Binc Announces the Winner of Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists

A Delaware bookseller committed to community revitalization has won the sixth Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists awarded by the Friends of Carla Gray Committee and the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation.

Claire van den Broek from Huxley and Hiro in Wilmington, Delaware, will receive a year-long scholarship for professional development, which includes travel and hotel to attend Winter Institute 2025, travel and hotel to attend their 2025 regional fall tradeshow and a $1,000 stipend to fund a community outreach project.

The scholarship is intended to help a bookseller with fewer than 10 years of experience connect with other booksellers, publishers and authors, and establish the long-term relationships needed to keep the book industry thriving. The community outreach component is focused on finding new readers and ensuring access to books that improve readers’ lives while integrating bookstores even more fully into their communities.