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Not-for-profit academic bookstore dedicated to the browsing experience, est. 1961

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Join the Seminary Co-op on Saturday, July 11th from 4-7pm for the After School Special: A Book Fair for Grown Ups!Browse...
06/18/2026

Join the Seminary Co-op on Saturday, July 11th from 4-7pm for the After School Special: A Book Fair for Grown Ups!

Browse a curated selection of Co-op titles with a beer (or your drink of choice) in hand, thanks to our host and friends at the Woodlawn Tap — also known as Jimmy’s.

Purchase of a ticket includes one drink ticket for either wine/beer or a cocktail. A pay-what-you-can tier is available as well for general admission sans drink, and nobody will be turned away at the door for lack of funds. (Though, of course, you must be 21+ with a valid ID to enter.)

Tickets can be found on Eventbrite or by tapping the link in our bio!

Our stores will be closed tomorrow, Friday (6/19), in observation of Juneteenth. Our normal hours will resume on Saturda...
06/18/2026

Our stores will be closed tomorrow, Friday (6/19), in observation of Juneteenth. Our normal hours will resume on Saturday!

On this week's front table, read a vivid account of race relations in Minneapolis, go back to the beginning of the Ameri...
06/17/2026

On this week's front table, read a vivid account of race relations in Minneapolis, go back to the beginning of the American newspaper, and read the first female Faroese writer to be translated into English. Then, explore the Renaissance men who rejected Renaissance values, find the poetry in Wikipedia, heed a call for solidarity between Black Lives and Palestinian liberation, and rediscover a searing exhibition from Nan Goldin. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com, or by tapping the link in our bio.
HarperCollins
Basic Books
Transit Books
University of Chicago Press
University of Calgary Press
Bloomsbury Academic
Thames & Hudson

Join us tomorrow morning at 11am at the Co-op where we will be livestreaming the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening...
06/17/2026

Join us tomorrow morning at 11am at the Co-op where we will be livestreaming the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening Ceremony!

Then, browse our signed Obama Collection! Deluxe signed copies of “Renegades” (signed by both Obama and Springsteen), Deluxe signed copies of “A Promised Land,” signed copies of “Becoming,” and more!

Did you know we have many signed copies from your favorite authors at the Co-op!? Check out our past events display to f...
06/16/2026

Did you know we have many signed copies from your favorite authors at the Co-op!?

Check out our past events display to find books from in-store events you might have missed, past events with our partners at Chicago Humanities, and more!

Also, be sure to see our upcoming events display for more information on what signings and talks are coming up in our stores! 📖📚✍️

Did someone say audiobook BOGO!?Through June 22, Libro.fm members can get two audiobooks with just one credit from a fea...
06/12/2026

Did someone say audiobook BOGO!?

Through June 22, Libro.fm members can get two audiobooks with just one credit from a featured selection, and your purchase goes towards supporting our stores!

Not a Libro.fm member yet? Start a new monthly membership using code SWITCH and you’ll get three audiobook credits to redeem from the start, plus the ability to shop their sale (and during BOGO, three credits is really six audiobooks!)

Tap the link in our bio to start shopping audiobooks with Libro.fm and support the Seminary Co-op and 57th Street Books! 🎧📚📖

On this week's front table, dive deep into the history of reading, step behind the register of the American supermarket,...
06/10/2026

On this week's front table, dive deep into the history of reading, step behind the register of the American supermarket, and hear the distinct voice of an imprisoned teenager in Naples. Then, explore a thought-provoking catalogue of a landmark exhibition, read the only writer to make Virginia Woolf jealous, trace a history of the face that is also a history of selfhood and power, and get the latest on bourgeois cruelties and the complications of empowerment from a great French writer. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com.






We are saddened to hear of the loss of Marjane Satrapi. From “Persepolis” to “Embroideries” to “Woman, Life, Freedom” an...
06/04/2026

We are saddened to hear of the loss of Marjane Satrapi. From “Persepolis” to “Embroideries” to “Woman, Life, Freedom” and beyond, her work touched countless lives. May she rest in peace, and may her incredible legacy continue to inspire.

“All big changes of the world come from words.”
-Marjane Satrapi

Check out our events lineup for June at both the Co-op and 57th Street! More information and registration can be found a...
06/04/2026

Check out our events lineup for June at both the Co-op and 57th Street! More information and registration can be found at SemCoop.com/event or by tapping the link in our bio.

See you there!

JUST ANNOUNCED! Sophie Grégoire Trudeau will join Jill Biden live on stage at Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture on ...
06/03/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED! Sophie Grégoire Trudeau will join Jill Biden live on stage at Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture on June 15 for a conversation about her new book, VIEW FROM THE EAST WING. Hear Jill Biden reflect on her White House experiences for the first time, in her own words: from planning state dinners and visiting Camp David, to being the first-ever First Lady to hold an outside job while her husband was in office. Plus, stop by our lobby stand to pick up your copy of VIEW FROM THE EAST WING. Get your tickets now at JillBidenOnTour.com, or by tapping the link in our bio!

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5751 S Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL
60637

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+17737524381

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