ABA Board Nomination Deadline Approaches

Friday, October 27, is the deadline for American Booksellers Association members to nominate candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit the names of qualified candidates to the association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Collette Morgan of Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis.

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.

A candidate for the Board of Directors 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 a nominee 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."

Nominations should be sent to the attention of Collette Morgan, Chair, ABA Nominating Committee. A nomination form may be downloaded in PDF format and mailed to Morgan c/o Wild Rumpus, 2720 W. 43rd St., Minneapolis, MN 54410; or it may be faxed to (612) 920-7804. 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.