Useful Links

Browse our collection of links to helpful offsite resources organized by topic below.

Advocacy

• American Library Association (ALA)
• Michigan House of Representatives
• Michigan Library Association (MLA)
• Michigan Senate

Bookselling

• AbeBooks.com – Book pricing on older items
• Alibris.com – Book pricing on older items
• BookFinder.com – Book pricing on older items
• Book Sale Finder – Book sales in U.S. and Canada
• PayPal – Payment for books you’ve sold on ebay and other sites

Friends Information

• Model Friends’ Cooperative Network

Fundraising/Grants

• Michigan Humanities Council
• Grants Information Collection – Proposal writing internet sources
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library – Program for delivering books to preschool children.Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service and Non-Profits

• 501 (c) 3 Application forms and instructions
• Forms and instructions
• Blue Avocado – Nonprofit online magazine includes “Board Café”
• CompassPoint – Nonprofit leadership
• Idealist – Nonprofit FAQ
• Michigan Nonprofit Association
• US Postal Service – U.S. Postal Service rates, zip codes, and mailing advice

State and National Libraries

• Library of Congress
• Library of Michigan Center for the Book

Fundraising Fact Sheets

Below are helpful fact sheets in PDF format to help with fundraising. Click the links below to download the PDF.

• Book Sale Ideas from FOLUSA
• Savvy Selling On-Line
• List of Typical Fund Raisers and Programs
• The Best of Michigan Friends Fundraisers
• Planning a Fund-raiser or Program