The River Campus and Medical Center bookstores will be closed for movement to their new location at College Town on Friday, Sept. 26 at 5p.m.
According to the General Manager of the new bookstore Frank Tallarico, the process of moving everything to the new location will take two weeks. “We need to move everything up to the new store space, unpack, and properly prepare the sales floor so we can open for business.”
With regards to students needing textbooks or supplies during the transition, Frank said that the team is currently working on a solution to provide a small amount of key school supply items in a campus location. The bookstore website, which includes all current-term textbooks, school supplies, UR clothing, and giftware, will also be fully operational.
“Students should be aware that it might take more than 48 hours for us to pick and process an order during the move, [but] the bookstore staff will make every effort to fulfill online orders quickly,” Tallarico said.
Tallarico said that for the two weeks there is no physical bookstore, arrangements will be made with students on a person-to-person basis.
The new bookstore, which boasts a 20,000 square foot space, will have the standard textbooks and school supplies. It will also feature a Yellow Jacket Spirit Shop, cards and gifts, and a convenience area with snacks and drinks. Additionally there will be a general reading area which will include games, gifts for readers, and a dedicated children’s book area.
The bookstore will serve as a community venue, holding special in-store events including author visits, book clubs, regular children’s book reading hours, and musical performances.
As for the old bookstore location, no final decisions have been made regarding its future role.
The College Town bookstore will open Monday, Oct. 13th.
Teitelman is a member of the class of 2016.
