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Wednesday 12pm - 6pm Thursday 12pm - 6pm Friday 10:30am - 6pm Saturday 10:30am - 6pm Sunday 10:30am - 6pm

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10/31/2026

A West Loop shelf, with a new Pilsen address.📚 After the sale, a small, curated selection of West Loop books will join our existing Pilsen store. While we are in its original home located at 651 W Lake Street, come visit the West Loop West Loop Book Sale through November 8 to shop for books at 50% off and support our next chapter!

See details of the sale and FAQs at https://www.open-books.org/westloop-pilsen/

Open Books West Loop is located at 651 W Lake Street and is open Wednesday-Thursday at 12pm-6pm and Friday-Sunday at 10:30am-6pm.

After the sale, we are bringing a small, curated selection of West Loop books to our existing Pilsen store, located at 905 W. 19th Street, bringing together two bookstore experiences to empower our literacy mission.

10/30/2026

👻Did someone say BOOOOO…KS?👻

Visit Open Books Pilsen to enjoy cozy lighting, moody atmosphere, spooky tunes, and find your next scary read! We are turning up the Halloween vibe in our bookstore until November 7th so make sure to stop by!

Open Books Pilsen is located at 905 W. 19th Street and is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-6pm.

10/28/2026

🗓It's the second week! The West Loop Book Sale is on through November 8th. Come browse, discover an unexpected favorite, and take home a story at half the price. Stop by today!

After the sale, we are bringing a small, curated selection of West Loop books to our existing Pilsen store, located at 905 W. 19th Street, bringing together two bookstore experiences to empower our literacy mission.

See details of the sale and FAQs at https://www.open-books.org/westloop-pilsen/

Open Books West Loop is located at 651 W Lake Street and is open Wednesday-Thursday at 12pm-6pm and Friday-Sunday at 10:30am-6pm.

10/23/2026

➡West Loop books are headed to Pilsen! To start this next chapter of Open Books, we’re bringing a small, curated selection to our growing Pilsen store, where it will have a new home. Before then, join us for the West Loop Book Sale, from October 23-November 8 where all books are 50% off! Come browse, find your favorites, and celebrate the readers who made this store special.

See details of the sale and FAQs at https://www.open-books.org/westloop-pilsen/

Open Books West Loop is located at 651 W Lake Street and is open Wednesday-Thursday at 12pm-6pm and Friday-Sunday at 10:30am-6pm.

10/21/2026

DID YOU FIND ANY YET? Hunt for these hidden skulls around our Pilsen bookstore for a free treat and Open Books sticker!💀🍬

10/20/2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE: We are sorry to share that Open Books & Laugh, scheduled for Thursday, October 22 at the Laugh Factory, has been cancelled.

We're grateful to everyone who planned to join us and support literacy and book access in Chicago. If you already purchased a ticket, please email [email protected] to request for a refund.

Thank you for supporting Open Books.

10/19/2026

📝Open Books and the University of Illinois-Chicago are hosting three workshops focused on college application essay writing starting October 24th at our North Lawndale location!

The workshop series is for high school students who want to know more about how to write a college application essay and would like one on one support with their drafts. Workshops are open to students living and going to high school on the west side and southwest side of Chicago.

You can see the full workshop schedule and register at open-books.org/carp

Open Books North Lawndale is located at 3812 W 16th Street, Chicago IL.

10/13/2026

THE LINEUP IS HERE!🔥 We promised big laughs, and these comedians are about to deliver. Join us on October 22 for Open Books & Laugh, featuring hilarious sets from Sam Biru, Dwayne Kennedy, Michael Meyers, Claire Sundbye, and Sohrab Forouzesh!

100% of proceeds go toward placing high-quality books in the hands of young readers and families in Chicago. Seats will be filling up fast now that the cat's out of the bag!

Don't miss out on Chicago's best night of comedy. Get your tickets now at open-books.org/laugh

PLEASE NOTE: Holidays and organizational events may affect regular store hours. Kindly check us on Google and Instagram for possible changes in schedule. Thank you.

10/12/2026

🍎 Thank you for joining us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a special Teacher’s Day at our Pilsen location last September 26th!

Chicago teachers enjoyed an afternoon of food, drinks, networking, and resource sharing focused on ELL students. Your support through open-books.org/donatenow makes all our literacy programs and book access events for educators like this one possible!

10/06/2026

TWO WEEKS until we hit the stage for Open Books & Laugh! 🎟️✨

Need an extra incentive to grab your tickets today? You can now add Raffle Tickets to your purchase at checkout! One lucky winner will take home 40% of the total raffle ticket sales💰 (the rest goes straight to funding free books and youth programs).

Great laughs, a great mission, and a chance to walk away richer than you arrived? That’s a win-win-win. Get your event tickets and stock up on raffle entries at open-books.org/laugh!

12/13/2019

We had the pleasure of hosting Senator Dick Durbin for a visit to our bookstore, classrooms and Chicago Literacy Alliance Literacenter!
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We would like to thank the Senator and his team for supporting literacy and being a champion for education across the city and state!

Address

651 W Lake Street
Chicago, IL
60661

Opening Hours

Wednesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	10:30am - 6pm
Saturday	10:30am - 6pm
Sunday	10:30am - 6pm

Telephone

(312) 475-1355

Website

http://shopwestloop.open-books.org/

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