Dear Members,
As a member of PNBA, you are part of a community of booksellers, publishing professionals, authors, and librarians-- booklovers all. We come together each Fall Show to exchange ideas, find new ways to connect, discover fantastic books, and delight in each other’s company. But even when we can’t be mingling at author signings or learning together at educational panels, we are strongly connected.
Throughout the year, PNBA provides information and inspiration through the Footnotes newsletter, the nwbooklovers.org blog, and resources on PNBA.org. While you’re busy keeping the heart of Pacific Northwest literary culture alive and beating, PNBA strives to keep you informed about the important industry issues, from ecommerce and author events to staff transitions and trends in publishing.
The organization wants to help you shine. With the professionally-designed, member-tailored Holiday Catalog, PNBA provides a beautiful way for you to reach new customers. Events at the Fall Show like the Nightcapper and the Author Feast introduce authors and booksellers. Rep pick panels and the trade show help us add fresh favorites to our selection of old-standbys. The PNBA Book Awards honor our local talent (and give us all something to celebrate after the holidays).
PNBA members know the value of community. The local, independent movement is strong, especially in our region. The trade association taps into the power of our regional community, helping us make the most of our collective wisdom. Your participation and active membership are what make this community great. Sharing our knowledge and hope benefits us all.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me, other members of the board, or the PNBA staff with your questions or suggestions. We’re here for you.
Thank you for making the Pacific Northwest such a wonderful place to live, work, and read!
Wishing you all the best,
Tegan Tigani
PNBA President, Bookseller and Children’s Book Buyer for Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA, Editor for nwbooklovers.org
As a member of PNBA, you are part of a community of booksellers, publishing professionals, authors, and librarians-- booklovers all. We come together each Fall Show to exchange ideas, find new ways to connect, discover fantastic books, and delight in each other’s company. But even when we can’t be mingling at author signings or learning together at educational panels, we are strongly connected.
Throughout the year, PNBA provides information and inspiration through the Footnotes newsletter, the nwbooklovers.org blog, and resources on PNBA.org. While you’re busy keeping the heart of Pacific Northwest literary culture alive and beating, PNBA strives to keep you informed about the important industry issues, from ecommerce and author events to staff transitions and trends in publishing.
The organization wants to help you shine. With the professionally-designed, member-tailored Holiday Catalog, PNBA provides a beautiful way for you to reach new customers. Events at the Fall Show like the Nightcapper and the Author Feast introduce authors and booksellers. Rep pick panels and the trade show help us add fresh favorites to our selection of old-standbys. The PNBA Book Awards honor our local talent (and give us all something to celebrate after the holidays).
PNBA members know the value of community. The local, independent movement is strong, especially in our region. The trade association taps into the power of our regional community, helping us make the most of our collective wisdom. Your participation and active membership are what make this community great. Sharing our knowledge and hope benefits us all.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me, other members of the board, or the PNBA staff with your questions or suggestions. We’re here for you.
Thank you for making the Pacific Northwest such a wonderful place to live, work, and read!
Wishing you all the best,
Tegan Tigani
PNBA President, Bookseller and Children’s Book Buyer for Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA, Editor for nwbooklovers.org
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President
Tegan Tigani Queen Anne Book Co. 1811 Queen Anne Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109-2833 T: 206-284-2427 F: 206-284-2757 [email protected] |
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Vice-President
Shawn Donley Powell's Books 2720 NW 29th Ave. Portland, OR 97210 T: 503-228-4651 x5810 [email protected] |
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Secretary/Treasurer
David H. Hartz Book 'N' Brush 518 N. Market Blvd. Chehalis, WA 98532 T: 360-748-6221 F: 360-748-6599 [email protected] |
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Past-President
Karla Nelson Time Enough Books 157 Howerton Ave. Ilwaco, WA 98624 T: 360-642-7667 F: same [email protected] |
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Brad Smith
Paulina Springs Books 422 SW 6th St. Redmond, OR 97756 T: 541-526-1491 F: 541-526-1493 [email protected] |
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Colleen Conway
Penguin Young Readers Group 7507 - 45th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 T: 206-524-1555 F: 206-524-1556 [email protected] |
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Jack Wolcott
Grass Roots Books & Music 227 SW Second St. Corvallis, OR 97333-4633 T: 541-754-7668 F: 541-757-3475 [email protected] |
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Carol Spurling
Bookpeople of Moscow 521 S. Main Moscow, Idaho 83843 T: 208-882-2669 F: Same [email protected] |
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Pam Cady
University Book Store 4326 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 T: 206-634-3400 F: 206-545-0945 [email protected] |
Would you like to serve on the PNBA Board ?
