This site for readers aged 11-16 was developed in 2002-3 with East Ayrshire Libraries with the support of the Scottish Arts Council through the Local Authorities Partnership project. The site divides into three separate sections to appeal to different audiences within the age group. School and children's librarians worked with young readers to help plan the content of the site.
South Lanarkshire Libraries joined the project in 2004 and with further support from SLIC/CILIPS, six more Scottish library authorities worked with Opening the Book on the site between 2004-and 2006. They were: East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Moray, North Lanarkshire, Perth & Kinross and West Dunbartonshire. With one editor from each authority bringing new ideas from their own team, planning and developing content, the site was given a fresh new look, with new graphics and content.
4ureaders had 10,000 individual visitors per month throughout its history with peaks of 18,000 at high points.