Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that operates an extraordinary bookstore, provides community programs, and mobilizes passionate volunteers to promote literacy in Chicago and beyond.
Information
- Location:
- Chicago, IL, 60610
- Phone:
- 312.475.1355
- Mon - Sat:
- 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
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Gearing up for our new bookstore!Updated about 3 weeks ago
Grand Opening weekend!Updated about a month ago
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- A Final Farewell 2:16pm Dec 29
- Overlooked Books 11:07am Dec 21
- Congratulations, VWrite Mentors and Students! 11:11am Dec 16
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This time of year is full of “Best Of” lists on all manner of topics, and book lovers are big believers in these lists. There are lists all over the Internet, in the papers, on the news, sharing the Best Books of 2009 or the Best Books of the Decade. Many of these lists include the same books. It...
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Teachers, administrators, and friends of Open Books in Chicago: we are seeking new schools to visit for our Adventures in Creative Writing Field Trips. Visit our Field Trips page (http://open-books.org/programs/fieldtrip
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...a nonprofit social venture that operates an extraordinary bookstore, provides community programs, and mobilizes passionate volunteers to promote literacy in Chicago and beyond.
Last Tuesday, a host of proud high school juniors descended on Open Books. They came by bus from Gage Park High School on the South Side, in a blizzard no less. We couldn’t have been more excited to see them here, hosted by their fearless teacher, Krystian Weglarz. ...
This past Friday, a group of 26 2nd – 6th graders shuffled through the doors of 213 W. Institute Pl., bounded up the stairs both in anticipation of what was to come and to get as far away from the cold and wind as possible, and busted through the door of Suite 207 before stopping in their tracks. ...
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When I was spending numerous hours shelving downstairs in the bookstore, I came across many Christmas books that I read as a child growing up and it brought back so many great memories...
We at Open Books are all about the powers of social media, making use of our Twitter and Facebook accounts. But our mission statement is all about the power of books, and I recently heard about this one...
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Dear Open Books friends and family,December is a time to celebrate the year gone by, and in all of Open Books' existence, there has truly never been a time when celebration was more appropriate. 2009 was ...
Open Books Open Books was featured in the Red Eye Playlist section on Saturday! Did anyone read the article?
Alas, the sun has set on my last day at Open Books. Pardon the cliché, but it is true how time flies. I still remember my first day, walking towards the third-floor office, early enough to be locked out but glad for the extra time to cool off. So much has happened since that first day....
Open Books Stacy putting together the wooden tree bench for the kids corner. One problem though- the directions are in German!
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Last week, with the help of our amazing volunteers, Open Books brought all of our books home from the warehouse!
Perhaps you are thinking, "I wish I had an idea of just how many books were hauled on that glorious day."
Help us find out!
The end-of-the-year inventory process is underway, and we would love your help. :)
On D...ecember 16th, 17th and 18th, we will be popping open boxes to get an exact book count and we would be thrilled for you to join us!
Shifts
Wednesday, December 16th - 10:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday, December 16th - 1:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday, December 17th - 10:00am-1:00pm
Thursday, December 17th - 1:00pm-4:00pm
Friday, December 18th - 10:00am-1:00pm
Friday, December 18th - 1:00pm-4:00pm
Want to help?
Just reply to this email volunteer@open-books.org with your preferred shift(s).
Time:10:00AM Wednesday, December 16th
Location:Open Books
I recently had the privaledge to prepare the writing of our wonderful WeWrite participants for publishing, and was asked to share a couple of the “best.” I soon realized that I could not decide which were the best, because they all had their own special sparkle. In...
