3 Open Books Highlights:
June 2010
This month...
1) We spread the word for literacy at the Printers Row Lit Fest.
2) We wrapped up our spring Buddies sessions and started with our summer schools.
3) We picked up books all over the city and made a special book grant to Christopher House in our Chevy Missions Equinox.
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Meet Your Wordshop Leader: Alyson Paige Warren!
Calling all of you writers
out there! In just a few short weeks, Alyson Paige Warren will begin leading
the first of our summer Wordshops, Prompted. See what Paige has to say about her upcoming class, then sign up to join us!
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The First Annual Half Off Sale
Books at Open Books just got cheaper!
Join us for our first-ever Half Off Sale, when all books in the store will be 50% off
(except rare & autographed titles)
Spend more! Save much! Support literacy!
June 26 and 27
10am - 7pm
Open Books Store
213 W. Institute
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| Welcome, Book And Literacy Interns!
This month, Open Books welcomes four new interns to our
educative, enthusiastic fold. Meet Melanie, Lindsay, Leah, and Allison!
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Have you moved? Changed email addresses? Altered your schedule for volunteering?
Let us know at
updates@open-books.org!
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Open Books friends and supporters,
Thank you for another wonderful school year! Our spring
programming may have wrapped up, but that doesn't mean we're taking a break. On
the contrary, we here at Open Books HQ have kicked it into high gear to prepare
for a busy, exciting summer.
In June, we said good-bye to the 200+ students and 100+
volunteers that make the Buddies program possible. While it's sad to part for
the summer, we were impressed by the progress made and the relationships
formed. For those of you out there
who volunteered as a big buddy or in another Open Books program this year:
thank you! You do a tremendous service to students and communities in Chicago.
Now, we look forward to long, sunny days and warm months.
Join us at an event in the bookstore, or help us energize students to read and
write. With your help, we've begun creating a wonderful, vibrant community, and
with your continued support, we'll flourish.
To literacy!
Anna Piepmeyer
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Get Your Write On At Open Books!
This summer, join us for writing Wordshops at Open Books and
re-discover (or meet for the first time) the literary genius in you. Whether you're the beginning author
looking for inspiration, the budding memoirist, the established writer, or even
the workaholic who doesn't have "time" to write, we've got a Wordshop for you! Check out the summer schedule and register today. Space is limited, and
registration is first come, first served -- and, of course, proceeds go to help support our literacy programs. What could be better?
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ReadOn 2010 Raises
Nearly $20,000 For Literacy!
Congratulations and many,
many thanks to the dedicated participants of Open Books' very first
read-a-thon, ReadOn 2010! During the month of May, over 65 ReadOn! participants
read their hearts out and raised funds while doing so -- all for the cause of
literacy. We ended the month with a celebration of wit and competition at Fizz
Bar & Grill on May 26 for our first ever Literacy Olympics. Guests
participated in challenging games of literary trivia and backwards spelling,
enjoyed food and drinks and met like-minded, book-loving new friends.
We would also like to recognize our Little Buddies. They participated in
ReadOn! and read over 13,400 pages with their Big Buddies during the month of
May! Every school met or exceeded their reading goals and we applaud them for
sticking to the challenge and having fun while doing it!
Open Books would like to thank the Associate Board for their hard work and
creativity in launching ReadOn! and Literacy Olympics. These events are yet
another way we can all participate in fighting for literacy in Chicago, one
person (or book!) at a time.
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It's hard to believe that 2010 is approaching the halfway mark, but we're thrilled to look back at all the wonderful students we've served in that time!
So far this year...
235
students
have gotten one-on-one reading attention
through Open Books
Buddies
in 10 Chicagoland schools.
1,298 students
have found their voices
(and become published authors!) at
Adventures in Creative Writing Field Trips.
Over 50 students
have gotten their write on in
Wordshops.
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