Our mission is to promote literacy among children and teens in Washington, DC-area low-income settings by giving books to students and schools and providing access to authors and illustrators.

Author Readings

Introducing authors to school kids

Mo Willems at Raymond Elementary School

Mo Willems wows children at Raymond Elementary School by reading several of his popular books.

Book Signings

All kids get books to take home

Adam Gidwitz at Bancroft Elementary School

Adam Gidwitz signs books for eager students.

Empowerment from Books

Learning the importance of diversity and inclusion

Ellen Oh at Brightwood Education Campus

Students learned about the power of diversity and inclusion in children's literature from Ellen Oh with the We Need Diverse Books collection Flying Stories.

School-wide Events

Facilitating reading events for the whole school

Monica Brown at Glen Forest Elementary School

It's a full house as students get ready for Monica Brown to read from a few of her favorite books.

Latest News about An Open Book

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  Freeing Minds with Powerful Literature

  A vast majority of An Open Book’s programs take place in a traditional school setting, but occasionally we bring authors…
  PermalinkOct 12, 2018
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  Nurturing Hungry Readers

  We’ve launched an exciting partnership with FRESHFARM FoodPrints, a DC nonprofit that integrates gardening, cooking, and nutrition education into the…
  PermalinkOct 01, 2018
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  Our school year began with surpresas!

  DC Bilingual’s first and second graders watched in awe, then squealed with delight as Yuyi Morales pulled traditional Mexican toys…
  PermalinkSep 17, 2018
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  271. 167.

  271. Last school year, An Open Book Foundation offered two hundred and seventy-one presentations to local students.  That’s 271 times…
  PermalinkAug 24, 2018
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  Do you “like” AOB?

  Do you follow An Open Book Foundation on social media?  We are most active on Twitter, but you can also…
  PermalinkAug 22, 2018
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  Spring 2018

  Spring 2018 will go down on file as being the busiest yet for An Open Book Foundation.  We were on…
  PermalinkAug 21, 2018
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  Winter Newsletter

  An Open Book’s winter newsletter went out to subscribers last week.  This edition takes a deep dive into how and…
  PermalinkJan 30, 2018
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  Goodbye, 2017!

  2017 ended on a high note for AOB as another busy month of author and illustrator visits drew to a…
  PermalinkJan 03, 2018
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  2016-17 Annual Report

  2016-17 Annual Report The 2016-17 Annual Report is now available!  Click through to view the PDF.
  PermalinkDec 14, 2017