35 Booksellers were in attendance at SIBA Annual Meeting and Town Hall on Tuesday. The first half of the event was devoted to the "Annual Meeting" portion of the event, with brief updates from Kathy Bartson of Binc on the help the organization has been able to provide to Florida booksellers impacted by Hurricane Ian, and Ryan Quinn of the American Booksellers Association who announced the SIBA recipient of the 2023 Children's Institute Raffle winner, Amy Rishell of Pass Christian Books in Pass Christian, MS.

Executive Director Linda-Marie Barrett reported on the state of SIBA, noting that 2022 has been a "time of transition" as the country comes out of the pandemic. She reported bookstore membership was up by 11% and that SIBA was in a financially sound and stable position, while still maintaining an active and well-received programming schedule, including two well-attended in person events in Winston-Salem and New Orleans.

The SIBA Board reported on its continuing work to update SIBA's Bylaws to expand the number of Board members and allow for a wider range of business models in the definition of a "core member bookstore."

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Meeting Resources: Agenda | 2021 Minutes of the Annual Meeting