Application Requirements

THE GIFT OF FREE BOOKS AND MUSIC could be a reality for your local Jewish community. PJ Library would love to work with you to make it happen.

To work with a PJ Library development professional or to learn more about the application requirements, contact the PJ Library North American office by calling 413-439-1981 or by sending e-mail to pjlibrary@HGF.org. We will be happy to answer your questions and begin the process with you. 

Here's what will happen:

1. A Director of Community Development Will Work with You

   A Director of Community Development will help determine:

   • The number of eligible children in your community.
   • Your community's subscription goal and funding requirements.
   • The local community organization(s) responsible for funding the PJ Library program.
   • The local community organization responsible for implementing the PJ program.
   • The best methods for securing funding.
   
   

2. An Operations Associate Will Get the Ball Rolling

   An Operations Associate will work with you to collect the required legal and postal documentation, some of which includes:

   • Nonprofit Status Documentation -- We need a copy of the organization's 501 (c)(3) (unless your organization does not file taxes or is a synagogue, in which case we require letters of incorporation).
     
   • United States Postal Service (USPS) Approval -- In order to send bulk mail on behalf of your community, PJ Library needs documentation approved by the USPS stating that it is permitted for us to do so.
   
   

3. An Operations Associate Will Send Paperwork

   After your community's funding has been secured and the legal and postal paperwork is complete, the Operations Associate will send you the following to complete: 

   • Application for Staff Funding -- Small Communities (DOC) 
     
   • Application for Staff Funding -- Mid-Sized to Large Communities (DOC)