 Publicly funded  Administered by a municipality (county, city, region)  Open to all  A community meeting place  A source of valuable programs.

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 Publicly funded  Administered by a municipality (county, city, region)  Open to all  A community meeting place  A source of valuable programs  A lender of FREE print and multimedia material

 Local Public Funds (Budgeted tax revenue)  Millage  Donations  Underwriters / Sponsors  Late fees (fines)  Book Sales  Friends of the Library Activities (Fundraisers)

 STARTING A BUSINESS  PROCURING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS  INVESTMENT ADVICE  JOB SEARCH / CAREER PLANNING  COMPANY RESEARCH  ARTICLES (NEWS, ANALYSIS, OPINION, ADVICE)  PATENT and TRADEMARK DATABASES  BANKRUPTCY / FORECLOSURE

 How to Start a Business in Maryland, Virginia or the District of Columbia  Business English: the Writing Skills You Need for Today’s Workplace  The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Businesses  Taking Aim! : the Business of Being an Artist Today  Bankruptcy for Small Business

 Thomas Register of American Manufacturers  Encyclopedia of American Business History  Arlington Business Directory  Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives  Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources

 New York Public Library  Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) 

 Boston Public Library – Kirstein Business Library  Fayetteville Free Library - Creation Lab  Kansas City (MO) – Grant Research & Writing

Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee BRASS is the Business Reference and Services Section of ALA's Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). See also: Best of the Business Websites

Foreclosure Clinics (San Diego) Job Search (Career) Partnerships with Other Helpful Agencies Princeton Public Library In Tough Economic Times …

LIBRARIES AND THE… RECESSION / DEPRESSION / ECONOMIC CRISIS In recession, libraries are booming --CBSNews, 2/2/ shtml Downturn puts new stresses on libraries --NYTimes, 4/1/09 The library: a recession sanctuary --Boston Globe, 1/3/09 /the_library___a_recession_sanctuary/ In times of recession, libraries flourish --CNN, 2/28/09 of-recession-libraries-flourish/ Recession: A mixed blessing for libraries --Utne Reader, 8/1/08 Mixed-Blessing-for-Libraries.aspx Library usage will go up during a recession— Management, are you really prepared? --Librarian By Day, 1/9/09 9/01/09/library-usage-will-go-up-during- a-recession-management-are-you- really-prepared/

 Does my old stock certificate have any value?  How can I find a sample business plan?  How can I learn about a company’s history and performance?  What are NAIC and SIC codes?  Where do I find information on government loans and grants for small business startups?  I need to be sure the name of my new company is not already in use.

Best of the Business Websites (Free Resources) Selected Core (Business) Competencies

Questions? Thank you for your attention ! Andrea McGlinchey