Join GLIBA or Renew your 2021 GLIBA Membership and Guarantee your
​Spot in The Independent Bookstore State Map Prints! 

Prints available exclusively to GLIBA Members.
Each poster includes a GLIBA state composed of the names of independent bookstores in that state. This one-of-a-kind artwork is immediately available to all GLIBA members. These posters are a work-in-progress and will be updated regularly as we add new members. If you are currently a GLIBA member and missing from the map, please email larry@gliba.org. This initial artwork was generated from 2020 and early 2021 membership applications. 

These prints are available NOW!!! and located below for download. We will be updating the posters with new stores leading up to Independent Bookstore Day. Stores have requested hi-res files that can be printed locally as posters, stickers, totes and shirts and sold during Independent Bookstore Day. Those files can be found below. As well, as requested by booksellers if you would like your store’s name highlighted in a different color on the poster please email larry@gliba.org with your request and he will send you an updated file. Also, if you need help sourcing printing options for these posters please email larry@gliba.org. 

We have drastically updated our GLIBA membership form so please update your information here, so we have the most relevant and important store information available. 
Downloadable Files (updated 4/9/21)
GLIBA Territory Covers Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
Bookstore Membership is defined as an independent retail business whose primary business is to sell books to consumers, and is regionally owned, private held, and has book sales comprising at least 51% of total revenue. These are voting members and are eligible to serve on the Board of Directors. For a full list of Bookstore Member Benefits please see below. Membership period for all categories is January 1st to December 31st. ​
• Bookstore Membership Annual Dues are $125 if joined before 4/30
• Bookstore Membership Annual Dues increase to $150 beginning 5/1
• We will waive membership fees for the first year of any bookstore that is joining GLIBA for the first time
• In light of the pandemic we are willing to waive membership fees to stores that cannot afford their 2021 dues

Prospective Bookstore Membership is defined as a person or persons actively pursuing opening or purchasing an independent bookstore.
• Prospective Bookstore Membership is Free

Publisher or Affiliate Membership is defined as individuals who have a significant interest in the book industry in the Great Lakes region, such as publishers, booksellers whose bookstores are not GLIBA members, sales representatives, publishing company personnel, authors, sidelines and other vendors, teachers and librarians. These are not voting members and may not serve on the Board of Directors. Membership allows you access to all of GLIBA's events, to participate in programming, awards, advertise to booksellers, receive bookseller contacts and receive access to the GLBIA ARC / Galley request data and bookseller preferred reading genre database. See a full list of publisher and affiliate benefits below.
• Publisher and Affiliate Annual Dues are $175​
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Bookstore Membership Benefits and Opportunities:
• Inclusion in the GLIBA Public Directory and Regional Map
• Inclusion in the one-of-a-kind GLIBA Independent Bookstore State Map Artwork
• Participation in the Official GLIBA Book Club
• Access to Participation in Group Bookstore Author Events
• Invitation to the private GLIBA Discord Server. Provides access to engage with booksellers from across our entire region.
• Up to 12,500 FREE Holiday Catalogs
• Access to the $400 Holiday Catalog Rebate
• Access to the Making Waves  Email Newsletter
• Inclusion in the Bookseller Preferred Reading Genre Database Provided to Publishers
• Inclusion in the ARC / Galley Request Database Provided to Publishers
• Access to Weekly Publisher Promotions
• Free Booksellers Member Admission to  GLIBA Spring Forum, Rep Picks Sessions, Author Events, Owner's Retreats, The Lit Show, Heartland Summer, Heartland Fall Forum and all additional GLIBA Sponsored Events
• Allows Participation in Independent Bookstore Day
• Educational Seminars
• Regional Bestseller Lists (weekly)
• Heartland Booksellers Award
• Means for idea exchange and to achieve unity on projects of common interest
• Other education and professional development opportunities throughout the year.

​Publisher or Affiliate Membership Benefits and Opportunities:
• Advertising options in the GLIBA Holiday Catalog
• Access to the GLIBA Bookseller Preferred Reading Genre Database
• Receive access to the GLBIA Bookseller ARC / Galley Request Data
• Access to a
• Participation in the Official GLIBA Book Club
• Advertising Opportunities in in the GLIBA Book Club
​• Receive Bookseller Contacts
• Access to the Making Waves  Email Newsletter
• Access to Email Booksellers through GLIBA (over 1,500 bookseller contacts)
• Numerous Advertising Opportunities to Booksellers 
• Co-Hosting a GLIBA Sponsored Event
​• Event Sponsorship Opportunities
• Access for participation GLIBA Spring Forum, Rep Picks Sessions, Author Events, Owner's Retreats, The Lit Show, Heartland Summer, Heartland Fall Forum, Educational Seminars, and all additional GLIBA Sponsored Events
• Access for submission to and participation in the Heartland Booksellers Award