University Bookstore Opens Monday; Majority Of Fall Textbooks On Shelves, Discounts On Books To Be Offered
Thursday, August 21, 1997
FORT COLLINS--University Bookstore Director John Parry will
mark the one-month anniversary Monday of the Flood of '97 with a
significant milestone: opening a temporary bookstore stocked with
80-90 percent of fall textbooks, and all available at a discount.
The temporary bookstore, housed in a 3,500 square-foot area
in the new east addition of the Lory Student Center, opens for
business 7:30 a.m. Monday. Hours will be 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday
through Thursday; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday. The upper level of the bookstore, which sells
promotional CSU merchandise and school supplies, is open to the
public from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Friday. Hours for the upper
level of the bookstore will be the same as the textbook area
beginning Monday.
The July 28 flood destroyed the University Bookstore's
entire inventory for fall semester, totaling 3,500 book titles
and nearly 300,000 textbooks. The day after the flood, bookstore
staff began placing emergency re-orders of fall textbooks and
worked tirelessly to build and stock a temporary bookstore in
time for fall semester classes, which begin on Monday.
"We've essentially done 10-12 weeks' of work in two weeks so
we could get the textbooks and supplies the students at Colorado
State need to begin the semester," Parry said. "It's phenomenal
to see what the bookstore staff has accomplished in such a short
amount of time to provide a high level of service to our
customers."
To assure that most book titles were available to students
on the first day of classes, all new books had to be ordered.
Because the floods destroyed the bookstore's entire inventory of
used textbooks, students who purchase books at the temporary
University Bookstore will receive a seven percent discount.
"The decision we faced was either to go with all new books
and have most titles available or try to track down used books
and have much fewer titles for students when they started the
semester. To locate used books just weeks before the fall
semester would not have been possible," Parry said. "We realize
that new books cost more than used ones, so the discount will
help offset that increased cost."
Because of limited space in the temporary bookstore, book
purchases will be made with the assistance of book staff rather
than the self-serve system typically used during book rush.
Students will be required to present their class schedule to
bookstore personnel, who will retrieve the books they need from
the available inventory. Cash, check and credit card purchases
will be accepted.
"We don't think students will have to wait in line any
longer than they normally do during book rush. In fact, this may
be a system that students like better because they won't have to
search the shelves themselves," Parry said.
To pass the time waiting in line at the bookstore, a number
of activities are planned, including entertainment and prize
giveaways. In addition, the bookstore will hold a raffle for 10
book scholarships. Students who win a book scholarship will be
asked to supply a receipt for their textbook purchases to the
bookstore for a full refund.
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