• Last Chance - Spring Forum San Pedro Online Registration Closes Friday!
• Holiday Catalog
• In Case You Missed It: Holiday Catalog 101 Recording
• Order Your Holiday Catalog by June 15th, Saturation Mail by June 1st
• Spring Forum San Pedro May 22nd: Registration is Open
• Binc Tradeshow Scholarships Are Open
• Board Elections: Time to Vote
• Dates and Deadlines
• Bestseller Lists
• Classifieds
• Bookseller Resources

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.

Registration at the door is welcome!

CALIBA login required for registration. Having trouble accessing your account?

Email Valentina at valentina@caliballiance.org.

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.

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!

One vote per bookstore, owner or their designated proxy only. Click here to vote.

Deadline to vote is May 15th.

On the ballot: Bridget Schinnerer, Secretary(Vroman’s), Elayna Trucker (Napa Bookmine), Jhoanna Belfer (Bel Canto Books), Seth Marko (The Book Catapult), Vanessa Martini (Green Apple Books), Shannon Grant (Simon & Schuster Sales Rep)

• 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

• 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 +++

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