WWE Reads
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February 27, 2018 We’ve been on the road to WrestleMania with WWE Superstars for the last three years. Together, we’ve given over 70,000 books to kids. This year, WrestleMania takes place in New Orleans and we’ve once again joined our friends from WWE to provide books for students along the way! The WrestleMania… Read More
Becoming, the Memoir by Michelle Obama, to be Published in the U.S. and Canada on November 13, 2018 by the Crown Publishing Group/Penguin Random House
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February 26, 2018 Simultaneous publication in 24 languages worldwide New York, New York (February 25, 2018) – A global publication date of Tuesday, November 13, 2018, has been set for the highly anticipated memoir by Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States of America. The news was announced today… Read More
Appirio and First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Indianapolis Area Kids in Need
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February 23, 2018 Indianapolis, USA, February 23, 2018 — More than 2,300 books and 500 backpacks were donated to Indianapolis area kids in need on Feb 22, as a result of a partnership between Appirio’s parent company Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business… Read More
Partnership Brings Free Multicultural Children’s Books to Libraries
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February 13, 2018 Partnership Brings Free Multicultural Children’s Books to Libraries Austin– The Texas Center for the Book working in concert with First Book is bringing a new opportunity to help libraries celebrate Lone Star Día this April. The program is designed to support libraries who serve children in… Read More
Have a Camera? Reading a Book? Take a Shelfie and Share the Magic of Storytelling!
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January 25, 2018 The fun began in late December, when we here at First Book teamed up with our partner Disney and launched this year’s Magic of Storytelling campaign to celebrate the positive impact that stories have on everyone’s lives. One of our favorite ways to celebrate is with a shelfie!… Read More
First Book and the Guru Krupa Foundation Provided More Than 18,000 Books and Essentials—Including Meals—to Kids in Need in 2017
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January 3, 2018 WASHINGTON (Jan. 3, 2018) – The Guru Krupa Foundation, a private foundation that supports the preservation and acquisition of knowledge, distributed more than 18,000 books and educational resources, and 285 cartons of food, to kids in need this year, in collaboration with First Book. First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise… Read More
Wishes Granted: C&S Wholesale Grocers and First Book Deliver More Than 13,000 Brand New Books to Kids in Need
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November 30, 2017 “Book Wish” program is part of decade-long partnership that has delivered more than 350,000 books to kids in need KEENE, N.H. and WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2017) – More than 13,000 brand new, high-quality books and educational resources will be delivered to 160 classrooms and programs by the end… Read More
First Book and Chronicle Books Partner to Give Books this Holiday Season
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November 27, 2017 Special Event with Author Dave Eggers Kicks off the Annual Campaign NEW YORK (Nov. 15, 2017) — On Tuesday, November 14 at an assembly sponsored by Chronicle Books and First Book, students at PS 21 Edward Hart Elementary School in Flushing, New York were treated to a presentation… Read More
Mark Cuban Pledges $35,000 To Global Reading Challenge For First Book and Libraries and Their Communities
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November 15, 2017 WASHINGTON (Nov. 15, 2017) — Billionaire investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban has announced his sponsorship of the inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge in support of local libraries. Cuban has challenged close to 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea, to meet a collective goal of reading… Read More
Wipro, First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Jefferson City Area Kids in Need
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November 13, 2017 Volunteer-led partnership promotes power of reading and community engagement Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, November 13, 2017: Five hundred Jefferson City area elementary students will have new backpacks with three new books each as a result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a… Read More