[4]Booksellers are invited to an American Booksellers Association Forum program on Wednesday, April 16, at Schuler Books & Music [5] (2660 28th Street SE) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The owners and staff of all ABA and Great Lakes Booksellers Association [6] member stores are encouraged to attend.

Beginning at 10:00 a.m. with coffee and a tour of the bookstore, the day includes the education session "Booksellers at the Tipping Point: Leveraging Localism and Independence to Promote Your Store" and an ABA/GLBA Booksellers Forum over lunch. ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz and COO Oren Teicher will be there to listen to booksellers' concerns and to provide updates on association programs and initiatives.

For planning purposes, anyone who will be attending is asked to RSVP to ABA's Sarah Rettger at [email protected] [7]. (Learn more [8].)