Library Offers Retirement Classes

This fall, Belleville Public Library will be offering a series of classes to help community members be well informed when making retirement decisions. Speakers from the Retirement Classroom will provide non-biased education on Medicare, Social Security, and Long-term Care. All classes are free, open to the public, start at 6:30 p.m., and last 60-90 minutes.
On Tuesday, October 20th, “Strategies for Social Security and Retirement Income,” will help accomplish the most prevalent goal among retirees – to not run out of money. This class will provide education on the varying methods of filing for Social Security and inform of strategies that can be used to optimize it. The class will also provide a process one might use to calculate what their retirement income need is and introduce a few options on structuring income in retirement.
“Planning for Nursing Care and Final Expenses” will be held on Wednesday, November 18th. This class is designed to inform retirees of the chances they will need nursing care, ways to receive care, and the costs involved. It will also talk about the options to fund one’s Final Expenses, a decision that may be affected by how a retiree plans on receiving and funding nursing care.
All classes will be held in the new classroom (former Senior Center office) at Belleville Public Library at 130 S. Vine Street. Pre-registration is not required. Questions? Call the Library at (608) 424-1812.