Call for ABA Board Candidates Continues

The search for qualified candidates to stand for election to the American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors in 2013 will continue until October 31, 2012. Any ABA member may submit nominations for Board directors via an electronic [1] or print [2] form to the ABA Nominating Committee, chaired by John Evans of DIESEL, A Bookstore [3] in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Oakland, California.

A candidate for the Board of Directors [4] must be an ABA member who is the owner or employee of an independent bookstore with a storefront location that is operated according to sound business principles. In addition, a candidate must have at least three years of recent experience as the owner or employee of a member company. It is desirable that nominees have at least two years of experience as an active volunteer in ABA and/or in a regional association or other constituency organization. Complete qualifications are outlined in the “ABA Nomination and Election Guidelines. [5]”

Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than October 31. The electronic form can be accessed here [1]; the print form is available here [2]. The Nominating Committee requests that as much information as possible be provided about Board candidates. All information will be kept confidential.