From the Archive: Recorded on January 24, 2020 at Winter Institute 2020 (Wi15) in Baltimore

Join bestselling and award-winning authors Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds in conversation on the history of racist ideas in America and how to better navigate these complex realities. Reynolds and Kendi’s Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, March 2020) delivers a timely YA reimagining of Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped From the Beginning. Through his work, Kendi has explored how racist ideas were developed by some of the most brilliant minds in history to justify and rationalize the nation’s deeply entrenched discriminatory policies. But while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited. Jason Reynolds’s remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning also offers the tools needed to combat these ideas. With Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, Kendi and Reynolds have come together to deliver an energizing narrative that speaks to young people and shines a light on the many insidious forms of racism—and on ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives.

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded on January 23, 2020 at Winter Institute 2020 (Wi15) in Baltimore

The panel brings together respected booksellers, Shirikiana Gerima, Ramunda Lark Young, and Hannah Oliver Depp, to examine the intersections of race, literature, and entrepreneurship. The panelists will explore the importance of their contributions to the bookselling eco-system, activism, and what is required to create diverse, equitable environments. Panelists: Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl, Founder (New York, NY), Shirikiana Gerima, Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe (Washington, D.C.), Ramunda Lark Young, MahoganyBooks (Washington, D.C.) , Hannah Oliver Depp, Loyalty Bookstore (Washington, D.C.)

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded virtually on February 20, 2021 for Wi2021 (Wi16)

Neurodiversity is a broad concept and one that covers a multitude of neurological variations. This conversation with neurodiverse individuals and advocates will provide context for Wi16 attendees who are not aware of neurodiversity and the challenges and concerns neurodiverse employees experience in the workplace and customers experience in the store. If you identify as neurodiverse, need direction around communicating with neurodiverse staff or customers, or are simply interested in learning more about neurodiversity, this session is for you.

Panelists: Emily Autenrieth, A Seat at The Table Books (Elk Grove, CA); Ed Thompson, CEO, Uptimize; Katy Alexander, Global Director of Marketing & Communications, Digital Science; Jory Fleming, author of How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life (Simon & Schuster)

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded March 4, 2021 for ABA's three-part Financial Webinar Series

Designed for booksellers with some understanding of bookkeeping, this session will take a deeper dive into a store’s individual financial statements, focusing on how to read and apply the information in balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and the ABACUS report, in order to make sound financial decisions.

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded February 24, 2021 for ABA's Three-Part Financial Webinar Series

Accurate and timely bookkeeping is the foundation of a profitable business. This session will cover the fundamentals of bookkeeping, with a focus on the general ledger document, and explain how proper bookkeeping improves efficiency and, ultimately, saves time and money. In addition, attendees will get a brief overview of cash flow, income statements, and balance sheets. 

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded February 19, 2021 for ABA's Three-Part Financial Webinar Series

This session will help you plan for success by focusing on a few key topics: monitoring or creating your budget, responding to changing business conditions, managing your cash flow, and monitoring important benchmarking data to track your progress and meet your yearly goals. This session will provide a template for building your annual budget. Panelists: PK Sindwani, ABA (White Plains, NY); Jennifer Almodovar, ABA (White Plains, NY)

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded June 28, 2019 at Children's Institute 2019 (Ci7) in Pittsburgh, PA

You know you want to bring authors to your store and into area schools, but how do you begin to ask publishers? Two words: “Author Grids.” In this session, panelists who have mastered the author grid will share with attendees:

• Tips for a perfect pitch
• The power of your sales rep
• How to create a stellar general event profile
• How to anticipate attendance
• How to request access to grids

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded June 26, 2019 at Children's Institute 2019 (Ci7) in Pittsburgh, PA

Hosting events in-store and offsite is a great way to strengthen a customer base, build goodwill within your community, and make money. But tackling the ins and outs of events, no matter how large or small, is daunting, time-consuming, and, let’s face it, overwhelming. This full-day, two-part workshop led by aces in bookstore event management will teach attendees:

• Best practices for in-store author events
• Tips for navigating events in a small space
• Best practices for off-site author events, including partnering with schools and libraries, hosting large-scale events, and using alternate venues
• Best practices for ticketing events and anticipating turnout
• How to launch a book festival in your community

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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From the Archive: Recorded June 26, 2019 at Children's Institute 2019 (Ci7) in Pittsburgh, PA

Hosting events in-store and offsite is a great way to strengthen a customer base, build goodwill within your community, and make money. But tackling the ins and outs of events, no matter how large or small, is daunting, time-consuming, and, let’s face it, overwhelming. This full-day, two-part workshop led by aces in bookstore event management will teach attendees:

• Best practices for in-store author events
• Tips for navigating events in a small space
• Best practices for off-site author events, including partnering with schools and libraries, hosting large-scale events, and using alternate venues
• Best practices for ticketing events and anticipating turnout
• How to launch a book festival in your community

Session Video & Resources

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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Free Expression Friday is an interview series from ABA's American Booksellers for Free Expression celebrating the amazing work of booksellers, organizers, and book people in general fighting for the right to read.

2024 has been a terrible year for book bans. If we don’t keep on top of it, 2025 could be even worse. Philomena Polefrone from ABA’s Advocacy team and American Booksellers for Free Expression explains which legislative trends from 2024 could continue in 2025 and raises the alarm about a pre-filed bill in Texas for 2025. What you can do now is start preparing to testify against book ban bills that could be introduced in your state next year.

Follow the American Booksellers for Free Expression on Instagram at @ABFEFreeExpression to keep up with ABFE's advocacy efforts and tune into their Free Expression Friday series. Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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