Registration Opens for Children’s Institute

Registration for the American Booksellers Association’s 2014 Children’s Institute in San Antonio, Texas, opens today to booksellers at all ABA member stores. The April 6 – 7 event, which offers more than a full day of networking and dedicated programming for children’s booksellers, is made possible by lead sponsor Baker & Taylor with additional support from publishers large and small.

Events begin on Sunday evening, April 6, at the host hotel, the DoubleTree by Hilton San Antonio Downtown Hotel, with an opening plenary, featuring bestselling author Brad Meltzer, followed by a poolside reception.

A full day of programming on Monday, April 7, starts with a breakfast plenary and continues with a diverse array of educational programming, featured author talks, a children’s rep picks lunch, bookseller roundtables, and a closing author reception.

The institute’s education session topics include:

• Selling Picture Books in the Wake of Age Compression
• How to Address Censorship in Schools
• Diversity in Children’s Literature
• The Law of Attraction: How to Entice Publicists and Authors
• Child Development & Literacy
• How to Host a Successful Teacher Night

For the schedule and session descriptions, visit the Children’s Institute program page.

The Texas Library Association will hold its annual conference in San Antonio on April 8 – 11, immediately following the Children’s Institute, and the ABC Children’s Group at ABA is currently exploring opportunities for collaboration. Watch BTW for future announcements.

A maximum of three registrants per ABA member business are eligible to register for the Children’s Institute. The conference fee is $79 per person and is nonrefundable. A number of publisher-sponsored scholarships to the Children’s Institute will be awarded. Register now.

The DoubleTree by Hilton San Antonio Downtown Hotel is located at 502 West Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas, 78207. The ABA group rate of $119 per night for singles and doubles is available until March 7 on accommodations from April 4 – 11. Children’s Institute attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations and are encouraged to do so as soon as possible; registration for the institute does not guarantee a hotel room. The DoubleTree by Hilton’s reservation number is (800) 560-7753, or rooms can be booked online through the hotel’s special CI reservation page. An ABA group code is required. More information is available on BookWeb’s hotel information page.

Booksellers with questions about Children’s Institute programming should contact ABC Children’s Group Manager Matthew Zoni.