Useful Links
Advocacy
American Library Association (ALA)
American Library Association Office for Library Advocacy (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
Half.com -Book pricing on items with an ISBN
PayPal – Payment for books you’ve sold at www.ebay.com and other sites
Friends Information
United for Libraries
ALA Friends of Libraries
Model Friends’ Cooperative Network
Friends of Libraries: Answers to Key Questions
January’s Learning Live, Standards of Excellence for Library Friends & Foundations
Fundraising/Grants
“Grants for Nonprofits: Libraries”
Michigan Humanities Council
Free Management Library – Nonprofit fundraising
Grants Information Collection – Proposal writing internet sources
Dolly Parton Imagination Library – Program for delivering books to preschool children.
United for Libraries Friends & Foundations Fact Sheets – A variety of topics to Friends Groups and library Foundations.
Fundraising Fact Sheets
Below are helpful items in pdf form to help with fundraising.
- 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
Internal Revenue Service
501 (c) 3 Application forms and instructions
Forms and instructions
Instructions for completing a 501 (c) 3 application Libraries
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 Michigan
Library of Congress
Library of Congress Center for the Book