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 The Spoken Word, the nationally syndicated radio program featuring author events recorded at independent bookstores throughout the country, is now available to hundreds of public radio stations nationwide via download at the Public Radio Exchange, a cooperative syndication platform. The show is currently carried on about 40 stations.
The American Booksellers Association will present an array of educational programming in conjunction with the nine regional booksellers association trade shows this fall. Featured sessions will include several of the most popular seminars from this year's BookExpo America and Winter Institute, as well as demonstrations of ABA affinity programs Contact Contact and Above The Treeline. Here's a look at the schedule to date.
On Saturday, July 22, the Southern California Booksellers Association (SCBA) will hold its fourth bookstore tourism event. The "'I Feel the Need to Read' Children's Independent Bookstore Tour" will visit four stores in the Los Angeles area, as well as the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena. SCBA describes the event as an opportunity for children and booklovers of all ages to visit "some of the country's most knowledgeable and inspiring children's bookstores to meet authors, fellow book lovers, and new friends."
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Booksellers from the Great Lakes (GLBA) and Midwest booksellers associations (MBA) met at the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop in Shorewood, Wisconsin, on June 22 for a daylong ShopTalk, co-sponsored by both regional associations. The 35 participants were able to learn about marketing projects at Schwartz and explore the store's merchandising firsthand.
The Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop in Shorewood, Wisconsin, will host a ShopTalk, co-sponsored by the Great Lakes Booksellers Association (GLBA) and the Midwest Booksellers Association (MBA), on June 22. The far-reaching program will include a presentation by Schwartz staff on the store's innovative marketing initiatives, lunch with Vintage author Patrick Somerville, and sessions on the upcoming switch to 13-digit ISBNs, as well as information about The Spoken Word, the weekly National Public Radio program backed by eight regional bookseller associations.
 The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) will hold its second publishers' "Trunk Show" on Tuesday, June 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Carrier Circle in Syracuse, New York. The Trunk Show will feature formal catalog presentations by major publishers, along with display tables from a variety of publishers, wholesalers, and independent rep groups.
 The Spoken Word radio program is continuing its expansion from a weekly show focusing on literature, culture, and the arts in the Southeast to a nationally syndicated program featuring events in different regions of the country.
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American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.
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Banned Books Week begins on Sunday, September 24, and once again the American Booksellers Association and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) have collaborated to produce a Banned Books Book Sense Top Ten, compiled from titles nominated by independent booksellers nationwide. 
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The 2006 Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Fall Trade Show, which will be held from Thursday, September 7, through Sunday, September 10, in Orlando, Florida, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, will feature an array of educational offerings and author events.