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Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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On Friday, September 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., those attending the Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA) Fall Trade Show can learn more about the challenges and opportunities common to all independent Main Street businesses.
On Tuesday, September 6, less than a week after Kepler's Bookstore abruptly shut its doors and owner Clark Kepler told his employees the store was out of business, some 450 people rallied together in downtown Menlo Park in the hopes of saving the 50-year-old institution. 
The recent revelation that the FBI is attempting to obtain patron records from a Connecticut library clearly demonstrates that the Patriot Act needs to be amended to restore readers' right to privacy, according to a statement released this week by the Campaign for Reader Privacy (CRP). The sponsors of CRP are the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, and PEN American Center.