Category Archive: Press Room

First Book and Candlewick Press Give Kids in Need up to 100,000 Brand New Books through Matching Gift Program

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Partnership will triple donations at a time of year when need is acute WASHINGTON (Dec. 7, 2017) – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise focused on creating equal access to quality education for kids in need, and Candlewick Press will jointly celebrate their respective 25th anniversaries this holiday season with... 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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“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 of November,... Read more

First Book and Chronicle Books Partner to Give Books this Holiday Season

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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 from author... Read more

First Book Engages Children’s Authors and Illustrators With Expansion of Advocacy Program

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First Book’s Authors and Illustrators in Action Program engages authors and illustrators to help fill the all-too-often empty bookshelves of kids in need WASHINGTON (November 20, 2017) – Today, First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise focused on equal access to quality education for kids in need, expanded Authors and Illustrators... Read more

Mark Cuban Pledges $35,000 To Global Reading Challenge For First Book and Libraries and Their Communities

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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

First Book Unveils New Website to Engage Educators, Partners, and Communities in Expanding Access to Equal Education for Children in Need

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First Book reaches new milestone of 350,000 members, remaining the largest, fastest-growing network of educators serving kids in need in the United States and Canada  WASHINGTON (Nov. 13, 2017) – Today, First Book and First Book Canada unveiled vibrant new websites that underscore the organization’s commitment to engaging educators, partners... Read more

Wipro, First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Jefferson City Area Kids in Need

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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 leading global... Read more

Wipro, First Book Distribute 18,000 New Books to Schools in Texas

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Helping in the Recovery and Rebuilding Efforts post Hurricane Harvey Dallas, Texas, USA – October 27, 2017: Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, in partnership with First Book, delivered 18,000 new books to schools in Texas that... Read more

Dolly Parton Donates 500,000 Books to Hurricane-affected Areas Through First Book National Book Bank

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Donation to be made via One America Appeal in addition to donating 500,000 children’s books PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (October 17, 2017) — Today, Dolly Parton will assist with the ongoing relief efforts around the United States and its territories by making a contribution to the One America Appeal for Hurricane... Read more

The Ashley Bryan Center and First Book Distribute 15,000 Special Editions of Award-Winning “Beautiful Blackbird” to Kids in Need

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Second consecutive year of partnership marked by threefold increase in number of books distributed WASHINGTON (Oct. 5, 2017) – The Ashley Bryan Center, a foundation created to celebrate the work of award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, and First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise founded to address education inequity, will... Read more