(If you haven’t seen the Free Expression Friday between ABA’s Philomena and Rediscovered Books’ Laura DeLaney, you can read the transcript on BookWeb.org or watch excerpts on the ABFE Instagram account.) Thank you for being involved and caring parts of our society.

Now, ABA voting members, as your ABA Board President, I have another important request for your active participation: your vote on ABA Bylaws coming up May 23, 2024 through June 21, 2024.

In this BTW edition and on BookWeb.org, the Board proudly presents the proposed Bylaws changes.

We wanted to share this information with you now so you have time to read, reflect, discuss, and vote. We will have our in-person Community Forum at Winter Institute on February 14. 

We will also be hosting an online Board Office Hours/ ABA Open House on Friday, April 19.  

Please make sure the person designated to vote for your store watches for the ballot coming via email on May 23, 2024. If you are not the designated voter for your store, we still welcome your voice in our conversations leading up to the vote. 

Thank you for being engaged members of our organization!

Best wishes,

Tegan Tigani, ABA Board President and Children’s Book Buyer/Bookseller at Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, WA

Please review the current Bylaws as well as the proposed revised Bylaws.

To help members understand the goal of these changes, ABA has also put together a look at the proposed changes.

The vote will be announced as new business at the May 23, 2024 ABA annual meeting and voting will commence that day via an online form. The deadline for voting will be June 21, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET.

In accordance with the current ABA Bylaws, 10% or 100 members, whichever is less, constitutes a quorum and a majority of those voting must approve the Bylaws changes for the proposed new Bylaws to pass. The last time the ABA Bylaws were revised was October 6, 2021. 

For the next few months ABA members will have the opportunity to discuss the proposed Bylaws and ask the Board questions. Members are always welcome to email the ABA Board at [email protected].

The Board will also be available in person during Winter Institute, both informally throughout the conference and formally during the Community Forum at 10:45 am ET on February 14.

The Board will also be hosting their regular Board Office Hours/ABA Open House at 5:00 pm ET on Friday, April 19.

You can read the full announcement on BookWeb.