Welcome to MIBA
We are a nonprofit trade association that supports and celebrates locally owned and operated independent bookstores and booksellers throughout a 9+ state portion of the Midwest (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula). We work directly with booksellers and the people who do business with them: publishers, wholesalers, distributors, sales reps, and others allied to the book industry.
Member Spotlight
Two friends. One shared love of books.
Inside The Beauty Bar in downtown Great Bend, The Velvet Bookmark is a cozy micro bookstore for Romance & Romantasy fans—built to spark joy, share stories, and create community, one chapter at a time.
Meet Our Board of Directors
