
First Book Celebrates 10-Year Partnership with AFT
Posted In:Our Partners, Press Room
August 26, 2021 AFT-First Book Partnership Distributes Thousands of Books, School Supplies, Personal Care Items to Three Charleston, W.Va., Schools Event Marks 10th Anniversary of Nationwide Partnership that Started in Charleston New National Grant Program for AFT Educators Also Announced CHARLESTON, W.Va.—To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the partnership between the American Federation… Read More

First Book Partners Honored in The Civic 50
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July 13, 2021 Guest blog post written by Catherine Doyle, First Book Strategic Alliances Intern. Catherine is currently studying English and Educational Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Each year, Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer services, recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation… Read More

10 Books to Celebrate Friendship and Kindness
Posted In:Our Bookshelf, Our Partners
July 7, 2021 Do you remember how you met your childhood best friend? Not where or when you met them, but how you met them. Did you bond over a favorite crayon or say hi at the swings? Maybe they invited you to their lunch table in the cafeteria? As with any relationship,… Read More

4 Ways You Can Support First Book
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June 25, 2021 Guest blog post written by Emma Chuck, First Book Development Intern. Emma is is currently studying English and linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. When you donate to First Book, your generosity transforms the lives of children in historically underserved communities. With your support, First… Read More

American Federation of Teachers Launches Campaign to “Stamp Out Racism”
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June 17, 2021 Guest post written by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Imagine a world without racism. Now gather up some tools and put in the work to get us there. That’s what the AFT is doing with its campaign, Stamping Out Racism and Hate. Launched with partners NAACP and… Read More

Empowering Educators: ABAR Teaching in Action
Posted In:First Book Research & Insights, For Educators, Our Partners
April 26, 2021 In 2019, First Book surveyed its network of educators, with the intention to provide additional resources that would help them proactively engage their students in conversations about race. These findings helped create a series of free resources that were informed by leading anti-bias and antiracist (ABAR) experts like Britt Hawthorne,… Read More

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Puts Diverse Books in Waiting Rooms
Posted In:Impact Stories, Our Partners
January 11, 2021 The following is a guest blog post written by our partner Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Dr. Faye Kokotos, a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, recently described well-child visits during COVID-19 as an anxiety-ridden experience: “The waiting room is eerily quiet; the… Read More

EPIC strives to help vocabulary development in Pueblo, CO with help from First Book
Posted In:Impact Stories, Our Partners
December 14, 2020 The following is a guest blog post written by our partner Reach Out and Read of Greater New York There is no denying, life as we knew it prior to March of this year has been a challenge in so many ways. We have all had… Read More

Georgia-based Books for Keeps pivots, innovates, & delivers 68,500 books to students for summer reading
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November 4, 2020 The following is a guest blog post written by our partner Books for Keeps. Books are a torch during times of darkness and human searching. In March of this year, as the skies over our world seemed to turn black, and we all wondered what would happen… Read More

Books that Make Math – MATHICAL!
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September 30, 2020 Books unlock new worlds for readers of all ages – and for some students in the Oakland, California area, those new worlds are MATHICAL! That’s because, thanks to support from the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), 93 educators in the First Book Network from California’s Alameda County received credits to… Read More