Closing its doors one last time on a Thursday Afternoon, the Foothill Bookstore will transition completely online. This was not an easy decision. For over a year, folks at the Academic Senate, ASFC, and a plethora of other groups got together to decide the fate of Foothill’s one and only bookstore.
Ending this era for the Bookstore wasn’t all easy. For example, the Bookstore is the primary vendor for our campus’s merchandise: shirts, mugs, notebooks, etc. The store also sold plenty of necessary products that students need, such as scantrons. Where will it all go? There was also the issue of pick-ups; one of the clerks at the store told me how older folks especially might struggle as she notes how even now, she constantly gets emails for help regarding online orders. Also, they said that, “There are a lot of people who prefer just coming to a physical space.”
Kayla Nguyen, president of the ASFC, even said they were contemplating bringing in vending machines to carry our scantrons. The current plan is that students can either order directly to their house, or if they don’t have a permanent address, they will be able to pick up supplies at the Wellness Center or Library…