instructor-led courses, including financial planning classes, that you can take entirely online.

LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is an online learning service that offers over 17,000 video tutorials in technology, business and creative skills, and includes courses in estate planning.

Udemy
This database of over 25,000 online video courses supports personal and professional development, including topics about financial planning.