Throw-It Thursday - B&T Shutting Down - What Do I Do Now?

Ashley Borman, Technical Services Librarian at the Clintonville (WI) Public Library, is back with another weeding tips - and collection development - column.

Are you a Baker & Taylor user who is still confounded and scrambling to figure out where to go from here?

Depending on what you order and how your library does things, you might be looking for your own vendor(s) to replace B&T. I have received so many e-mails from publishers, library and system staff members, and other vendors that it is making my head swim.

So I’ve compiled a list of vendors, their website, and what types of items they sell to help me figure out what I want to look at. Instead of doing a post about weeding this month, I thought I would share my list with you all. If you are still looking for alternatives, you can maybe find something that will work for you. Good luck!

Vendor	Website	Types of Items
Amazon	https://www.amazon.com/ab/library?ref_=b2b_mcs_borg_library_0625	all types
Apple Books	https://applebks.com/	children's and teens
Barnes & Noble	https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/bn-educators	all types
Bookazine	https://www.bookazine.com/libraries/	children's, teens, adult
Brodart	https://brodart.com/books	children's, teens, adult
Center Point	https://www.centerpointlargeprint.com/	large print
Follett Content	https://www.follettcontent.com/	children's and teens
Ingram	https://www.ingramcontent.com/libraries	children's, teens, adult
Junior Library Guild	https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/	children's and teens
Lectorum	https://lectorum.com/about-us/	children's and teens
Libraria	https://www.libraria.com/	children's and teens
Local Bookstores	varies	all types
Mackin	https://www.mackin.com/	children's and teens
Maris and Associates	https://www.mariseducation.com/	children's and teens
Micromarketing	https://micromarketing.org/about/	media
Mid-America Books	https://midamericabooks.com/	children's and teens
Midwest Tape	https://www.midwesttape.com/	media
Penworthy	https://penworthy.com/	library bound children's
Thorndike	https://www.gale.com/thorndike	large print

*Updated 10/21/2025 to include the following notes: 

• Note: some links may require an account.  
• A couple more vendors to note that all do children’s and teen materials (thank you to whoever commented!): 
• Gumdrop books (Gumdrop Books) 
• The Book farm (Book Farm LLC > Home) 
• Bound to Stay Bound (Bound to Stay Bound Books - Linking Libraries to Children's Books)