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Welcome to the First Book Media Center – your source for news and resources highlighting our ongoing efforts to bring new books and educational resources to children in need.

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First Book, MacMillan, and Jimmy Fallon: Books to Kids in Need

First Book, Macmillan Publishers, and Jimmy Fallon are bringing 3,000 copies of Tomi Adeyemi’s “Children of Blood and Bone” to kids in need through the Tonight Show Summer Reads program.

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Parents Magazine: Celebrating Diversity Through Books

Kids will see themselves in these 20 titles, suggested by the nonprofit First Book, and also learn more about each other.

First Book CEO Kyle Zimmer: The Cost of Empty Bookshelves

We’re setting ourselves up to lose an entire generation of kids based on their ZIP code. Now is when we decide if that’s something we can live with.

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First Book Insights: Anxiety About Immigration Policies, Racism Taking Toll in Classroom

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First Book and AFT Equip Highest-need Schools in Puerto Rico With Basic Needs Closets

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PBS and First Book Partner With Publishers to Bring 350,000 Books to Kids in Need

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