Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    DURING THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR, OPEN BOOKS SERVED 2,334 UNIQUE STUDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 3,682 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING. WHILE CONSTRAINED BY THE ONGOING PANDEMIC, WE SERVED 38 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR READING BUDDIES PROGRAM, AND GUIDED 13 ASPIRING TEEN WRITERS IN OUR SUMMER PUBLISHING ACADEMY PROGRAM. THROUGH OUR NORTH LAWNDALE READS INITIATIVE WE WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH MORE THAN 12 PARTNERSHIPS TO SERVE STUDENTS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF 11 NEW LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES, THREE LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY RESOURCE EVENTS AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW STORY TRAIL IN A COMMUNITY PARK. WE ALSO GRANTED 75,921 BOOKS TO SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS THROUGH BOOK GRANTING PROGRAMS AND DIRECTLY SENT 35,509 NEW BOOKS THROUGH THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY TO 4,091 ENROLLED CHILDREN.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.9M

  • Open Books Literacy Programs

    DURING THE 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR, OPEN BOOKS SERVED STUDENTS THROUGH BOOK ACCESS AND READING SUPPORT PROGRAMS. READING BUDDIES FOCUSED ON BUILDING FLUENCY, STUDENT CONFIDENCE, AND READING LEVEL GROWTH IN 2ND AND 3RD GRADE STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN NORTH LAWNDALE. OPEN BOOK'S EARLY LITERACY STORYTIME PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES IN FUNDAMENTAL LITERACY CONCEPTS THEY CAN PRACTICE AT HOME. IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER PREPARE CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN SUCCESS, OPEN BOOKS EARLY CHILDHOOD RESIDENCY PROGRAM BROUGHT INSTRUCTORS INTO HOME DAYCARES. FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-5 WERE ALSO ENROLLED IN DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, A BOOK ACCESS INITIATIVE AIMED AT INCREASING BOOKS IN THE HOME. WE GRANTED OVER 118,000 BOOKS THROUGH CLASSROOM BOOK GRANTS, WHOLE SCHOOL BOOK GRANTS, AS WELL AS OUR FREE CHILDREN'S BOOK SECTION AT OPEN BOOKS PILSEN. IN ADDITION TO OPEN BOOKS'S LITERACY PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE A CORE PART OF OUR WORK WITH NORTH LAWNDALE READS. AS PART OF NORTH LAWNDALE READS, OPEN BOOKS BUILDS AND MAINTAINS LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND BOOK NOOKS ACROSS NORTH LAWNDALE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDES FREE BOOKS AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.6M