Core Webinar: Buying Local: Working with Independent Bookstores

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Core Webinar: Buying Local: Working with Independent Bookstores

Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.



Description:

Webinar on working with local, independent bookstores to build collections
relevant to a shared community of readers.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to identify:

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   How to identify collection areas to consider purchasing from non-library
   vendors.
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   Best practices for engaging and working with local, independent
   bookstores
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   How to consider building a healthy, sustainable vendor base beyond
   traditional library vendors.


Who should attend?

Collection Development and Acquisitions librarians interested in working
with local independent bookstore to build collections

Presenter:

Juleah Swanson is an Associate Professor and the Director of Collection
Sustainability at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries.

Arthur Aguilera is an Assistant Professor and Head of Collection
Development and Assessment at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries.

Amanda Rybin Koob is an Assistant Professor and the Literature and
Humanities Librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries.

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Registration fees for webinar:  Core Member $57.85; ALA member: $80.10;
Student member $44.50; Non-member $89.00

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1734

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration_at_ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please
contact Core CE staff at corece_at_ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*

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