Bookseller Mentors

Shelf Awareness

The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has launched MIBA Mentors, a new program "based on the premise that bookstores are stronger when they help each other. MIBA Mentors will share their bookselling knowledge to help their fellow booksellers succeed."

There are three primary components to the MIBA mentorship program:

• Experienced booksellers volunteer to help. You can become a MIBA Mentor, a Bookseller on Deck, or both.
• Stores open less than a year may request to join the program. MIBA pairs them with a MIBA Mentor.
• Stores facing challenging situations can contact a Bookseller on Deck to talk confidentially about the matters at hand.