ABA Board of Directors Nomination Deadline: November 9

The American Booksellers Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Beth Puffer of Bank Street Bookstore in New York City, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for board directors. The deadline is Friday, November 9, 2007.

A board candidate must be an ABA member who is the owner or employee of an independent bookstore with a storefront location that is operated according to sound business principles. In addition, a candidate must have at least three years of recent experience as an owner or employee of a member company. It is desirable that nominees have at least two years of experience as an active volunteer in ABA or in a regional association or other constituency organization, or possess similar experience. Complete qualifications are outlined in the "ABA Nomination and Election Guidelines."

Under ABA's bylaws, the terms of three members of the nine-member board expire each year, and at least one of the three nominated candidates cannot have served on the current board. Board members are eligible to be elected for two three-year terms.

Nominations should be sent to the attention of Beth Puffer, Chair, ABA Nominating Committee. A nomination form may be downloaded in PDF format and mailed to Puffer at Bank Street Bookstore, 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025; or it may be faxed to (212) 316-7026. Nominations may also be sent via an electronic nomination form. Both are available on ABA's trade website, BookWeb.org.

The Nominating Committee requests that as much information as possible be provided about candidates; all information will be kept confidential.