Support
Open Books’ mission is to transform lives through reading, writing, and the GIVING power of used books.
Each year, Open Books and our corps of volunteers bring joyful experiences to 6,000 children through our literacy programs, which are designed to boost confidence, help students see themselves as readers and writers, and provide them with access to books.
Every writing program also provides students with an opportunity to become published authors. Through our book granting programs, we donate more than 180,000 books to children, families, and under-resourced communities across Chicagoland.
Financial Donation
Make A Financial Donation TodayThe generosity of donors helps us engage more than 5,000 youth through our literacy programs and give way more than 150,000 books to children and families each year. Together, we can transform lives through reading, writing, and the giving power of used books.
Volunteer
Become A Volunteer TodayVolunteers work with our students, organize our books,
staff our events, and make everything happen.
Imagination Library
Learn More!Open Books is thrilled and honored to be bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to our city as their exclusive Chicago affiliate for children ages 0-5!
Donate Books
Donate Your Used Books TodayEach year, generous readers donate hundreds of thousands of books to support literacy. We sell those books in our stores and online to help fund our programs, and use and give them away in our literacy and book grant programs.