GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION

Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association
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Indie Bookstore Shirts Now Available!

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At the request of our membership and publishing partners we have made the GLIBA independent bookstore shirts available for purchase! Shirts ordered this week should arrive in time for Independent Bookstore Day. Each shirt consists of a map composed of the indie bookstores in that state!

If you would like any of these design to produce your own shirts to sell your store please email larry@gliba.org
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All 2022 memberships and renewals will receive a free shirt. We are working with Bonfire to streamline the ordering process. When that process is complete member renewal forms will be sent out. Thank you!
https://www.bonfire.com/store/gliba/


Things you can do right now!

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GLIBA BOARD NOMINATIONS
NOMINATE
GLIBA has amended its board member nomination process to encourage new and diverse voices to represent our region and to promote self-nominations.

We are looking for new board candidates all year long so submit today!
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PREFERRED READING GENRE & ARC REQUEST SURVEY
SUBMIT
​Fill Out our Preferred Reading Genre and ARC Request Survey

We created this program for booksellers to let publishers know what genres they prefer reading and to help the right ARCs and Galleys get to the right booksellers. We also intended this program to help prioritize ARC shipping and cut down on waste.

This info is shared with all GLIBA member publishing partners.​
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JOIN GLIBA'S DISCORD
DISCORD INFO
As GLIBA looks to the future we are always striving to find new ways to stay connected with each other in our region. We started a Discord Server exclusively for GLIBA booksellers.

Stay in touch and ask questions of your fellow GLIBA Booksellers by joining the GLIBA Discord! Email larry@gliba.org for an invitation. This is a private forum.

GLIBA Board of Directors

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​President
Lynn Mooney
Women & Children First
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Vice President
Tim Smith
Schuler Books 
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Treasurer
Melissa D. Weisberg
Macmillan
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Secretary 
David Underwood
Penguin Random House
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​Joanna Parzakonis
This is a Bookstore &
Bookbug
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Alyson Turner
Source Booksellers
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​Kathy Burnette
Brain Lair Books
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​Melia Wolf
Cover to Cover Children's Books
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Chris Conti
Independent Publishers Group
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Gary Lovely
Prologue Bookshop
GLIBA represents over 200 independent bookstores throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Check out our advertising options.
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GLIBA Office
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3123 Andrea Ct,
Woodridge, IL 60517

Contact Us
(630) 841-8129
larry@gliba.org

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  • About
    • Join GLIBA
    • Bookstore Members
    • Board of Directors >
      • Past Board Members
    • Our By-Laws
    • Publisher Members
  • Catalogs
    • Summer Catalog >
      • Summer Catalog for Publishers
    • Holiday Catalog >
      • Holiday Catalog for Publishers
  • Events
    • Past Events >
      • George Saunders
      • Spring Forum >
        • Spring Forum 2022 >
          • Spring Forum 2022 Publisher Guidelines
        • Spring Forum 2021
        • Spring Forum 2020
        • Spring Forum 2019
        • Spring Forum 2018
      • The Lit Show >
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 3
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 2
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 1
      • Heartland
      • Group Bookstore Events
      • Rep Night >
        • Rep Night 2019
        • Rep Night 2018
      • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl >
        • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl 2022
        • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl 2018
  • Bestsellers
  • Heartland
  • Awards
    • Heartland Booksellers Award
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners
  • News
  • Publishers, Authors and Industry Affiliates
    • Advertise with GLIBA
    • MIPA
    • Bookseller ARC Requests and Preferred Reading Genres
    • Publisher Promotions
    • For Authors
    • Rep List
    • Publisher Social Media
  • YouTube Channel
  • Past Holiday Catalogs
    • Holiday Catalog 2021
    • Holiday Catalog 2020
    • Holiday Catalog 2019
  • GLIBA Bookseller Feature
  • Bookseller Resources
    • New York Trip
    • CHILOVEBOOKS
    • Tools of the Trade
    • Anti-Racism Resources
    • Covid-19 Resources
    • The Independent Bookseller
    • On-Line Links
    • Advocacy
    • Reporting Your Sales
  • Board Information