Bookseller Temp Agency
There are many experienced booksellers in the region. Most would love more hours of bookselling and the opportunity to experience another store close by. Or possibly you know someone who isn't working in the store anymore, but could use some temporary work?
Bookstores are always in need of temporary help during events, staff vacations, and to attend NAIBA and ABA professional events.
To facilitate this need, NAIBA will compile a list of booksellers who are available to work temporarily at stores across the region. We'll keep this list on our website, and you can refer to it whenever the need arises.
Even though we call it a Temp Agency, it is merely a list of booksellers who are available to temp in stores. NAIBA recieves no compensation for this service, nor do we screen the list. We are just being helpful.
Publishers - if you have bookselling experience, and would like to keep your bookselling skills fresh, sign up too.
If you'd like to be on our list of experienced booksellers, email us:
Name
Phone
Email
Counties You Can Work in
Experience with which POS System
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked
Bookstore Reference
Any special skills / experience you offer
Baltimore
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Baltimore
Name: Joyce Nelson
Phone: 443.621.2602
Email: Joyce Nelson
Counties You Can Work in: Baltimore city; Baltimore County
Experience with which POS System: WinPrism; learn new applications quickly
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked: Morgan State University Bookstore
Bookstore Reference: Lucy Manyara
Any special skills / experience you offer: Managed Morgan State University Bookstore 27 years (books and general merchandise); Chaired Host Committee, National Association of College Stores/CAMEX, Baltimore, 1997; Coordinated Book Signings 20-500+ audience
Name: Lauren Stevens
Phone: 717.538.6050
Email: Lauren Stevens
Counties You Can Work in: Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Carroll County, Howard County
Experience with which POS System: Am adept at working with any
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked: Borders Books & Music
Bookstore Reference: Denise Bonyeau (GM at a B&N now)
Any special skills / experience you offer: Children's book specialist, Multicultural lit., Women's lit., Literary Fiction
New York City
Name: Kelly Amabile
Phone: 914-260-8114
Counties You Can Work in: I will go to any bookstore I can get to easily via public transport from NYC area.
Experience with which POS System:
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked:I worked at Book Culture (2007-2009) and WORD (2009-2011).
Any special skills / experience you offer:
I worked at Book Culture (2007-2009) and WORD (2009-2011) I managed literary events at both stores. I've planned everything from small academic lectures, to craft events for kids, to large 300+ audience readings/signings. I'm familiar with Booklog POS. I'm only available after 6 pm on weeknights and sometimes on weekends; best for special events/help with event coverage. I'm occasionally available to work a shift, esp. if it involves assisting with an event. It's always worth asking if I'm available at the last minute, although better chance I might be able to assist with advance notice of a few weeks or so.
Name: Amanda Lydon
Phone: 828.337.0292
Email: Amanda Lydon
Counties You Can Work in: NYC area.
Experience with which POS System: familiar with Wordstock, Booklog & Anthology.
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked: I currently produce events for the Tenement Museum. I also pitch in at WORD Brooklyn and Three Lives. I've worked at McNally Jackson, Good Yarns, Osondu Booksellers, Posman & Lauriat's.
Any special skills / experience you offer:
I work with publishers every day and I keep up on frontlists. I'm an excellent handseller and I've never been afriad to dust, shelve or break down boxes.
In addition to being available for bookstore shifts, I am available to consult on event series.
Name: Ghada Daoud
Phone: 917-502-4522
Email: Ghada Daoud
Counties You Can Work in: NYC area
Experience with which POS System: Booklog and can adapt to any other systems used.
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked: Borders Express for 6 years. Boulevard Books and Cafe, current.
Bookstore Reference: Available upon request.
Any special skills / experience you offer: Considered an expert in Romance and Mystery Thriller.
Philadelphia
Name: Grace M. Bryan
Phone: 215-860-6576
Email: Grace Bryan
Counties you can work in: Bucks County, PA.
Bookstore Experience: Encore Books (14 yrs) Borders Books (4 yrs)
Bookstore Reference: Available upon request
Any special skills / experience you offer: I was considered the mystery/thriller "expert" at our store
Washington DC
Name: Danielle Donaldson
Phone: 951-858-4371
Email: Danielle Donaldson
Counties You Can Work in: Living in Northern Virginia. Can work in Prince William County, Fairfax County, Washington D.C, Montgomery County, Fauquier County.
Experience with which POS System: Most POS systems, can do manual credit card processing as well.
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked: Worked with Platypus Media and Science, Naturally! at tradeshows.
Any special skills / experience you offer: Worked with independent children's and parenting titles publisher, Degree in Literature, specializing in Feminist Modern Novels.
Name: Nicole DuFort
Phone: 410.980.5773
Email: Nicole DuFort
Counties you can work in: Washington DC, Northern VA, Montgomery County MD
Experience with which POS System: Very little! B&N uses a system that is very different from the Indie systems I have seen.
Name(s) of bookstores you've worked: Barnes and Noble
Bookstore Reference: Angela Corpus, B&N CRM - Downtown DC
Any special skills / experience you offer: Children's Book Specialist
