The American Booksellers Association has named the 53 booksellers who will be attending this year's ABC Children's Institute in Orlando, Fla., on scholarship, Bookselling This Week reported. The awards cover the conference fee, a two-night stay at the host hotel, and up to $400 in travel expenses to the June 21-23 event at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International. They are funded by Baker & Taylor, the event's lead sponsor; 38 publisher sponsors; and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.
Senior program officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger said, "We extend sincere thanks to all the sponsors of the fourth ABC Children's Institute. Because of their generosity and ongoing commitment to children's bookselling, more than 50 ABA members will join with their bookselling colleagues from around the country at the outstanding educational program we have planned for this June."