The staff at Binc actively supports our bookselling community every day, and we are so lucky to have them based right here in our region." On top of that, they help many attain scholarships for higher education, as well as equip those choosing to make bookselling a career. I am always impressed how they navigate situations in a way that is most beneficial to the bookseller. They serve us booksellers when the unexpected happens in a way that is comforting, compassionate, and impactful. In his nominating letter, GLIBA Board member Tim Smith, operations manager for Schuler Books in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich., wrote: "Binc has been there when booksellers need them most. Binc is currently assisting nearly twice the number of booksellers as this time last year and is experiencing its busiest year of assisting booksellers since 2011. Since 2012, Binc has granted $722,676 to more than 330 booksellers, helping to alleviate painful emergency circumstances and giving booksellers relief during difficult times. Given by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association and the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association, the award recognizes "outstanding individuals or organizations who uphold the value of independent bookselling and who have made a significant contribution to bookselling in the Midwest." Binc will receive the award October 2, during the Book Awards Dinner at the Heartland Fall Forum in Cleveland, Ohio.Įstablished in 1996 and expanded in 2012 to serve bricks-and-mortar booksellers nationwide, the Binc Foundation provides emergency assistance to booksellers facing hardship and difficult financial circumstances. In 2010 Edmonds and Curcio purchased the store and, in the years since, moved the store to a new location, modernized its retail and inventory management systems and launched online sales.Ĭongratulations to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, which won the 2019 Voice of the Heartland Award. The store was founded in 1981 by Dennis and Linda Ronberg. Grosskurth added that they are looking to the nonprofit 826 Valencia as something of a model. Looking ahead, Saccheri and Grosskurth said they plan to expand the store's workshop and class offerings, as well as the store's teen advisory board program.
But earlier this year, when Edmonds and Curcio still hadn't found a buyer and said they would have to close the store if no one came forward, Saccheri reached out to Grosskurth about partnering to buy the store and received an answer within five minutes. When Edmonds and Curcio first announced that they were putting the store up for sale in August 2018, Saccheri said he saw the notice and hoped someone would step in to buy the store. The Los Altos Town Crier reported that Grosskurth and Saccheri both have backgrounds in technology and worked together at LinkedIn several years ago.
And if a lucky customer happens to run into Grosskurth, Saccheri, Edmonds and Curcio all at the same time, they'll receive 20% off.
Throughout the month of September, customers who come by to say hi to Grosskurth and Saccheri will get a one-time 10% off of their next purchase.
After a year-long search for buyers, Dianne Edmonds and Jill Curcio have sold Linden Tree Books in Los Altos, Calif., to new owners Flo Grosskurth and Chris Saccheri.Īt present, none of the store's programs, events or hours will change, and a major celebration will take place sometime this fall.
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