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Wipro, First Book Bring New Books to Mountain View and East Palo Alto Area Kids in Need
Partnership focused on promoting power of reading Mountain View and East Palo Alto, USA, August 03, 2017 — Five thousand books are being donated to students in the Mountain View and East Palo Alto area throughout August as a result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT,… Read More

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First Book Makes Investment in Mobile Devices, Dramatically Expanding Access to Affordable Digital Resources for Kids in Need
Addition of specially sourced, affordable First Book-branded tablets addresses need for item most requested by teachers in low-income communities to meet their educational goals WASHINGTON, July 26, 2017 — First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise founded to address educational inequity, today announced it will add 3,000 brand new,… Read More

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First Book President and CEO awarded EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017, Mid-Atlantic
Kyle Zimmer, First Book’s president, CEO and co-founder, was awarded EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Mid-Atlantic Award for social entrepreneurship last week, in recognition of First Book’s nonprofit, market-driven, disruptive innovation model that is creating equal access to quality education for kids in need. Access to books is the… Read More

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Wipro, First Book Bring New Books to Indianapolis Area Kids in Need
Partnership focused on promoting power of reading, addressing “Summer Slide” Indianapolis, USA, June 21, 2017: Five thousand books are being donated to students in the Indianapolis area through the end of June as the result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a… Read More

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First Book President and Co-founder Kyle Zimmer Awarded EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® in the Mid-Atlantic
EY builds on three decades of honoring exceptional entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic region MCLEAN, Va., June 16, 2017 – EY is pleased to announce the winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Mid-Atlantic region. This group of leading entrepreneurs were selected by an independent judging… Read More
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First Book turns 25!
First Book is celebrating 25 years of bringing books and resources to kids in need! From a simple effort that began in 1992 with a handful of books and some spare time, we have grown into a social enterprise that has distributed more than 160 million books in nearly… Read More

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Wipro, First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Atlanta Area Kids in Need
Volunteer-led partnership focused on promoting power of reading, addressing “Summer Slide” Atlanta, USA, May 11, 2017: Five hundred Atlanta area elementary students will have new backpacks with three books each ahead of summer break as the result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE:… Read More

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First Book and Macmillan Mark 50th Anniversary of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? With First-ever Bilingual Edition
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?/Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí? Expands First Book’s Stories for All ProjectTM, Bringing Classics and Diverse Books to Kids in Need WASHINGTON, May 8, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 160 million… Read More

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First Book and NEA Foundation Commit to Supporting Social and Emotional Learning for Kids in Need Through Increased Access to Diverse Books
Diverse books can catalyze empathy, understanding—a teacher-identified top-priority WASHINGTON, April 17, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise, and the NEA Foundation, are joining in a two-year partnership to respond to a teacher-identified top education priority—the acute need to cultivate social and emotional wellness, by expanding the… Read More

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Newbery Medal-winning Author Kwame Alexander Joins National Geographic and First Book to Support Kids in Need
Educator-focused event features keynote address from Alexander and reading from his book, Animal Ark: Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures, a National Geographic Kids publication WASHINGTON, April 3, 2017 – Tomorrow night, Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander will address hundreds of educators and professionals supporting children… Read More