Open Books, the literacy nonprofit in Chicago, Ill., is moving its bookstore into Literacenter, the Chicago Literacy Alliance's three-story, 38,000-square-feet space on West Lake Street in the West Loop area that will open in May. The bookstore will be an anchor tenant.
The Chicago Literacy Alliance, a nonprofit association representing more than 90 Chicago literacy organizations, said that the new space is "the first collaborative workspace in the United States for groups advancing literacy initiatives." Literacenter will provide office space, meeting rooms, lounge and event spaces, back office services and educational programming for Chicago Literary Alliance's member organizations.
Opened in 2009, Open Books is currently located in the River North area.