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Business and Investment Resources

Business & Investment Programs
Mon, Sep 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Porter Room
This program will give you the helpful guidance you need to navigate your Medicare supplement options with our (Weiss Financial Ratings Series Online) Medicare Supplement Insurance... more
This program will give you the helpful guidance you need to navigate your Medicare supplement options with our (Weiss Financial Ratings Series Online) Medicare Supplement Insurance Buyers' Guide.
Registration opens Friday, August 15 2025 at 9:00am

Rescheduled
Mon, Sep 15, 7:00pm - 8:15pm
New date Monday, November 03, 7:00pm - 8:15pm
A brief overview of the Federal Reserve System and its responsibilities to the American public, followed by a summary of national and regional economic conditions.

The Wall Street Journal is available from WPPL on the Download & Stream page

Now available with your Westlake Porter Public Library card—The Wall Street Journal Online. Enjoy award-winning business journalism and unrivaled coverage of global markets, politics, world news, tech, arts and life, accessible anywhere.

Sign up to learn about the latest Business and Investing titles in the collection.

Resources for Nonprofits and Grantseekers

You can access Candid's databases for free using the computers in the library. One-on-one tutorial sessions are available; please contact Adult Services to schedule an appointment.

Foundation Center Online by Candid

Foundation Directory Online Professional is the most comprehensive prospect research tool for fundraisers, with over 224,000+ grantmaker profiles, 900,000+ recipient profiles, and data on 17+ million grants.

Foundation Grants to Individuals offers information on almost 10,000 funders that provide scholarships, grants, and other types of funding to students, artists, and researchers.

GuideStar is the world's largest source of information about U.S. nonprofit organizations, collecting and distributing data to encourage organizational transparency and charitable giving.