Seminary Co-op Bookstore begins new chapter with Nov. 21 opening in McGiffert House

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Staff members, faculty authors, students and guests take part in a book parade from the old Seminary Co-op Bookstore on University Avenue to its new location on Woodlawn Avenue.

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Bernard Wasserstein, the Harriet & Ulrich E. Meyer Professor of Modern European Jewish History, chats with a fellow author on the UChicago faculty before they march in the book parade.

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John Boyer, dean of the College and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor in History, carries his latest book about Karl Lueger during the book parade from the Chicago Theological Seminary to the bookstore’s new location in McGiffert House.

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Students march in the parade carrying some of their favorite books.

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Alison LaCroix, Professor of Law, proudly marches to the new location with her most recent book, The Ideological Origins of American Federalism.

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Author Bruce Lincoln, the Caroline E. Haskell Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School, delivers his book, Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars, to Jack Cella, Seminary Co-op Bookstore general manager, during the book parade on Monday, Nov. 19.

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Students cheer on as faculty members deliver their books to Jack Cella, general manager of the Seminary Co-op Bookstore.

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Kenneth Warren, the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor in English Language and Literature, looks around the new bookstore space in McGiffert House.

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Profs. Richard Strier and David Bevington commence the browsing.

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Jack Cella, general manager of the Seminary Co-op Bookstore, prepares for the store to open in its new home on Wednesday, Nov. 21.

November 20, 2012

On Wednesday, Nov. 21, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore opens its doors at 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave. To commemorate the opening of the store's new location, faculty authors, students and staff members, led by a lone bagpiper, walked the short distance in a book parade from the Chicago Theological Seminary building to the Seminary Co-op Bookstore’s new home at McGiffert House, on Monday, Nov. 19. Carrying such works as Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars, The Ideological Origins of American Federalism and Murder Most Foul, the group of book lovers marked the move in UChicago style. Upon arriving at McGiffert House, one by one, the faculty authors, applauded by guests, handed a copy of his or her latest book to Co-op general manager Jack Cella, before entering the new store and placing it on the front display table. Cella also thanked architect Stanley Tigerman, who incorporated into the new space some of the same ambient elements that longtime Seminary Co-op supporters have come to know. The Seminary Co-op Bookstore opened in 1961 with 17 members. It now has 54,000 member-owners and two branch stores—57th Street Books and the Newberry Library Bookstore.