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Special Collections


The Phoenixville Public Library provides a number of special collections unique to our library or specifically for the convenience of our patrons. Please use the menu at the left to get specific information on our services or feel free to browse this page and the various topics in our menu.



Spanish Language Materials


Our children’s and adult collections feature Spanish language books, music CDs, and DVDs, including bestselling titles.


Spanish Titled Book
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Large Print Books

Our adult book collection boasts a selection of bestselling titles in large print format.



Large Print Book
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The Dr. Donald E. Harrop Sports Illustrated Research Collection

Sports Illustrated 1954 -

Sports Illustrated for Children 1989 -


Collection available by appointment only. Contact Mark Pinto, 610-933-3013, Ext. 32


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The Foundation Center and AFP Affiliate Library Reference Collections

If you are an organization or an individual looking for sources of funding or information on how to run your nonprofit organization, Phoenixville Public Library's Foundation Center and AFP Affiliate Library Reference Collections are good places to begin.


These special collections, located in the Adult Reference section of Phoenixville Public Library, feature books, newsletters, newspapers, and online databases covering sources of grants, fundraising, philanthropy, and nonprofit management.


In addition, we often hold webinars and other special events for grantseekers. You will find them listed on the Community Calendar.


Foundation Center Collection


The Phoenixville Public Library is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. As a member of this nationwide network of libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit agencies, the Phoenixville Public Library provides visitors with free public access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center’s electronic databases, The Foundation Directory Online Professional and Foundation Grants to Individuals Online. The Foundation Directory Online, a fully searchable database, includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation’s top funders. Foundation Grants to Individuals provides searchable detailed descriptions of more than 6,200 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.




Online databases (ask for password at Reference Desk):



Print titles in the collection include:


  • The Foundation Directory (includes Part 2 and Supplement)
  • Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers and Donors
  • Directory of Pennsylvania Foundations
  • Foundations Today Series
  • Pennsylvania Nonprofit Report
  • National Directory of Corporate Giving
  • Corporate Foundation Profiles
  • Government Assistance Almanac
  • Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • Grassroots Fundraising Journal (Online Article Archive - ask at Reference Desk for password)

For more information on The Foundation Center, visit their Web site at foundationcenter.org.


AFP Affiliate Library Collection


The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Affiliate Library Collection includes selected works in philanthropy and fundraising, representing the fundamental knowledge base of the fundraising profession. This collection is made possible by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Philadelphia Chapter as part of the Chapter's Grassroots Development Program, funded by the William Penn Foundation.


At its inception in 1987, the AFP Affiliate Library consisted of 25 books known as the Heritage Collection. The current AFP Affiliate Library program contains:


  • Heritage Collection books still in print.
  • Books selected for the AFP Skystone/Ryan Research Prize.
  • Books selected for publication by the AFP Publications Committee.
  • Books on the bibliographies for the CFRE and ACFRE certification exams.

Subject areas include, but are not limited to:


  • Law, finance, management, and operation of nonprofit organizations
  • Planning, developing, and writing grant proposals
  • Conducting successful capital campaigns and planned giving programs
  • Cultivating donors and finding affluent income sources
  • Planning special events
  • Fundraising on the Internet
  • Philanthropy and fundraising for social change

For more information on the Association of Fundraising Professionals and certification, visit their Web site at www.afpnet.org.


General Information for Using the Foundation Center and AFP Affiliate Library Reference Collections


The materials of the collections are free to use during the Library's normal operating hours. However, they may not be checked out. The online resources are accessible from any of the Library's Internet workstations but require a password, which must be entered by the Reference Librarian or Computer Center Page. The computers are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and time limits do apply. Nominal charges apply for disks and printouts.


Assistance in using the resources of the Foundation Center and AFP Affiliate Library Collections is available from the Reference Librarian during normal Reference hours only. Reference hours are posted in the Library and on the Library's Web site, and are subject to change.


For more information on the Foundation Center and AFP Affiliate Library Reference Collections, please contact Reference Librarian Mark Pinto at 610-933-3013, Ext. 32 or mpinto@ccls.org.


Please remember the Phoenixville Public Library in your estate planning.


Useful Internet Links

 

Associations, Organizations & Institutions

Nonprofit Reports

Proposal Writing Resources

Resources for Individual Grantseekers

Resources for Small Business Owners
 
Resources for Nonprofit & Other Grantseekers

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