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 November 12

11 am

November 17

11 am

FREE

Holiday  

Bookstore Party

Presented by the Open Books Associate Board  

Get out of the cold and get in the holiday spirit! Join us at the Open Books store for food, drinks, trivia and more! 

 Wednesday

December 7

6:30-9 pm

$10 suggested donation

New Face In The Store! 

 Please allow us to introduce our newest store intern, Liz Maguire! Liz is a self-descibed "Occasional Poet and Constant Presence," and now she is our brand new State-of-the-Art Intern! 

Head on over to her introductory blog post  to say hi!

  Revelry Raffle Winner

My best friend is a person who will give me 

a book I have not read.   

Abraham Lincoln

Dear Friends,  

Ah, November! This month of crunchy leaves and chilly weather is the very best month to cuddle up on a comfy couch in a cozy bookstore. It's also the perfect opportunity to meet friends and discuss new ideas and books. The Open Books store always has a couch available, but this month we want to go a step further and highlight some other ways you can share books you love with a large audience!

If you enjoy spirited book discussions, then the Open Book Club is for you!  Make sure to check out our upcoming monthly selections.  Do you have kids? Visit Chicago's largest used kids' books section and come to one of our many storytimes! Do you love to suggest books to your friends, family, or even the customer behind you at the checkout line?  Well, you can have your thoughts and feelings seen by every Open Books shopper -- just stop by the store and write out "I Recommend" cards for your favorites, or recommend books from the privacy of your own home!  Open Books delights in bringing people together to share their love for books. With Thanksgiving coming up, there is no better time to join in and become part of the Open Books family!

See you at the store soon,

Kevin and Lizzy
Open Books Store Team

It's back! Come shop our incredible selection of 50,000 amazing used books...and save 50% on each and every one of them (including rare and autographed books)! As always, all proceeds will help support our literacy programs across Chicago.  

Ready? Set? Shop!

December 10 and 11

10 am - 7 pm

Open Books Store

213 W. Institute

And remember.... Open Books members get a  

2-hour head start on Saturday!

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Saturday, December 10, 8-10 am 

Allow us to share with you our love for our beautiful city by waxing rhapsodic about some lovely books that feature Chicago.  This month we are especially pleased to present a first edition, fifth printing signed copy of Black Boy by Richard Wright. The word "excitement" doesn't do our excitement justice!  Check out more Chicago gems by reading our blog post Out of the Box: Rare and Wonderful-Chicago Edition!  

No matter what bit of Chicago history interests you, there's a good chance that we'll have something that suits you at the Open Books store. Come by and share your Chicago interests with us; we'd love to hear from you! 

Open Book Club: November

Have you read Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin? If so, consider heading on over to the Open Books store to take part in our monthly book club. This is one of our favorite books, and we can't wait to discuss it with you!

If you can't make it this month, Open Book Club meetings will resume on January 10, 2012, when we'll be discussing Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. We have copies in stock at the store right now, so make sure to come and share your thoughts with friends old and new.

Want to learn more? Check out the full list of upcoming Open Book Club selections.  Then just mark your calendars to join us -- no RSVP required!

November 8 

6 pm

 FREE 

November 15, 22, 19 

5-7 pm 

FREE