Frequently Used Links
- PA Business Search
- IRS Entity Search – 501(c)3 Lookup and filed 990s
- PA Dept. of State Annual Report – Login here, then click on “Business Filing Services”
- SAM.gov – Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) application and management
- NAICS Lookup – Circulating Libraries = code #519210
- Clearances
- PA Criminal History
- PA Child Abuse
- FBI Fingerprinting (Employee Code: 1KG756/Volunteer Code: 1KG6ZJ)
- Mandated Reporter Training
- Librarian Certification Portal (TIMS)
- PA Staff Academy (Continuing Education provided by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries)
Workshop Handouts
Checklists and Guides
- Accounts & Profiles to Update Regularly (September 2023)
- Important Documents Checklist (August 2023) – Essential documents to gather, retain, and back up.
- Reminders to Set (September 2023) – periodic administrative tasks to track
- Human Resources
- New Hire Paperwork (August 2023)
- Labor Law Posters (May 2024)
- Guide for Transitioning Directors (September 2023)
Explainers: Business & Nonprofit Operations
- FAQ: Book Sales & Sales Tax
- FAQ: Business Travel
- FAQ: Insurances for Public Libraries
- FAQ: Maintaining Nonprofit Status
- FAQ: Right-to-Know
- FAQ: Small Games of Chance
- FAQ: Unrelated Business Income
Explainers: Human Resources
- FAQ: Certification
- FAQ: Comp Time & Flex Time
- FAQ: Staff & Volunteer Clearances
- Labor Law Required Posters
Explainers: Library Services
Director Resources
- PA Library Code (Standards)
- Other Pennsylvania Laws
- Library Theft
- Library Theft (Title 18, Chapter 39, Section 3929.1-3929.2)
- Retention of library property after notice to return (Title 18, Chapter 67, Section 6708)
- CIPA
- Public Indecency (Section 5903: Obscene and other sexual materials and performances)
- Mandated Reporter Law
- Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund Act
- Right-to-Know (Office of Open Records)
- Sunshine Act (Office of Open Records)
- PA Nonprofit Corporation Law
- Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act & Institutions of Purely Public Charity Acts
- Library Theft
- Governor’s Advisory Council
- Office of Commonwealth Libraries LibGuides (Full list)
- Bureau of Library Development
- State Aid Resources
- Annual Report Overview
- Grants (LSTA & Keystone)
- American Library Association Statements
