The Open Book Project

BIG shout out to our literacy partner, First Community Bank! We are so grateful for your support.

📚✨ Be Part of the Story. Change a Life. ✨📚

At The Open Book Project, we believe literacy opens doors, builds confidence, and transforms communities. But we can’t do it alone—we need partners who share our passion for making books accessible to everyone.

When you sponsor or donate, you’re not just giving books…
You’re giving opportunity.
You’re building futures.
You’re helping readers of all ages discover their potential.

💡 Whether you’re a business, organization, or individual, your support helps us place books directly into the hands of those who need them most.

Join us in turning pages into possibilities.
📖 Partner with us.
❤️ Invest in literacy.
🌟 Make a lasting impact.

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We are proud to support financial education in our communities. We recently donated 40 financial literacy books to The Open Book Project in Easley. These books, designed for kindergarten through second grade students, help introduce important money management concepts such as saving, budgeting, goal setting, and making smart financial decisions at an early age.

Steven DeAngelis presented the books on behalf of our bank, helping provide young readers with valuable resources that can build a strong foundation for future financial success.

📚✨ Celebrating Our Summer Book Giveaway Winners! ✨📚

The Open Book Project is thrilled to congratulate the teachers selected as winners of our Summer Book Giveaway! 🎉

Thanks to our donors and literacy partners for making it possible to provide books to two teachers from each county we serve—helping bring more stories, knowledge, and inspiration into your classrooms.

Anderson County:
Emily James & Lyndsey Grimmett

Greenville County:
Jessaca Carey & Tamara Gainey

Oconee County:
Hannah Stanley & Teresa Vessels

Pickens County
Alex Bezy & Amy Lester

Reminder to our winners to email us as soon as possible with your book choice and # of copies needed.

📖 Together, we’re building brighter futures—one book at a time.

📚 Nearly 1,500 books…and we’re just getting started!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our sponsors and community, almost 1,500 books have been placed into the hands of first-year teachers as they build classroom libraries for their students. We are honored to support educators across Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens Counties as they begin their teaching careers.

To all of our first-year teachers: congratulations on the start of this exciting journey! We hope every book you selected inspires a lifelong love of reading in your students.

Our First-Year Teacher Program is available through July 31, so there’s still time for eligible first-year teachers to schedule an appointment and build their classroom library at no cost.

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing sponsors for making this program possible. Interested in helping us reach even more teachers? Become a Circle of Champions sponsor or support our mission with a donation.

Please help us spread the word so we can serve as many first-year teachers as possible before July 31. Together, we’re investing in teachers, inspiring young readers, and building stronger communities—one book at a time. ❤️📖

📚 TEACHER GIVEAWAY REMINDER! 🍎

We’ve had over 100 entries from teachers across Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens Counties—and there’s still time to enter!

To make sure your entry counts, teachers must enter themselves.

How to enter:
✅ Follow The Open Book Project on social media.
✅ Comment on this post with:
• Your name
• Your county
• Your school
• The grade(s) you teach

🎁 Want even more chances to win? Receive 5 BONUS entries when you subscribe to our weekly newsletter!

Here’s how:
📧 Visit https://theopenbookprojectsc.org
📧 Scroll to the bottom of the page, enter your email address, and click Sign Up.
📧 Don’t forget to verify your email by clicking the confirmation link sent to your inbox. (Be sure to check your spam/junk folder if you don’t see it.) Once you’ve confirmed your subscription, you’ll receive 5 additional entries!

⏰ Entries close at 12:00 PM (noon) on Monday, July 13.

🎉 The drawing will be held live at 7:00 PM on Monday, July 13.

A teacher from each county we serve—Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens—will be selected, so every county is guaranteed to have a winner!

Good luck to all of our amazing teachers, and thank you for everything you do to inspire a love of reading! ❤️📚