Easley 5K Color Dash Fundraiser ~ August 16, 2025

Oconee County Winner

5th grade 

Westminster Elementary School

Book Selection: Where the Red Fern Grows

Pickens County Winner

4th grade

Six Mile Elementary

Book Selection: The Lemonade War

The Open Book Project reads to a   K-5 class at Camp IROCK hosted at West End Elementary.

June 2024

The Open Book Project hosted a raffle giving away (2) beautiful black rocking chairs. Sunni Crowe was the winner of the raffle but instead of keeping the prize for herself, she paid it forward to a young reader named Ryleigh. 

April 2024

The Open Book Project hosted a booth at the festival giving out information, free books, and helping out with the inflatables for the kids.

April 2024

The Open Book Project donated books to Carmen Cole's 3K classroom

April 2024

United Way of Pickens County Women United

hosted its annual

Luncheon for Literacy

at

Tri-County Technical College

Easley Campus

Keynote Speaker: Wendy Burgess

Emcee: Sydney Shadrix

Literacy Champion Award: 

Angela Spearman of McKissick Academy

Pictured left to right: Lynn Boiter, Sydney Shadrix, Jennifer Shurley, Samantha Jones, Lorie Steveson, and Betty Garrison

March 21, 2024

Executive Board Members Samantha Jones, Lynn Boiter, and Lorie Steveson attended the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the New YMCA in Easley

March 2024

Media Specialist, Tami Sickels

"Pickens Elementary School hosted Glow and Grow Literacy Night for families to share in reading activities throughout the school.  Some of the activities included a make and take area, glow in the dark reading, and literacy activities for every grade level. A special thank you goes to the Open Book Project. They were very generous and donated a book so that every child that attended could choose one to take home" 

February 2024

Samantha Jones and Lynn Boiter ring the bell for the Salvation Army during the holidays.

December 2023

Samantha Jones joins the Jr Interact Club (led by Andy Cevic) for a meeting to talk about literacy and ways they can get involved.

September 2023

Miss Ashley Whitten, 4th grade math and science first year teacher, received 25+ copies of The Smartest Kid in the Universe Genius Camp by Chris Grabenstein to present to her students during the first week of school.

August 2023

Veteran teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Setzer, received 25+ copies of Forty Winks by Kelly DiPucchio to present to her K-5 students during the first week of school.

August 2023

Mrs. Leisten's K-5 class each received a copy of "I want to be a police officer" in memory of Officer Matthew Hare honoring his bravery and service to the Easley community. (2) copies were given to the school library as well.

August 2023