In November 1972 Circle K and the Student Senate sponsored the Free Service Bookstore, a nonprofit organization of volunteer students. Suggested prices for sale of books were 75 percent of retail, but students could sell their books at any price. The entity was initially located on the bottom floor of Melrose Hall.
In 1974 the bookstore moved to 812 Volunteer Boulevard, into space vacated by the student employment office and ID office, as a student government service, but not a part of SGA. In March 1984 the defunct bookstore completed its shutdown with a donation of its $100 remaining funds to the Undergraduate Library for the purchase of books. The donation was made in memory of Richard Shaunassey, a former bookstore volunteer.