CALIBA OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT

CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE AND CREATE A PROFILE!

The CALIBA office is excited to announce that our new website is LIVE! Click here to visit the website. Members, you will need to create a new login. Start here!

CALIBA PROGRAMS & EVENTS

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GOLDEN POPPY VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

Tune in tonight (3/6) to watch the awards ceremony and meet the winners. Register now!

Promote the Golden Poppy Awards in your store:

• Host a watch party for your customers!
• There's still time to share the RSVP link and the donation link to Help SoCal Booksellers Rebuild with your customers.
• View the Golden Poppy Finalists here.
• Order free Finalist stickers; Winner stickers and bookmarks here.
• *NEW MERCH ADDED* Shop Golden Poppy merchandise here.
• *NEW ASSETS ADDED* Download social media, shelf talkers, and posters.

Planning a Golden Poppy watch party in your store? Email Hannah.

*BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM BY MONDAY, MARCH 10TH* OAKLAND SPRING FORUM ON APRIL 1ST

• Register now.
• DUE 3/10: Reserve your hotel room.
• Need a lift to Oakland Spring Forum '25? Sign up here and find a carpool.

*SAVE THE DATE* DEL MAR SPRING FORUM ON MAY 7TH

• Reserve your hotel room by April 7th here.
• Need a lift to Del Mar Spring Forum '25? Sign up here and find a carpool.

SUMMER READING GUIDE OFFICE HOURS WITH HANNAH

Need a buddy while you fill out the Summer Reading Guide form? Join our office hours to co-work with Hannah, ask questions or discuss how you can use the Summer Reading Guide in your store, at events and within your community.

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*DUE MARCH 10TH* ABA'S WINTER INSTITUTE POST-EVENT SURVEY

From ABA: "Thank you for joining us in Denver for Winter Institute 2025! If you have not already, please take a moment to fill out the Wi2025 post-event survey. The deadline to submit the survey is March 10."

Take the survey.

BECOME A PARTICIPATING BOOKSTORE WITH LITTLE FREE LIBRARY

Tap into Little Free Library's book-loving network of over 200,000 volunteer stewards by becoming a participating bookstore!

Choose from a menu of options—or share your own ideas—and create a flyer to let customers with LFLs know how they can collaborate with your store.

Email Lexie Neeley to get involved!

A MESSAGE FROM LIBRO.FM'S CEO

"Last month, we saw a 275% growth in new member sign-ups. With more and more readers looking to move away from Amazon, now is a great time to remind your customers that there is an alternative:

• Promote the ‘SWITCH’ campaign.
• Order custom bookmarks to help promote audiobooks in store.
• Planning a big event or marketing effort? Reach out to see how we can collaborate."

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING UPDATE

BOI reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025 for most companies.

Click here for more information.

BOOKS ACROSS BORDERS FELLOWSHIP

Apply now to attend an International Book Fair! The booksellers selected will be treated to customized itineraries at their fairs, including specially developed panels, meetings, and receptions with publishers, authors, booksellers, and more. There are six potential fairs!

BOOKSELLERS IN THE NEWS

Image of the Day: Oscar Wilde Lookalike Contest at Judging by the Cover (Shelf Awareness)

The Things We Learned in the Fire: On the Destruction (and Rebirth) of a Bookstore. Brad Johnson on the Life and Death and Life of East Bay Booksellers (Literary Hub)

Where do Local booksellers get help when things get tough? Here. (The Orange County Register)

How to Help Rebuild Bookstores and Libraries Lost in the Los Angeles Wildfires (Oprah Daily)

Judging by the Cover (photo: Carlos Mireles-Guerrero)