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24 Feb
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Register for Independent Bookstore Day Today

Booksellers who wish to participate and appear on the searchable map must register for the event by the end of today, Wednesday, February 24.

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23 Feb
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Sign Up Now for IndieCommerce Institute

This year’s institute will focus on helping stores manage website content, optimize their online shopping cart, and utilize all the new tools and features added to the IndieCommerce platform.

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24 Feb
Wi16 Futurist Keynote

Wi16 Keynote: Brian David Johnson on Futurecasting and Taking Action

The future is “not a fixed point on the horizon that we’re all running towards, helpless to do anything about,” Johnson said. “The future is built by people.”

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24 Feb
Wi16 Novelists Keynote

Wi16 Keynote: Lauren Groff, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Colson Whitehead on the Future for Novelists

The authors discussed state of literature in the aftermath of political upheaval, as well as their upcoming books. 

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24 Feb
Wi16 Closing Keynote Brene Brown

Wi16 Keynote: Dr. Brené Brown and Janet Geddis on What’s Next

“Right now, the most important thing we have is each other. Our human beings, our people,” Brown said. “It is very necessary right now as a leader to make sure that people are seen.”

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17 Feb
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Sign Up Now For #MarginsBookstores Month

#MarginsBookstores Month is a celebration of BIPOC, LGBTQA+, disabled, and neurodiverse-owned/managed bookstores; the deadline to sign up for the program is February 27.

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17 Feb

Technology Meetup Recap: Constant Contact

This session featured a live demonstration of Constant Contact led by Channel Marketing and Enablement Manager Matthew Montoya.

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17 Feb
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Chris Whitaker on March Indie Next List Pick “We Begin at the End”

"We Begin at the End is dramatic storytelling at its best,” said Robin Sung of Porter Square Books.

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10 Feb
Amanda Gorman Poetry Interlude

Take a Break With Poets During Winter Institute

Amanda Gorman, Ross Gay, torrin a. greathouse, Chris Martin, and Warsan Shire will be reading.

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10 Feb
Wi16 Virtual Hangouts

Connect With Colleagues and ABA Staff at Winter Institute Socials

The virtual hangouts are divided up by theme, such as Readers & Knitters, Pet Show-and-Tell, Wanderlusters, and more. 

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