Support Open Books In 2012!

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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. We had our best year yet in 2011, and your support will help make 2012 even better!

With your help this year, we'll...

- Bring one-on-one reading sessions twice a week to schools across the city through Open Books Buddies

- Inspire thousands of young writers at our Adventures in Creative Writing field trips.

 - Transform students into published authors through ReadThenWrite, our newest program. 

- Sort, stock, shelve, and sell thousands and thousands of books at the Open Books store
 
- Keep the Open Booksmobile on the road picking up donated books and distributing book grants. 
 
- Be a presence for literacy at events across the city, from big festivals like Printers Row Lit Fest all the way down to regular storytimes at the Open Books store.
  

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