Forum Tour Heads to California in April
American Booksellers Association staff will be in San Francisco and Huntington Beach in early April for a Booksellers Forum and Education Program in conjunction with the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association's (NCIBA) Spring Gathering and the Southern California Booksellers Association (SCBA) Spring Meeting, respectively. All members of ABA and the regional associations are invited to attend.
On Wednesday, March 1, the Senate voted to clear the way for reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act, including a four-year extension of Section 215, which authorizes searches of bookstore and library records. As of press time, the Senate was expected to vote on reauthorization on Thursday, March 2, and the House is expected to vote on -- and pass -- the legislation on Tuesday, March 7, as reported by the Associated Press.