First Book Blog

First Book Partners with Reading Rainbow® to Offer Acclaimed Skybrary to Educators Serving Kids in Need – at a Fraction of the Cost

Posted in: Press Room

Award-winning app features digital library, video field trips, and educator-created lesson plans designed to inspire a love of learning for grades K-3 WASHINGTON, October 4, 2016 – First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, is partnering with Reading Rainbow® to provide educators serving children in need with access to Skybrary, Reading... Read more

First Book and Celebrated Children’s Author Pat Mora Honor Texas School with Estela and Raúl Mora Award

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Three schools serving students in need receive special recognition for promoting literacy WASHINGTON, September 29, 2016 – Sonia M. Sotomayor Early College High School in Pharr, Texas, will receive the 2016 Estela and Raúl Mora Award, an honor given by award-winning children’s author Pat Mora and her sister in partnership... Read more

Wipro, First Book Bring 6,000 New Books to Local Elementary Schools in Support of City-wide Initiative to Create Brand New Libraries in K-5 Classrooms Serving Kids in Need

Posted in: Our Partners, Press Room

Wipro invests in literacy with gift that includes bilingual Spanish/English books SAN FRANCISCO, September 27, 2016 – Two San Francisco elementary schools will celebrate the arrival of 6,000 brand new books next week, including bilingual titles, as part of a donation from Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO),... Read more

Welcoming Week: Q&A with Author Anne Sibley O’Brien

Posted in: Author Voices

Welcoming Week is a special time of year. Communities across the country will come together to celebrate and raise awareness of immigrants, refugees and new Americans of all kinds. Whether it’s an event at your local art gallery or showing support on social media, the goal is to let anyone... Read more

Best-selling Children’s Author Mo Willems to Match Donations to First Book Up to $50,000

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Join Mo Willems, wife Cher and First Book to equip classrooms and programs with new books for children in need WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2016 – Mo Willems, author and illustrator of the award-winning Elephant & Piggie books, and his wife Cher are matching up to $50,000 in new donations to... Read more

First Book, Wipro Bring 50,000 New Books to Kids in Need through Year-long Partnership

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Partnership kicked off at 2016 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, will continue with book distributions across North America WASHINGTON, September 15, 2016 – First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, and Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company,... Read more

First Book, NEA Foundation to Bring Thousands of Diverse Books, Resources for Children in Need

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Collaboration includes special edition affordable paperbacks from multicultural publisher Lee & Low Books, and opportunity for first-time author of color to be published WASHINGTON, September 8, 2016 – The NEA Foundation and publisher Lee & Low Books have joined forces with First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, to expand the... Read more

First Book Launches Fundraising Campaign to Replace Libraries Destroyed in Louisiana Floods

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and other publishers to provide new books and resources to public libraries, school libraries, and home libraries across Baton Rouge and surrounding areas WASHINGTON, September 1, 2016 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 150 million books to children in need, is... Read more

A Library Full of Books & Happiness

Posted in: Impact Stories

Will they still be here tomorrow? students often ask Morgan VanClief, the librarian at P.A. Shaw Elementary School in Dorchester, MA. They’re asking about the brand new books that Morgan has been able to bring to the school’s library through generous grants and access to the First Book Marketplace. Many... Read more

First Book, Target Team Up to Bring New Sports Equipment to Further Wellness and Learning for Children in Need

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From Soccer Balls to Baseballs, Target Helps First Book Go to Bat to Help Educators Boost Physical Activity for Kids in Need WASHINGTON, August 25, 2016 — As part of its ongoing mission to further educational equity, First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, is adding sports and fitness equipment to... Read more