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Open Books

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About Me


Open Books is Chicago's first nonprofit literacy bookstore-to-be! We are run by a small group of silly, smart, social, and seriously book crazy women -- and a slew of spectacular volunteers of all sorts. You should join us! But how? Let's break it down!
1. Read about our mission , team, partners, progress, plans, and home: everything about us, in one easy place.
2. Sign up for our e-mail list! NO SPAM -- just the latest scoop on author events, Open Books open houses, book swaps, book clubs, pick-up days, literacy classes, and much more.
3. Follow along with breaking news at the Open Books blog, Read All About It , and get early invites to events, along with links and comments from the girls behind the scenes.
4. Got good-quality used books? Looking for a good home for them? DONATE your used BOOKS to help someone else learn to read them. It's easy! Find out more!
5. Make a monetary donation! Your CONTRIBUTION is fully tax-deductible. Pledge now and know that you are helping Chicagoans learn to read!
6. Help us spread the word and promote literacy! Send us a friend request, tell your friends about us, repost our bulletins, or buy an Open Books t-shirt and wear it around town. (You can also get your baby a onesy, your doggie a dogsy, your coffee a mug, and much more on our site!)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Book lovers, volunteers, donors, teachers, students, readers of all skill levels, people of all ages who want to learn to read, and fun folks from Chicago and beyond!

Want to help kids foster a love of reading? Become a reading buddy at our new sites in Irving Park and North Lawndale!

Interested in taking your class or camp on a field trip? Come to our us for an adventure in creative writing !

Are you a teacher who wants reading buddies in your classroom? Let us know !

My Blog

"Love is like my Playstation..."

"...I'm the only one who turns it on."Do you hate Hallmark cards? Looking for something a little less sappy and a lot more witty for yourspecial someone?For a LIMITED TIME Open Books is selling one of...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:54:00 GMT

WeWrite Workshops!!!

Have a story to tell? Need to dust off and polish up that resume and cover letter?Open Books PresentsWeWrite - Free Writing Workshops for AdultsTuesday and Thursday Evenings in West TownOpen Books' fi...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:32:00 GMT

Open Books Holiday Auction!

Open Booksis delighted to announceits first-everHoliday Auction!It's that time of year again. Do you have your shopping list ready? Would you like to help out your favorite nonprofit organization? We ...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:52:00 GMT

Buy books to support Literacy!!!

We are happy to announce that we are now selling through our partner Better World Books.You can check out our sidewalk sale page at www.BetterWorld.com/openbooks to purchase used and new books. A port...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:34:00 GMT

What’s Green and Read All Over?

Bring us your books! Better World Books will sell them to people all over the world who will cherish them...and Open Books will get part of the profits. It's about Literacy not Landfill.For more infor...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:04:00 GMT

Attention Whole Foods Shoppers!

When you shop with canvas bags at any of the five Whole Foods locations in Chicago, the ten cents they offer you can go to Open Books! We're benefiting throughout September and October. If you neede...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:55:00 GMT

New Buddies Locations!

Interested in getting involved with Open Books? It just got easier!Just in time for the end of summer, Open Books is announcing its Fall 2008 Books Buddies sites! Find one near you, and become a Big B...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Deal or No Deal!

Open Books' Director of Development Dani Brzozowski is applying to be on Deal or No Deal! All money won would go toward furthering the cause of literacy in Chicago. So, instead of someone buying a new...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:29:00 GMT

Summer Events!

This summer, Open Books is everywhere you want to be!PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVALOpen Books will have a table at the Pitchfork Music Festival, where we'll be selling buttons, promoting literacy and rockin...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:06:00 GMT

The New Beginnings Novelists Gala Event!

Open Books PresspresentsThe New Beginnings NovelistsofGeorge Henry Corliss High SchoolYou may have heard about them on National Public Radio. Perhaps you saw them in the Chicago Tribune. And now Open ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 08:17:00 GMT