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Higher audience turnout at last Saturday’s Library of Congress National Book Festival translated into a big jump in sales for Politics & Prose, the event’s official bookseller for the second consecutive year.

In his bimonthly letter to members, ABA’s CEO explains the unique circumstances that led to the creation of the association’s endowment as well as the endowment’s ongoing role in the ABA budget process.

ABA’s Nominating Committee is looking for qualified candidates to stand for election to the ABA Board of Directors in 2016. Any ABA member may nominate a qualified candidate via a simple online form.

In a recent interview with BTW, ABA President Betsy Burton encouraged booksellers to make plans to vote on a proposed amendment to the ABA’s bylaws that would raise the number of members on the association’s Board of Directors from 10 to 11.

The American Booksellers Association’s Nominating Committee begins its search today for qualified candidates to stand for election to the ABA Board of Directors in 2016. Any ABA member may nominate a qualified candidate.

Starting September 16, ABA will be asking members to vote on an important governance matter: An amendment to the association’s bylaws that would increase the number of members serving on the ABA Board from 10 to 11.

Program and Development Coordinator Gen de Botton and Graphic Designer Teresa Pereira Neufeld are the newest ABA staff members.

ABA’s Board of Directors recently received correspondence expressing concerns about IndieCommerce from the boards of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the New England Independent Booksellers Association. Here is the full text of ABA’s reply.

American Booksellers for Free Expression Director Chris Finan and ABA Senior Public Policy Analyst David Grogan discuss their roles advocating on behalf of ABA members.

With voting set to open next month on a proposed amendment to ABA’s bylaws, ABA President Betsy Burton discusses why the Board supports raising the number of members on the association’s Board of Directors from 10 to 11.

ABA’s Sydney Jarrard and Catherine Cusick recently spent a day at Brooklyn’s Community Bookstore, where they learned about the shop’s history, spent time behind the scenes, and shared in the thrill of hand-selling.

At this fall’s regional shows, ABA will present an all-new education session highlighting the interdependency between booksellers and publishers. A leading publishing executive will introduce booksellers to the key financial realities of publishing and delineate the many factors that affect both the bookstore channel and consumers.

In response to enthusiastic feedback from booksellers who participated in Winter Institute 10’s Advanced Learning Session on Human Resources, ABA has invited the session’s presenter, Dr. John Sherlock, to lead two Human Resources Workshops this fall.

Event registration and hotel reservations for ABA’s 2016 Winter Institute are scheduled to open on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. The 11th annual education event will be held in Denver, Colorado, from Saturday evening, January 23, through Tuesday, January 26, 2016.

ABA’s fourth ABC Children’s Institute will be held June 21–23, 2016, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International in Orlando, Florida, immediately preceding the American Library Association’s Annual Conference.