An Open Book Foundation

An Open Book Foundation 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.

Thanks to your vote, An Open Book Foundation is a Project for Awesome 2026 grant recipient! We appreciate your support a...
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

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...
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

Every day, An Open Book nurtures a lifelong love of literature for young readers and supports educational justice by bui...
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

Give Greater DC is almost here! To continue our mission of bringing authors/illustrators to D.C. area Title 1 schools, w...
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

Support An Open Book this spring and participate in Give Greater DC, a regional day of giving-a day of supporting and li...
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

Guess what? An Open Book moved…down the hall!
03/30/2026

Guess what? An Open Book moved…down the hall!

Thanks to mother-daughter authors Sook & Kathleen Choi for sharing Korean traditions with the 2nd & 3rd graders earlie...
02/24/2026

Thanks to mother-daughter authors Sook & Kathleen Choi for sharing Korean traditions with the 2nd & 3rd graders earlier today! “Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival” was well received - also, well received was the bojagi gift wrapping demo and the game of traditional Korean Jacks/Gonggi! Thanks to the authors, school librarian, students, staff + all involved for a wonderful visit!

Here’s a couple of great photos we took with during his residency at .w.harriselementary. We talked through character d...
02/23/2026

Here’s a couple of great photos we took with during his residency at .w.harriselementary. We talked through character design, landscapes and color theory—and then blended it all together to create our own stories. Students shared their neighborhoods, their pets, their loved ones—it was so special to see how much they connected with the art 🙂 We couldn’t have made this happen without the amazing staff at CW Harris and the DC Public Library Foundation for sponsoring this visit 📖

Gratitude to author & editor for spending the morning at with students! Before visiting the museum galleries, Traci s...
02/20/2026

Gratitude to author & editor for spending the morning at with students! Before visiting the museum galleries, Traci shared love-inspired poems from “This Is Not A Small Voice : Poems by Black Poets” ! Students (& staff) wrote love-inspired poems of their own, with time to share during a poetry slam/open mic! Thanks for your partnership!

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