Hold the Date: A Booksellers Forum is Coming to a Location Near You

The American Booksellers Association will be holding nine Booksellers Forums in locations across the country this spring. Each will provide an opportunity for members, and prospective members, to meet with ABA senior staff and representatives of the Board of Directors to learn about ABA's programs and initiatives, to voice concerns, and to offer input on the association's future direction. Each forum will also feature an educational component.

The first Booksellers Forum will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday, March 8, in conjunction with the Midwest Booksellers Association and the Minneapolis Gift Show. Look for details about this and other forums scheduled for early March in next week's edition of Bookselling This Week.

MARCH

Minneapolis, Minnesota: On Saturday, March 8, in conjunction with the Midwest Booksellers Association and the Minneapolis Gift Show

Los Angeles, California: On Monday, March 10, in conjunction with the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association at the 2008 Hotel ABA, the Renaissance Hollywood

San Francisco, California: On Wednesday, March 12, in conjunction with the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association at the offices of Books, Inc.

Estes Park, Colorado: On Thursday, March 27, in conjunction with the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Spring Meeting

Atlanta, Georgia: On Saturday, March 29, in conjunction with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and the Spring Book Show

Portland, Oregon: On Saturday, March 29, in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

APRIL

New York, New York: On Tuesday, April 8, in conjunction with the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association

Grand Rapids, Michigan: On Wednesday, April 16, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association at Schuler Books & Music

Portsmouth, New Hampshire: On Thursday, May 1, in conjunction with the New England Independent Booksellers Association