Founded in 2000 and located in the Riverfront neighborhood of Minneapolis, Open Book is a nonprofit organization and is home to three founding tenant organizations: Milkweed Editions, The Loft Literary Center, and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. The mission of Open Book is to welcome and inspire a vibrant book community, to be a catalyst for artistic collaboration, to engage the broader community in book arts and the written and spoken word, and to provide a sustainable home for literary and book arts organizations. our mission To inspire and welcome a vibrant book community. To be a catalyst for artistic collaboration. To engage the community in activities and programs for all interested in book arts and the written and spoken word. To provide a sustainable home for literary and book arts organizations.