• Minimum Wage Increase is on the Ballot
• Spring Forum San Pedro - Wednesday May 22nd
• Holiday Catalog
• In Case You Missed It: Holiday Catalog 101 Recording
• Order Your Holiday Catalog by June 15th, Saturation Mail by June 1st
• Binc Tradeshow Scholarships Are Open
• Dates and Deadlines
• Bestseller Lists
• Classifieds
• Bookseller Resources

A "yes" vote supports increasing the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026 for all employers and thereafter adjusting the rate annually by increases to the cost of living.

A "no" vote opposes this ballot initiative, thereby maintaining the existing law which was designed to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for all employers by January 2023 and increasing it annually according to inflation.

Click here to learn more.

SPRING FORUM IS NEXT WEEK,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND!

Join us for a full day of authors, education, and camaraderie at the LA Yacht Club in San Pedro!

285 Whalers Walk, San Pedro, CA 90731

$35 includes food, beverages and books.

Order your Holiday catalogs now!

Take advantage of this important and cost effective benefit of CALIBA membership.

What you need to know:

• Stores can order as few as 500 and as many as 7000 catalogs for FREE. There is no cost to print and no cost to ship.
• Orders of 1000 catalogs or more are eligible for imprinting for a single set up fee.
• Stores can request saturation mail service for area zip codes, finding new customers in communities you want to reach.
• Digital catalogs and professionally designed social media and printable assets are available for all participating stores.
• CALIBA will rebate up to $200 for newspaper insertion or saturation mail!

Don't wait to place your orders. Get started now!

The deadline to order your catalogs is JUNE 15th!

Interested in Saturation Mail? Book by JUNE 1st to have Suzanne help target your mailing.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Holiday Catalog Informational Session Recording.

Watch as Suzanne Shoger discusses ordering your Holiday Catalogs through Ramp.

Download the summer catalog assets here.

The Macmillan Diversity Scholarship Deadline

is May 20!

• May: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• May 20: Deadline for Macmillan Booksellers Professional Scholarship

• May 22: Spring Forum San Pedro

• June: Pride Month

• June 10-12: Children's Institute

• Sept. 17 & 18: Fall Trade Show

• Sept. 22-28: Banned Books Week

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

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

• *New* Executive Director of Sales - Chronicle Books
• Contracts Manager - Chronicle Books
• Senior Designer, Publishing Design - Chronicle Books
• Gift Editor - Chronicle Books
• Senior Manager, Educational & Library Marketing Manager - Chronicle Books
• Promotional Manager - Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena
• General Manager - Copperfield's Books, Sebastopol
• Studio Assistant - The Collective Book Studio, Oakland
• Managing Partner - Fair Arrow Books + Goods, Martinez

• Join the CALIBA Edelweis Community - Email Valentina
• Golden Poppy Awards 2023 Resources: digital toolkit, finalist and winners lists, and awards ceremony
• The Brown Bookshelf
• Anti-Censorship Resources
• Binc Foundation's Mental Health 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