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08 Jul

Independent Booksellers' Kids' Picks Featured on NPR

On Wednesday, July 7, NPR's Michele Norris interviewed three independent booksellers on the All Things Considered segment "Summer Reading Picks for Kids: Booksellers Make Suggestions for Warm Weather Tales." Norris spoke with Sheilah Egan of A Likely Story Children's Bookstore in Alexandria, Virginia; Johann Hauser-Ulrich of Wild Rumpus Bookstore in Minneapolis; and Judy Burlow of Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver.

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08 Jul

First National Celebration of Independents Week: 'A Great Start'

From Thursday, July 1, through Wednesday, July 7, independent businesses all over the country celebrated Independents Week, a national promotion to educate the public on the importance of shopping at their local, independent businesses. The event was organized by the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) -- a national outreach networking hub and resource center for independent business alliances (IBAs) and independent businesses.

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08 Jul

Freedom to Read Amendment Fails on Tie Vote

On Thursday, July 8, the Freedom to Read Amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State (CJS) Appropriations Bill, died in a tie vote -- 210 - 210 -- in the U.S. House of Representatives. The amendment had been introduced by Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and would have barred the Justice Department from using any of the money appropriated under the CJS bill to search bookstore and library records under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act.

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07 Jul

Diary of a Presidential Book Signing

Chappaqua, New York, is the home of former President Bill Clinton and Joan Ripley's Second Story Bookshop. It's also approximately 12 miles from ABA's headquarters in Tarrytown. So on a beautiful Saturday in July, when Second Story was putting on the biggest event it had ever hosted, several ABA staffers -- including Len Vlahos, director of BookSense.com; Kristen Gilligan, ABA's manager of communications and events; and Patti Neske, BookSense.com associate project manager -- were among those who volunteered to help out.

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