An Open Book Foundation

An Open Book Foundation connects Washington DC-area students with authors, illustrators, and their books to nurture a lifelong love of reading. We support educational justice by building equitable access to interactive literacy enrichment and high-quality books.

Our vision is that children see themselves as readers, who use their written and visual literacy skills to navigate a complex world and define their own future. We offer a range of engaging and enriching small group literacy activities to PreK-Grade 12 students in Washington, DC-area Title 1 schools. At every event, regardless of the format, each participating student receives a copy of the featured book for their personal library, and we donate additional books from the author or illustrator to participating classroom and school libraries. Each year, we reach over 10,000 students and distribute more than 12,000 books.