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Hundreds of exhibit booths filled with the latest book titles and publishers' catalogs; dozens of bestselling authors making speeches and signing autographs; programs on topics ranging from "Finding Books on the Internet" to "Reaching Generation X." Just about the only book-related item that wasn't in abundance at BookExpo America, held May 30-June 1 in Chicago, was librarians.
The book-industry trade show has always been aimed primarily at book-sellers -- prior to 1997 it was known as the American Booksellers Association convention and trade exhibit (it's now cosponsored by ABA and the Association of American Publishers). The 521 librarians who registered (up slightly from …