The American Booksellers Association’s Dave Grogan and Molly Bond, the team behind the American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE) [6] and ABA’s advocacy efforts, will be on hand at the Ask ABA desk during the 15th annual Winter Institute [7] next week in Baltimore.

Stop by the Ask ABA desk between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22; Thursday, January 23; or Friday, January 24, for all of your free speech and advocacy-related questions.

Booksellers are invited to speak with the advocacy team about any legislative or policy issues that impact their store, negatively or positively, including:

• Antitrust issues
• Free speech and First Amendment issues
• Minimum wage
• Tariffs
• Third-Party Marketplace Facilitator laws and how they impact your state and business
• How to organize effective meetings with community leaders and state and federal lawmakers
• Access to capital
• Health insurance and association health plans

Learn more about ABA’s advocacy efforts on Bookweb [6].