Regional Education Calendar

The forth day of Winter Institute 2025! See the program online, or check the app for programming and events.

Our ShopTalk sessions are an open conversation for booksellers and bookstore owners to come together for connection, support, community, share best practices and resources, talk about their business, & crowdsource ideas & solutions to problems.

The last 15 minutes of the session will be reserved for a larger group discussion, with the rest of the time set aside for smaller breakout groups. All attendees should come prepared to engage in conversation and Booksellers who fit in more than one group will have the ability to move between breakout rooms.

-General: All bookstore members
-Small(ish) Stores: Members at stores operating with three or fewer employees
-Nontraditional Stores: Members whose retail types are pop-ups, online-only, hybrids, mobile, and more
-Mixed & Used Inventory Bookstores: Members who stock mixed or used inventory
-Tourist Town Bookstores: Members in tourist areas
-Bookstores with Cafes/Restaurants/Bars: Members whose bookstores include a cafe, restaurant, or bar
-Nonprofits: Members at stores operating under a nonprofit business model
-Cooperative: Members at stores operating under a cooperative business model
-College/University Bookstores: Members whose bookstores are part of a college or university

A closed space for LGBTQIA2S+ booksellers & LGBTQIA2S+ bookstore owners only to gather for connection, support, community, resources, and networking. Booksellers interested in attending should visit their Member Dashboard and join through Email Subscriptions. Don't have a login? Request one here.

While allies are greatly appreciated, these closed sessions are available only for individuals who identify as members of the LGBTQIA2S+ Community. If you are in the process of exploring your identity and relationship with a community, please do not self-reject. However, those who do not identify as part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community should not plan to attend that group’s coinciding meetup.

A closed space for BIPOC booksellers, BIPOC bookstore owners, and those exploring their relationship to BIPOC identity to gather for connection, support, community, resources, and networking. Booksellers interested in attending should visit their Member Dashboard and join through Email Subscriptions. Don't have a login? Request one here.

BIPOC allies and booksellers who do not identify as BIPOC should not plan to attend. We appreciate your help maintaining the BIPOC meet-up as a closed space for BIPOC booksellers and BIPOC bookstore owners only.