Category Archives: News
An Open Book Foundation has been selected for the 2016-17 Catalogue for Philanthropy!
AOB is extremely pleased to share our inclusion in the 2016-17 Catalogue for Philanthropy! Selected by reviewers from a field of over 200 applicants, An Open Book Foundation has been recognized as “one of the best small charities in Greater Washington.”…
Off to a busy start!
An Open Book is well into the 2016-17 school year and off to a very busy start. With author visits most days of the week (and sometimes–lucky us!–more than one author a day) we have already offered more than thirty…
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…