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Library staff warn Baker & Taylor shutdown will disrupt acquisitions; interim plans outlined
Summary
Library staff told trustees Baker & Taylor plans to wind down operations in January 2026, disrupting cataloging and shelf‑ready services; staff described interim options with Ingram, Brodart, an Amazon account for paperbacks and a Dec. 10 migration of ebooks to OCLC Cloud Library.
Library staff told the North Las Vegas Library District Board of Trustees on Nov. 25 that longtime vendor Baker & Taylor plans to go out of business as of January 2026, and the shutdown will disrupt the district's cataloging, processing and shelf‑ready services.
Shelly Alexander said Baker & Taylor provided cataloging, MARC records, and processing that the small district lacks capacity…
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