CALIBA PROGRAMS

DEL MAR SPRING FORUM: AUTHOR & EDUCATION SESSIONS

CALIBA is meeting at Hilton Garden Inn (Del Mar) for a day of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking on Wednesday, May 7th. Online registration closes Friday, April 25th.

Booksellers are also welcome to register at the door.

Thank you to all the booksellers, authors, and sales reps that attended the Oakland Spring Forum on April 1st. Booksellers, visit our website to see more photos and access our evaluation survey (this will help us improve future events).

Did you try to apply for travel reimbursements last week? We've updated the form here.

2025 SUMMER READING GUIDE: MARKETING ASSETS AVAILABLE!

The summer reading guide assets are ready! While you wait for print catalogs to come in, start marketing the guides on your website, in your newsletter, and social accounts.

• View the title list on Edelweiss

• Access the marketing assets

• Share your display and marketing ideas with us on Discord or email Hannah.

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The CALIBA Office will be pairing booksellers interested in learning from each other to help their businesses thrive. Click here for more info.

FROM THE ABA:

URGE CONGRESS TO REVERSE TARIFFS

"The tariffs instituted by the Trump Administration are hurting the U.S. economy. Small businesses and their communities will suffer the consequences—increases in costs, decreases in spending and local tax revenue, supply chain disruptions, and the real possibility of increased inflation and a recession. An immediate course correction is critical but will only happen if federal lawmakers hear from small businesses like yours in droves." Read the full article and send your message to congress now.

INDUSTRY EVENTS

SUPPORTING TRANS, NONBINARY, INTERSEX AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING STAFF AND COMMUNITY

SIBA and the ABA will be hosting a panel on Wednesday, April 23rd at 9am PDT. Click here for more information about the session.

Click here to: register for the zoom event and submit topics to the panel.

9 DAYS UNTIL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY

The CALIBA team has created marketing assets for Independent Bookstore Day for booksellers to share with their community. Thank you to the Political Advocacy Committee for requesting marketing assets for members to use (more to come)! Have more marketing ideas or special events members would find useful? Email Alecia.

Looking for ABA materials to prep for Independent Bookstore Day?

• IndieBound Indie Bookstore Day Map
• How Bookstores Are Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day 2025
• Download ABA Indie Bookstore Day Marketing Assets

Remember to tag us (@caliba_20) in your posts.

CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK: May 5-11, 2025

The twice-annual celebration of children’s books and reading. Established in 1919, it is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, now celebrating its 105th anniversary with over 3,000 participating schools, libraries, and bookstores in all 50 states. Sign up to participate and download free resources.

BANNED BOOKS WEEK: October 5-11, 2025

Sign up now to receive a free Banned Books Week kit from the American Booksellers Association! Supplies are limited and will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis only for ABA member stores.The deadline to request a kit is June 15th. Find details and sign up now!