
Press Room
Current news and media resources highlighting our ongoing efforts to ensure quality education for children in need.

Who We Are
At First Book, we’re on a mission to ensure that all children, regardless of their background or zip code, can succeed and reach their full potential. Our purpose is as bold as it is urgent: To create systemic change. To ensure equal access to quality education. To empower every educator and all the children in need whom they serve.
Media Contact: Staci Harris
Our Model of Change

First Book Network
Comprises North America’s largest community of individual educators working on the frontlines with children in need at schools and programs across the U.S.
First Book Marketplace
Provides the First Book Network with 24-hour, year-round access to an award-winning repository of affordable and new books, educational resources, and basic necessities curated for kids in need ages 0-18.
First Book Research & Insights
Advances education and poverty research by generating original data that amplifies educators’ voices, drives First Book’s models, and informs content on the First Book Marketplace.
First Book Accelerator
Turns current research and evidence-based strategies from leading experts into actionable tools that are shared with our network — so educators don’t have to wait months or years to use innovative best practices in their classrooms and programs.
Recent Press Releases

2022-2023 Impact In Review
As First Book advances its mission in our 32nd year, the stakes for our nation’s children and educators have never been higher. The lasting effects of the pandemic have intensified the challenges for children in historically under-resourced communities, exacerbating educational disparities and deepening inequities. Drawing on decades of experience, First Book continues to redefine what it means to support education. By applying innovative, data-driven strategies from the private sector, we are addressing systemic failures and creating scalable, self-sustaining solutions.


In the News
The latest press mentions & by-lined articles.
Books About Everyone, for Everyone | The New York TImes
Diverse Books Matter. Paula Willey’s Top Recommendations for Pre- And Emerging Readers | Early Learning Nation
Diverse Books for All Coalition Giving Access to 145,000 Diverse Books Nationwide | The Washington Post
Innovating for Learning: How Two Innovators Made Access to Books and Education More Inclusive | World Economic Forum
One School District Just Pulled 1,600 Books from Its Shelves—Including the Dictionary | EdWeek
Nonprofit Trends That Will Dominate 2024 | Forbes
Diverse Books for All Coalition Commits to Action | Publishers Weekly
First Book Studies Add Key Data to Book Ban Conversation | School Library Journal
New First Book Research Reveals the Positive Academic Impact of Diverse Books | Unite Against Book Bans
Leading Education Organizations Launch Reading Universe Prototype to Help Teachers Build a Nation of Confident Readers | Cision PR Newswire