In 1982, St. Louis Regional Library Network began cooperative purchasing with vendors to provide discounted rates for their members.  Today discounts are available from many vendors including Perma Bound, W.T. Cox, and Demco.The vendors have been provided with a current list of libraries who are members and eligible for these discounts.

The Cooperative Purchasing Manual is a list of vendors who provide these discounts to St. Louis Regional Library Network members. This service is intended to provide a cost savings to Network members, to promote Network membership by providing monetary savings on the purchase of various items.

Vendors participating in the program include:

Baker & Taylor	Ingram
Booksource	The Library Store
Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.	K-Log, Inc.
Brodart Books	Mackin Educational Resources
Brodart Supplies	Midwest Library Services
Capstone Publishers	Perma Bound/Hertberg-New Method, Inc.
Children’s Plus Inc.	Plastic Fulfillment, Inc.
Data 2, Inc.	Rainbow Book Company
Demco	University Products, Inc.
Follett School Solutions, Inc.	WT Cox Subscriptions
Gaylord Archival

If you already have a password, the manual may be accessed here: Cooperative Purchasing Manual

To obtain the password send an email to: slrln@amigos.org