Every year, there is turn-over on the PNBA Board of Directors. The process for filling those seats that come open each year is detailed in PNBAʼs Bylaws. The first consideration is that a candidate needs to represent a voting member of the Association, which includes all employees of current member bookstores, and all current member sales reps who live in the PNBA region. (Traditionally, the Board includes one sales rep member, and eight bookseller members.) Each position on the Board requests a two-year commitment, which may be followed by a second consecutive, two-year re-election. (Most board members serve the full four years.)
The Board solicits interested potential candidates during December each year, and discusses those candidates at their annual Retreat, which is held over a two-day period in late January. At that meeting, the Board decides which candidates they would most prefer to see run for the vacant seats and instructs the executive director to prepare and distribute a ballot to our voting members as prescribed in the Bylaws. Generally speaking, the Board tries to select candidates who will give the Board the widest possible diversity of membership, for instance, by trying to make sure that the Board includes a good mix of male vs. female members; general-interest vs. specialty store members; members from as wide a geographic distribution as possible; and members from small stores as well as large. In any particular year, attempting to maintain or restore balance may be a factor in the Boardʼs selecting one candidate over another. Because of such changes, a candidate who is not selected one year, may be an ideal selection the next year.
Service on the PNBA Board is unpaid, but all expenses incurred to attend any and all Board meetings each year, including the meeting at the fall show, are fully reimbursed by the PNBA, if the executive director receives a properly completed reimbursement request form (provided by PNBA), including any appropriate original cash register receipts, by the announced deadline. Typically, the Board meets three times each year, once at the January Retreat, once in the spring, and once at the fall show. Any additional meetings will be determined by the Board as a whole and announced in advance.
The Boardʼs primary responsibilities are (1) assuring the financial success of the Association, and (2) determining the general direction and resource commitments for the Association. The primary method for the Boardʼs accomplishing these goals is through annual review of the executive director and that employeeʼs performance. The typical PNBA Board member spends about 50 hours each year on PNBA work. If you would like to be considered for a position on the PNBA Board, please send an email to the Executive Director, subject “PNBA Board Candidate,” providing a brief history of your book industry work, a brief statement of your interests and the reasons why your service might be valuable to PNBA, and a brief statement of your willingness to commit the time and energy to serve on the Board.
The Board solicits interested potential candidates during December each year, and discusses those candidates at their annual Retreat, which is held over a two-day period in late January. At that meeting, the Board decides which candidates they would most prefer to see run for the vacant seats and instructs the executive director to prepare and distribute a ballot to our voting members as prescribed in the Bylaws. Generally speaking, the Board tries to select candidates who will give the Board the widest possible diversity of membership, for instance, by trying to make sure that the Board includes a good mix of male vs. female members; general-interest vs. specialty store members; members from as wide a geographic distribution as possible; and members from small stores as well as large. In any particular year, attempting to maintain or restore balance may be a factor in the Boardʼs selecting one candidate over another. Because of such changes, a candidate who is not selected one year, may be an ideal selection the next year.
Service on the PNBA Board is unpaid, but all expenses incurred to attend any and all Board meetings each year, including the meeting at the fall show, are fully reimbursed by the PNBA, if the executive director receives a properly completed reimbursement request form (provided by PNBA), including any appropriate original cash register receipts, by the announced deadline. Typically, the Board meets three times each year, once at the January Retreat, once in the spring, and once at the fall show. Any additional meetings will be determined by the Board as a whole and announced in advance.
The Boardʼs primary responsibilities are (1) assuring the financial success of the Association, and (2) determining the general direction and resource commitments for the Association. The primary method for the Boardʼs accomplishing these goals is through annual review of the executive director and that employeeʼs performance. The typical PNBA Board member spends about 50 hours each year on PNBA work. If you would like to be considered for a position on the PNBA Board, please send an email to the Executive Director, subject “PNBA Board Candidate,” providing a brief history of your book industry work, a brief statement of your interests and the reasons why your service might be valuable to PNBA, and a brief statement of your willingness to commit the time and energy to serve on the Board.
