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OPEN BOOKS IS...

...a nonprofit bookstore, literacy community center, and volunteer corps dedicated to raising awareness about illiteracy, improving reading skills, and spreading the love of books in Chicago and beyond.






Dear Friends,

We need your help to diversify! Open Books aspires to promote literacy as energetically and thoroughly as possible, and that means we'd like to work with volunteers, donors, and supporters of every ethnicity, age, gender, side of town, interest, you name it! What can you do? Tell your friends, family, colleagues, and contacts to join Open Books, especially those who represent another cultural experience or point of view! Is your aunt or grandpa a night owl? Bring 'em to a bar night! Are there people at your office who look or think differently than you? Invite them to a book sort! Do you belong to a professional club or community group? Let Open Books set up a service day or book drive with your organization. Our literacy students need a range of role models, and diversity makes for more fun -- and a much more effective, inspiring literacy organization. 

Thanks in advance for helping us spread the word and the mission!

Erin Walter
Literacy Director


Event!

August 5 is National Night Out! Bring your friends and family for a great night featuring Open Books and our friends at the StoryBus.

Buddies!

Announcing: Fall 2008 sites for our Open Books Buddies reading mentor program! Stay tuned for weekly days/times!

Field Trips!

Teachers and youth program leaders: are you looking for a great writing experience for your students? Check out our Creative Writing Field Trips!

Job!
Looking for an unforgettable internship this fall? As an Open Books literacy intern, you'll gain valuable skills and contacts and make a difference every day -- and the only coffee you'll make is your own! Apply now!
Search!
Want to help Open Books right from your desk? Just search and shop the Web to raise money for our literacy programs!

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