Open Book Minneapolis

Open Book is a book and literary arts center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, housing three nonprofit organizations: The Loft Literary Center, Minnesota Center for Book Arts and Milkweed Editions.

[1] The building has approximately 10,000 visitors a month and includes an Orchestra Hall and a theater.

[2][3] Opened May 21, 2000,[4] Open Book was founded by Linda Myers of The Loft Literary Center, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and Emilie Buchwald of Milkweed Editions in an effort to create a more permanent home for their respective organisations.

[2] Former Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak described the center as an "important anchor" for creative growth in the Washington Avenue area.

[7] In 2015, they received a $10,000 MetLife Foundation Innovation Space Award.