The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance

A community of southern indie booksellers.

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Resources

Learn more about SIBA's benefits

Scholarships & Financial Assistance

Request the Anti-Racism Training Toolkit

Peer Bookseller Resource Library

Banned Books Resources

Networking & Visibility Opportunities

Request to join SIBA's Discord

Get your bookstore featured

Submit a SIBA Spark story

Submit a review to The Southern Bookseller Review

SIBA Links

SIBA News

Website

Events Calendar

The SIBA logo, which is a sun rising out of an open book with the letters "SIBA" in all caps underneath. Rounded across the top it reads "Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance," and at the bottom it reads "A community of southern indie booksellers."
A graphic announcing that the SIBA Board nomination deadline is extended to May 29. The design simulates a computer window with a bold call-to-action.
A graphic reminding viewers that Macmillan Scholarship applications are due tomorrow. The design simulates a computer window with a bold call-to-action.
A group of people celebrating All Good Books becoming the first brick-and-mortar bookstore in Columbia, SC to receive B Corp certification. They stand in a bookstore, smiling for the camera.A graphic featuring a photo of John Cavalier. The heading reads "You're a booksellers and you should run for something!" Underneath the photo is the text "John Cavalier."A graphic with a blue and purple background featuring a white square note held by a paper clip. The note reads, "Reminder: Board nominations are due May 21!" The SIBA logo is in the bottom right corner.A photo from the NVNR conference in 2025 featuring author Angie Thomas smiling at a table of booksellers. Overlaid text reads "NVNR Scholarships Deadline is May 15!"A dark purple graphic featuring the NVNR logo. Text reads, "Need to save money on travel? Coordinate a ride and/or room share with a colleague!" A button below the text reads "Join our Discord server."A blue and peach graphic promoting the event listed in the caption. The header says "SIBA Lunch & Learn." In the middle is a photo of Suzanne Shoger and the logo for Regional Association Marketing and Promotion (RAMP). In the bottom right is the SIBA logo, and in the bottom left it reads, "Suzanne Shoger, May 13, 2026."A dark purple graphic with the heading "And the winner is..." The NVNR 2026 logo is in the middle. At the bottom it reads "Congratulations to all our NVNR Travel Grant Recipients!A graphic promoting the winter catalog with the heading "2026 Winter Catalogs for Bookstores." A sample layout of the new look of the catalog is at the bottom. In the middle is a sample cover of the winter catalog. Text underneath reads "Order by 6/15 @ rampbooks.com." Text surrounding the cover gives info that the consumer facing catalogs are free for the print and digital versions, that it contains curated gift-giving selections, that you can hand out the catalogs in store or directly mail them to customers, and that you can customize the front and back with your store logo.A photo of a group of excited people throwing their hands in the air and smiling with their mouths open. Overlaid text reads "SIBA Jumpstart Begins May 13!"
A blue and peach graphic promoting the event listed in the caption. The header says "SIBA Lunch & Learn." In the middle is a photo of Suzanne Shoger and the logo for Regional Association Marketing and Promotion (RAMP). In the bottom right is the SIBA logo, and in the bottom left it reads, "Suzanne Shoger, May 13, 2026."
A graphic featuring a photo of a book wrapped in brown paper with a twine ribbon faded in the background. Laid over the photo is the heading "Breaking! Blind Date with a Book Advocacy." At the bottom is the SIBA logo. In the middle, a block of text overlays the photo with the same paragraph from the caption.A stylized background with a headshot of Susan Kamil in a circle on the right side of the image. At the top in all capital letters, it reads "Susan Kamil Emerging Writers," and under that is all the information about the prize listed in the caption.A graphic with a blue and purple background featuring a white square note held by a paper clip. The note reads, "Apply: Apply by April 3rd for NVNR Travel Grants and SIBA Registration Scholarships!" The SIBA logo is in the bottom right corner.A photo of Gee Gee Rosell standing on a porch. Overlayed text reads, "Scholarship fund launched in memory of Gee Gee Rosell."A dark purple graphic with a box in the middle with text inside that reads, "NVNR Scholarship & Travel Grant Applications are now open!" The NVNR logo is in the lower right corner, under the box.A graphic that looks like a to-do list on a sheet of loose leaf paper. The heading says "To-Do." The items on the list match those in the caption. In the bottom right corner is the NVNR 2026 logo.A graphic featuring author photos and book covers for the three winners of the Southern Book Prize. The Southern Book Prize 2026 logo is in the bottom right corner.A dark blue graphic with a photo in the middle of a sign in the window at 44th and 3rd Bookseller in Atlanta, GA. The sign reads, "No work. No school. No shopping. We're shutting down to demand ICE out! January 30." Under the photo in white text it reads, "At least 65 stores in SIBA territory participated in the nationwide strike to protest ICE."A graphic featuring the header "NVNR Hotel Reservations Now Open!" Under that is a save-the-date box that says "July 10 is the deadline to make your reservation!"A save the date graphic that reads "Aug. 2-5, NVNR is coming to Baltimore in 2026!"