About/Contact

The Midwest Booksellers Association (MBA) is a regional not-for-profit trade association formally established in 1981 to promote retail bookselling and support professional independent booksellers throughout our region. Our members include locally owned and operated independent bookstores; book publishers, distributors, reps, and vendors who do business with our bookstores; and other individuals and businesses allied to the book industry.

Our member states include Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Additional member stores are in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Carrie Obry, Executive Director
carrie@midwestbooksellers.org

Kati Gallagher, Assistant Director
kati@midwestbooksellers.org

Midwest Booksellers Association
2355 Louisiana Avenue North, Suite A
Golden Valley, MN 55427
Phone: (763) 544-2993
Toll Free: (800) 784-7522
Fax: (763) 544-2266
info@midwestbooksellers.org

MBA’S Mission Statement
To strengthen Midwest independent booksellers and their partnerships within the larger bookselling and publishing community by providing opportunities to network and exchange information, educational programs, and tools to sell books to their customers and to grow a vibrant book culture.

To learn more about MBA membership and its benefits, please go to our Become a Member page.