San Francisco bookseller Necia (“Nicky”) Salan, a founding mother of both the Association of Booksellers for Children (now the ABC Children’s Group at the ABA) and the Northern California Children’s Booksellers Association, died at home after a long illness on Monday, October 10. She was 77 years old. The bookstore she founded, Cover to Cover Booksellers in San Francisco, grew out of her love for children’s literature and small, Saturday sales of children’s literature from her home.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Ellicott City, Md., Salan graduated from Barnard College in 1955 before moving to San Francisco in 1958. She is survived by her daughter Debra, son Fred, and grandsons Aram, Daniel and Marco Salan.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 12, at 10 a.m. at Sinai Memorial Chapel, 1501 Divisadero St., San Francisco, followed by burial at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma. In lieu of flowers, contributions are welcome to the Nicky Salan Library Fund at Grattan School, 165 Grattan Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, or the charity of your choice.
