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ABA Seeks Bookseller Input for 'Innovative Events' Session
The American Booksellers Association is seeking member input for its BookExpo America "All-Day Education Program" session "The Bookstore as a Third Place: Making Your Store a Community Center Through Innovative Events." The event, which will be held from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and again at 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., on Thursday, June 2, will focus on creating events to position the bookstore as a center for community and political action.
Booksellers who have organized a creative or unusual event at their stores during the last few years are asked to send a short description of the event via e-mail to ABA COO Oren Teicher at [email protected]. The association is seeking descriptions of events that did one or more of the following:
- generated more media coverage than normal
- attracted a significant number of new customers
- sold many books
- was talked about for a long time
- stimulated some action
- provided some unexpected and provocative information
- and/or was just a lot of fun
The event could have been centered around an author signing -- or not.