About ABA

A letter from ABA Board President Cynthia Compton.

Join us in welcoming our new Chief Financial Officer, Lauren Ciborski, to the ABA team. 

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

Everyone in this room knows that reading makes people more informed, more empathetic, and more engaged. When you put books into people’s hands, you all are cultivating informed, empathetic, and engaged citizens. And a functioning democracy depends on that. Your work could not be more vital right now.

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

This week, French sat down with Bookselling This Week to discuss her long career in the book industry, the evolution of Binc, and its partnership with ABA. 

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

Here is a collection of quotes from the letters of past presidents who found themselves leading ABA membership through challenging times. While many of their issues are still relevant today, so too is their determination and faith in their bookstore community. 

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.