• Spring Forum: San Pedro Summary
• Bookseller Evaluations
• Action Items: Holiday Catalog
• CALIBA Board Election Results
• Tri-West Summer School
• ABA’s 2023 Annual Report Now Available
• Books Across Borders
• Dates and Deadlines
• Bestseller Lists
• Classifieds
• Bookseller Resources

We had a blast in San Pedro!

Thank you for participating in our Spring Forum, we hope you had a fun and educational experience with your fellow booksellers, publisher friends, and authors! Next up: Fall Fest!

From our bookseller evaluations:

"Love how happy booksellers are to share tips & strategies."

"Great idea on location; very well organized; delicious lunch; our coworkers were very happy with the programming; loved seeing everyone. - Thanks!"

"Love getting to meet great bookstore owners and amazing authors"

"Some really great new titles are on the way!"

Did you attend Spring Forum in San Pedro? Your feedback is valuable to our team, allowing us to improve future CALIBA events!

Click here to fill out the Spring Forum evaluation form.

Interested in Saturation Mail? Book by **SATURDAY, June 1st** to have Suzanne help target your mailing.

Have a favorite upcoming Fall title that you want to see in the catalog?

Recommend it here!

The deadline to order your catalogs and for newspaper insertion is June 15th!

Find details and order now.

Bridget Schinnerer (Secretary, Vroman's), Elayna Trucker (Napa Bookmine), Vanessa Martini (Green Apple Books), Jhoanna Belfer (Bel Canto Books), Seth Marko (The Book Catapult), and Shannon Grant (Simon & Schuster) were handily elected.

Congratulations and we appreciate your service to our booksellers!

These FREE, virtual summertime sessions offer professional development and networking opportunities for every bookseller, no travel required!

Co-produced by CALIBA, MPIBA and PNBA.

Stay tuned for more details & registration here!

Confirmed sessions:

• 6/2: FINANCIAL AWARENESS AS FRIEND TO BOOKSTORE OWNERS AND MANAGERS
• 7/24: ASKING AN EXPERT: BASIC BOOKKEEPING FOR BOOKSTORES
• 8/14: EVERY BOOKSELLER IS A CHILDREN'S BOOKSELLER
• 8/28: ASK AN EXPERT: BUDGETING FOR BOOKSELLERS

More to come!

This report offers a comprehensive view of ABA's work over the past year, as well as updates on the state of independent bookstores.

Books Across Borders provides fellowships to international book fairs and overseas bookstore residencies for booksellers.

They work to connect booksellers to the international book world.

Learn more about Books Across Borders here.

• June: Pride, Immigrant Heritage, and Audiobook Appreciation Month

• June 10-12: Children's Institute

• Sept. 17 & 18: CALIBA 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* Telesales Account Manager, Western Region - Simon & Schuster
• 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 +++

Hannah Walcher, Executive Director

Livermore CA 94550