Our Mission: 

Open Windows Books provides free multicultural books to teachers and media specialists in Greater Minnesota to expand the opportunities for rural children to read stories from a variety of perspectives.  We establish partnerships with school districts, colleges, and universities to distribute free books and offer professional development for educators.

Our Vision:

Open Windows Books envisions a world in which all children develop empathy and understanding and learn to bridge cultural differences through reading stories that authentically portray the lives of people from many cultures.  

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Inspired by the work of Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop, Open Windows Books provides opportunities for students in Greater Minnesota communities to experience literature that serves as both windows and mirrors: mirrors of the child's own experience and windows into the lived experience of others in our multicultural and diverse world.

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