Category Archives: News
DC Blizzard Closes Schools and Forces AOB Events to Cancel
An Open Book typically schedules fewer events during January because the risk of inclement weather is always high. This year proved no exception, as a mid-month blizzard knocked several author visits off track. Photo credit: Joe Flood, NOAA
Poet Shares Civil Rights Movement Stories at Washington Jesuit Academy
Poet Carole Boston Weatherford visited Washington Jesuit Academy’s 5th graders this week to read and discuss her recent collection of biographical poems, “Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement.” Click here to read about the…
Founding Director Dara La Porte Receives the Read Africa Award
On October 24, 2015 Founding Director Dara La Porte received the Read Africa Award at the Smithsonian Museum of African Arts. The award was given by Africa Access in recognition of An Open Book Foundation’s support of African Literature and authors in our programs,…
An Author’s AOB Experience
“The highlight of our tour was An Open Book Foundation‘s school visit to Savoy Elementary School… An Open Book program is as uplifting and rewarding for authors and illustrators as it is for students. We will never forget the look…
AOB in Publisher’s Weekly
How exciting to see Peter Brown’s recent AOB visit to Cleveland Elementary School featured in Publisher’s Weekly! Click here to read more about the event and see the monster-induced silliness that occurred. It really was a fun morning for everyone.
From A First Grade Teacher
We were thrilled to read this recent blog post by a first grade teacher describing her students’ experiences during Uma Krisnaswami’s Open Book visit to Strawberry Knoll Elementary School, especially the section about one young student’s attachment to her newly…
AOB and The Children’s Book Guild of Washington DC
The Children’s Book Guild of Washington DC recently wrote a nice piece celebrating our expansion into Headstart Preschool programs and our on-going partnership with Guild members. We are fortunate to be in an area with a vibrant author community committed…
AOB March Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter, we focus on providing a glimpse into the lives of the students we serve and highlighting our new partnership with local Headstart programs. Please stay up to date on Open Book happenings by subscribing to our…