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The CIA Bookstore Has It All!

Beyond the Bookshelf

Author Madeleine White ’29 is a Food Business Management major.

Shopping for the best school supplies or decorations for your new dorm? Look no further than the CIA bookstore. They truly have it all, in person and online. My introduction to the bookstore was when I was registering for classes. The bookstore employees made it so easy to get all the books I needed that the online library didn’t have. Then when I started attending classes the bookstore became my best friend.

Not only do they have energy drinks and snacks to get me through my classes, but I also love browsing through CIA merchandise and books. Of course, the bookstore sells books, but there are culinary books I had never heard of. I keep an informal wish list in my camera roll of all the books that speak to me. The clothes section was also a life saver in the winter when I forgot my jacket mid-snowstorm, I was able to buy a hoodie to wear back to my dorm.

Image of different cookbooks in CIA’s bookstore.
Image of Anthony Bourdain’s book, World Travel in CIA’s bookstore.

I am also a sucker for stationary supplies, and they really have it all. Buying pens and a notebook in a pinch is so easy. The shelves are always stocked with supplies for baking and culinary students, as well as everything you need for your academic classes. Whether you are shopping out of necessity, buying a book for class, or just browsing between classes, make sure you stop by the CIA bookstore!