The Association of Booksellers for Children told members via e-mail that at a recent planning retreat the board decided to take “proactive” steps to ensure the organization’s long-term survival that may include “pool[ing] our resources with our sister association, the American Booksellers Association.” The options “include becoming a division of ABA, a department of ABA, or another configuration that we haven’t determined yet. This would have the advantage of giving ABC the resources of a larger organization while expanding the programming available to all ABA members.” ABA board president Gayle Shanks writes that “the ABA Board is excited about exploring […]