Committees

Committees are made up of dedicated booksellers and sales reps who are vital in creating the programs, initiatives and education for the Discovery Show, Spring Workshops, and children's programming, to name just a few.

The committees are not set in stone, but are continued, decommissioned or created based on the ideas and input from the board and our membership.

Much of our committee work is done by email, with an occasional conference call. We encourage interested booksellers to get involved. You'll be contributing your valuable experience and creativity, and you'll be meeting booksellers from across our California region and beyond. 
  
If you'd like to serve on a committee, contact the committee chairs. Have an idea for a new topic? - email calvin@caliballiance.org.

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• Education

Responsible for envisioning, creating and implementing the workshops, panels, round tables, etc. that are presented at our Discovery Show, Spring Gathering, & beyond. 
Committee Chair: Elayna Trucker (Napa Bookmine).

• Programming and Author Selection Committee

This is the team that helps select the authors for programing of microregionals, Spring Workshops, and the Fall Discovery Lab.. Committee Chairs:  Carolyn Hutton (Mrs. Dalloway's), Mary Williams (Skylight Books), Paula Farmer (Book Passage), Elana Eustaquio (Books Inc.) and  Julie Slavinsky (Warwick's), Jhoanna Belfer, (Bel Canto)
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• Mosiac (Diversity and Inclusion) Committee

Our mission is to support and promote diverse books from established and emerging writers of varying races, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and political perspective. In giving recommendations or sharing ideas and information, we will strive to always do so from the perspective of those not usually heard from or reached out to while elevating #ownvoices storytelling. In that, we will be inclusive to various writing platforms, and ideas that share our mission … connecting booksellers, readers, and writers. Elevating #ownvoices storytelling 
Chair: Paula Farmer (Book Passage)
Anthony Ramirez (Books Inc. Campbell)

• Mosiac Community

Mosiac Community grew out of the work of the Mosiac Community. Mosiac Community is for BIPOC Bookstores to partner on programming, best practices exchange, and support of one another. Mosiac Community shows the strength and value and by working together elevating the presence of California Bookstores.
Chair: Nia McAllister (MoAD, San Francisco)  
Other members so far:
Underground Books, Sacramento
The Salt Eaters, Inglewood
Cafe Con Libros, Pamona
Reperations.Club, Los Angelos
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• Recruiting

Responsible for researching and recommending new board members.

• Publisher Relations

Chair: Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books
Leslie Jobson, Manager Field Sales Ingram Content Group Publishers Group West/Two Rivers

• Political Acton

Chair: Anna Bullard, Bookshop West Portal
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If you'd like to serve on a committee, contact Calvin.

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Golden Poppy Awards

Responsible for researching titles and authors for each category, reading, and developing the shortlist to be voted upon by the membership. 

Find the Book Award Committees here.

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California Childrens Booksellers Alliance (CCBA aka The Alliance)

The Alliance champions all things children's literature. With input from the extended membership, the committee helps organize meetings, assists in organizing educational programming for the Spring Workshop and Discovery Show, and determines advocacy for issues relevant to the children's book world. 

​Chair: Suzi Hough (Hicklebee's) suzi@hicklebees.com
Events Manager: Hannah Walcher (Books Inc.) hwalcher@booksinc.net
Secretary: 
Mirrors & Windows: Rosie Lee (Readers' Books) rosie@readersbooks.com

Mirrors & Windows Taskforce
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Helps select the shortlist for the Mirrors & Windows program that the membership will vote on. 
Chair: Suzi Hough (Hicklebee's) suzi@hicklebees.com
Ariel Richardson (Chronicle Books)
Hannah Moushabeck (Chronicle Books)
Claire Teel (Hicklebee's)
​Andrew Durham (Books Inc.)