Team Bookin’ It Kickoff Meeting

Interested in racing to support Open Books? Please join us for the Team Bookin' It info session and kickoff meeting. Monday, April 13th at 6pm in the Open Books Store for more information on training plans, fundraising ideas, runner perks, and more!  This year's race will be the Chicago Rock 'n' Roll 10K and Half Read More

Book Signing with Philip Kerr

Join us at the Open Books Bookstore 1PM-2PM for an author signing with Philip Kerr. We have a selection of used titles as well as NEW copies of recent releases The Lady from Zagreb, Prayer, and The Winter Horses. 

Book Signing with Philip Kerr

Join us at the Open Books Bookstore 1PM-2PM for an author signing with Philip Kerr. We have a selection of used titles as well as NEW copies of recent releases The Lady from Zagreb, Prayer, and The Winter Horses. 

Chicago Reader Book Swap

Join Open Books and The Chicago Reader for the 2015 Reader Book Swap! 6-9 at the Old Town School of Folk Music (4545 N LINCOLN). Bring and take as many as 15 books, but nothing musty, dirty, torn, or in poor condition, and no encyclopedias, periodicals, or technical, legal or medical information books.

Chicago Reader Book Swap

Join Open Books and The Chicago Reader for the 2015 Reader Book Swap! 6-9 at the Old Town School of Folk Music (4545 N LINCOLN). Bring and take as many as 15 books, but nothing musty, dirty, torn, or in poor condition, and no encyclopedias, periodicals, or technical, legal or medical information books.

Volunteer Info Session

Want to volunteer with Open Books? Join us for an info session and see what options are right for you.

Volunteer Info Session

Want to volunteer with Open Books? Join us for an info session and see what options are right for you.

Ink & Blood

Come see the mystery! Come as an enigma! Two phantom writers are hidden in the store, but you won't be looking for them. You and the masked audience members around you will be watching the dueling stories fight for your attention side-by-side on screen. Will you also be part of the story? You won't know Read More