Change is coming once again to Sinclair Community College.
This time, it has to do with the renovations to the Sinclair Bookstore.
“We’ve already had the whole store painted, including the ceiling… And the carpet is down [and] all the fixtures are here.” said Jody Yarnall, interim Bookstore manager.
Along with these changes, a part of the overall layout of the store has been altered.
“You still walk in through [the] side door… but we’ve divided the back room into two places,” said Yarnall.
A wall now divides what was once an open room for all textbooks and course materials. Now, course materials are located at the left and textbooks are split into their own area at the right. A customer service desk is also an addition. Cash registers are also movable, making it more convenient for students during the rush season. The same amount of cash registers are still in the bookstore. And a rack has been added next to the customer service area for the small items that students might need— for things that students might want to run in and grab.
Yarnall said the fixtures are all new and matching to each other.
She said that previously, the Bookstore had hand-me-downs from other colleges and that Sinclair hasn’t had all new fixtures since the ’70s.
The counter where laptops and software is sold has remained unchanged; however, now only three styles of laptops and one style of readers and tablets will be offered.
Yarnell said the process started the last week of September and was expected to be completed by the time B-term started, with the exception of employees moving and adding things over the next couple of weeks.
“This is the first really major remodel on the Bookstore,” she said.
The Bookstore is expected to host an open house on Wed. Oct 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. All college insignia items will be offered at 30 percent off the original ticketed price.
“We are so ecstatic,” said Yarnall. “I think everybodys happy.”