ABC Children’s Institute

Scholarship recipients receive waived registration fees to in-person Children’s Institute, a comped hotel room during the Institute, and up to $600 reimbursement for travel to and from the Institute. 

ABA staff are putting the finishing touches on their costumes for the 2023 Children’s Institute Costume Party, which all attendees are encouraged to participate in.

The awards cover the conference fee, hotel stay, and up to $500 in travel expenses to the June 5–7 event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

ABA staff are putting the finishing touches on their costumes for the 10th Children’s Institute Costume Party, which all attendees are encouraged to participate in.

ABA member stores on qualifying Point of Sale systems have been sent instructions in recent weeks. Stores that make the required changes before April 26, 2022 will be entered into a drawing for a Ci10 scholarship.

The final chance at a scholarship to the 10th annual Children’s Institute in Phoenix, Arizona this summer is available for many stores reporting sales for the Indie Bestseller lists and BookScan industry tracking tool.

Here are the booksellers that have won scholarships to Children's Institute. 

This is the second in a two-part recap of 2021 Children’s Institute (Ci9) education, which features three key points from each session.

This two-part series will feature three key points from each session.

Please note: not all recordings are currently available. Watch Bookselling This Week for updates.

The 9th annual Children’s Institute, slated for June 2021, will now take place August 30–September 1 at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona.

Over the course of two days, booksellers joined together for education sessions, keynotes, rep picks, and virtual hangouts to celebrate children’s books and bookselling.