Candice Huber, Membership Coordinator

Hi SIBA friends!

It’s time for a membership update! My current projects include doing my best to get SIBA’s data updated in our system so we can better support you, and being the lead of the social committee for the New Voices, New Rooms conference. I’m really excited about the things we have planned for NVNR, which include some fun ways to help you make random connections at the conference and talk with publishers/vendors. We’re also planning a couple of informal dinners: one for novel model stores and one for folks new to the conference and/or who don’t have other plans. And we’re going to have a cutout of the holiday catalog that you can stick your face through and take pictures! I can’t wait to see everyone in person.

I’m also still working on getting to know all the stores in SIBA’s territory. I want to hear all about the cool things your store is doing, so please fill out the Bookstore Profile Questionnaire and tell us about your store, and we’ll use the information to feature you in the newsletter and on our social media! It will also help me get to know you better.

Finally, I want to welcome our newest members! These stores joined SIBA during the second quarter of 2023:

• Bluebird & CO, Crozet, VA
• The Book Bird, Avondale Estates, GA
• The Book Stan’d Bookstore, Atlanta, GA
• Fern & Fable Books, Ormond Beach, FL
• Mas Libritos Bookstore, Springdale, AR
• Next Chapter Bookstore and Cafe, Greensboro, NC
• A Novel Romance, Louisville, KY
• Off the Wall Books and Cafe, Hendersonville, NC
• Spellbound Bookstore, Sanford, FL
• The Storied Bookshop, Matthews, NC

We have new stores in six different states! I’m so excited to welcome all of you! And of course, if you have any questions about your membership and benefits or if you just want to say hello, you can contact me any time at candice@sibaweb.com.