• Golden Poppy Awards
• RSVP for the Virtual Awards Ceremony
• Join a Golden Poppy Awards Committee
• Find Waldo Local
• Professional Booksellers School Courses
• BincTank is Accepting Applications
• Dates and Deadlines
• Bestseller Lists
• Classifieds
• Bookseller Resources

GP '23 VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

January 25th at 7PM PST.

Hosted by author & GPA 2021 winner:

Jasmine Guillory(While We Were Dating), booksellers Jhoanna Belfer, owner of Bel Canto in Long Beach Books, and Susan Reckers, children's specialist at

Rakestraw Books in Danville.

HOSTING A WATCH PARTY FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY?

LET US KNOW!

INTERESTED IN JOINING A GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS COMMITTEE?

Find Waldo Local 2024 is a nationwide "Shop Local" event

co-sponsored by Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association. Pre-registration has opened!

Participation is capped at 310 ABA member bookstores. Log into your ABA account to find out more and pre-register.

Registration for Basic Booksellingopens Monday, 01/22 @ 10 am PT

The course runs

March 11, 2024 - May 20 at 4:00 PT.

$125. CALIBA members, use code CALIBAbb and save $10.

Find out more.

Event Management begins on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Classes are Sundays from 5 - 7 pm PT

$375. CALIBA membership, use discount code CALIBAem and save $25.

Read about the course here.

*CALIBA will reimburse bookseller members who complete PBS courses and are certified.*

Binc believes that every community deserves their bookstore. BincTank is an incubator pilot program whose primary mission is to support BIPOC entrepreneurs to open new bookstores in underserved communities.

Apply by January 20!

Find out more and applyhere.

• January 20:BincTank for BIPOC Entrepreneursdeadline

• January 22:Registration for Basic Bookselling Course begins - 10 AM PT

• January 25:Golden Poppy Awards Virtual Ceremony

• February 11-14:ABA Winter Institute

• February 12:Find Waldo Local pre-registration deadline

• April 3:Oakland Spring Forum

• May (date tba):Spring Forum SoCal

• Sept. 17 & 18:Fall Trade Show - Pasadena Hilton

Click herefor the Los Angeles Times & Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

Click herefor the San Francisco Chronicle & Northern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

• *Salary adjusted* Executive Director - CALIBA
• Calling all LA Bookstores and Pop-Ups! - Bookstore Crawl 2024
• Head Book Buyer/General Manager - Godmothers, Summerland

• Join the CALIBA Edelweis Community - Email Valentina
• Golden Poppy Awards 2023
• Golden Poppy Main Webpage
• Golden Poppy Finalists Edelweiss List
• Digital Toolkit
• GP/Shelf Newsletter
• The Brown Bookshelf
• Anti-Censorship Resources
• Binc Foundation's Mental Health Pilot Program
• Panorama Picks - Books in Demand at US Libraries

Click here for a complete list.

Support CALIBA

Publishers support CALIBA when bookstores participate.

Bookstore Participation = Publisher Sponsorship = CALIBA = Bookstore Education, Advocacy, Networking +++

Ann Seaton, Stonyford 415-561-7686 ext. 101