An Interview With Dani Brzozowski, director of development, Open Books

Organization’s history: “Open Books was founded two years ago by Stacy Ratner and Becca Keaty. In the first year of Open Books’ operation, Stacy and Becca collected nearly 150,000 donated used books, which they stored first in Stacy’s basement and then in storage units. In the summer of 2007, Open Books set up shop in a River North loft and brought on Erin Walter, who heads the organization’s literacy programs. In less than a year, Open Books has served hundreds of children and adults through in-house programs alone. In conjunction with other local and national literacy organizations, Open Books has helped to serve thousands of other learners.”