MHLS Friends Meet Up
Friends from across the Mid-Hudson Library System meet multiple times a year to share ideas and experiences. Dates are available through the MHLS Calendar.
Fundraising
- NYS Gaming Commission Charitable Gaming
- Food Safety at Community Events
- What about a bake sale? A bake sale is not considered a temporary (food service at events) event as long as only dry baked goods, such as cookies, brownies, and cake, are offered. If you are offering baked goods with cream toppings, fillings, or pumpkin pie, a temporary permit is required.
- County Health Services: Columbia | Dutchess | Greene | Putnam | Ulster
501(c)3
- Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits [IRS]
- Which 990 Form Do We Fill Out?
- IRS Stay Exempt: Tax Basics for Exempt Organizations
- Need a copy of your 501(c)(3) determination letter from the IRS? Call 877-829-5500
- NYS: Tax Exemption
Handbooks
- Toolkit to Start a Friends of the Library Group (New York Library Association – Friends of Libraries Section)
- Friends of Brooklyn Public Library Handbook (Friends of Brooklyn Public Library)
- Friends of the Library Handbook (Virginia Public Libraries)
- Handbook for Connecticut Library Friends (Friends of Connecticut Libraries)