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.
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.