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New bookstore offers more services

A jackhammer is the tool of choice for demolition workers Ariel Maldonado and Dolores Borquez. Both are part of a crew sent from West Side Demolition Inc. to strip the vacant Wells Fargo building prior to renovation for the new ULV bookstore. Construction workers from Wells Fargo have been sent to the site to move ATM machines to a new location. / photo by Laura Ambriz
A jackhammer is the tool of choice for demolition workers Ariel Maldonado and Dolores Borquez. Both are part of a crew sent from West Side Demolition Inc. to strip the vacant Wells Fargo building prior to renovation for the new ULV bookstore. Construction workers from Wells Fargo have been sent to the site to move ATM machines to a new location. / photo by Laura Ambriz

by Nune Gazdhyan
Assistant Features Editor

The demolished parking lot at the corner of Bonita Avenue and D Street is tangible evidence that the University of La Verne Bookshoppe will move into the former Wells Fargo Building.

“We’re shooting for it [the move] right before Commencement,” said Robert Gibson, bookshoppe manager.

The goal is to move The University Bookshoppe, as it is currently called, into the new building by May. The move means that the business will be renamed as The University of La Verne Bookstore.

“The parking lot and the interior of the building have been demolished. Construction will begin within the next two weeks,” said Executive Vice President Phil Hawkey.

The decision to buy the Wells Fargo Building was finalized by President Stephen Morgan and Hawkey in September. The lease with Follett, which owns the bookstore, was also extended.

The purchase of the building cost ULV $500,000. Follett and Some Crust Bakery, which will be leasing out the building, are paying for interior renovations.

The new bookstore will offer a larger selection of literature and music, as well as an area designated for book signings and readings.

The bookshope has also expanded services online. Currently, books and ULV paraphernalia can be ordered or reserved at http://www.ulv.bkstr.com.

Part of the bookstore building will be occupied by the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department, currently located on Woody Hall’s second floor. MIS will occupy the rear end of the second floor.

ATMs located outside the building will be relocated to the west corner of the new parking lot. The new lot will offer visitors a two-hour parking limit.

With a full-service bookstore, the University will also feature Some Crust Bakery, which is considered to be the No. 1 bakery in the Inland Empire.

Currently, Some Crust is located in the Claremont Village, where it has been in business for 20 years. The bakery will be located on the first floor of the new building and will extend into an outside patio area.

The move will change the current bookstore’s atmosphere drastically. It will be transformed into a friendlier place for those who enjoy the company of a good book and coffee.

Nune Gazdhyan, Features Editor
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