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We connect DC-area students in Title 1 schools with authors, illustrators, and their books. area.

An Open Book Foundation takes children's and teens' authors and illustrators to TItle 1 schools in the Washington, D.C. At every event, each participating student receives a signed copy of the featured book for their personal library.

05/19/2026

Thanks to your vote, An Open Book Foundation is a Project for Awesome 2026 grant recipient! We appreciate your support and dedication to children's literacy in the DC area. You can learn more about the grant and Project for Awesome here: https://projectforawesome.com/recap

05/12/2026

It’s Give Greater DC day! Here are three reasons to fund literacy this spring:

1) Right now, book bans are at an all-time high, which limits young people’s access to books. An Open Book is dedicated to putting books in the hands of DC-area readers so they can see themselves reflected in stories.
2) When you support An Open Book, you are telling young readers in DC that they matter and that they deserve to meet cool authors/illustrators from across the country.
3) After each class visit, each DC-area student walks away with a new book to add to their home library. Don’t you just love the new-book smell?

Every gift today will make a meaningful difference in the lives of DC students throughout the upcoming school year. You can support AOB here: https://www.givegreaterdc.org/o/an-open-book-foundation

05/11/2026

Every day, An Open Book nurtures a lifelong love of literature for young readers and supports educational justice by building equitable access to interactive literacy enrichment and high-quality books. Help us celebrate Give Greater DC by contributing to our mission. https://www.givegreaterdc.org/o/an-open-book-foundation

05/08/2026

Give Greater DC is almost here! To continue our mission of bringing authors/illustrators to D.C. area Title 1 schools, we need your support to keep going. Get new books into young readers’ hands by supporting today: https://www.givegreaterdc.org/o/an-open-book-foundation

05/07/2026

Support An Open Book this spring and participate in Give Greater DC, a regional day of giving-a day of supporting and lifting up the critical local nonprofits that support our community every day.

An Open Book Foundation connects Washington DC-area students with authors, illustrators, and their books to nurture a lifelong love of reading. Each year, we impact D.C. area Title 1 schools, with the majority of our author/illustrator events taking place in Wards 7 and 8. On or before May 12th, you can make a direct impact to students in your area by donating here: https://www.givegreaterdc.org/o/an-open-book-foundation

05/04/2026

When An Open Book brings an author or illustrator to a Title 1 school, each student leaves with a brand new book! Do you want to impact D.C. area students this ? Shop our Bookshop.org wishlist to put a book right into a student's hands! https://bookshop.org/wishlists/af7e1c1e5b4dcaaf94cf720f69e1ca288d816c37

Address

508 Kennedy Street NW, #309
Washington D.C., DC
20011

Telephone

+12026867115

Website

https://linktr.ee/aobfound

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