The Rocket Scientists of Tomorrow
Posted In:For Educators, Impact Stories
February 18, 2011 Today’s blog post is by Chandler Arnold, First Book’s executive vice-president and director of the First Book Marketplace: Not long ago, First Book introduced a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) section on the First Book Marketplace, our award-winning online site for programs… Read More
Why I Chose First Book: Sydney Shearer
Posted In:Impact Stories
February 16, 2011 Sydney Shearer Chair of the First Book-Rhodes College Campus Advisory Board Memphis, Tennessee Rhodes College in Memphis is the #1 school in the nation when it comes to community service. Those kids mean business. Sydney Shearer, who heads up First… Read More
Inspire Greatness: First Book and Jet Blue
Posted In:Impact Stories
February 10, 2011 If you’re taking a trip anytime soon, we recommend flying with our friends at JetBlue. That’s because JetBlue is donating 10,000 brand-new books to children in need to celebrate Black History Month. The books will go to registered First Book programs in Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando,… Read More
First Book at the Gramercy School in NYC
Posted In:Impact Stories
February 8, 2011 On Thursday, some of our staffers met up with volunteers from Barclays Capital for a reading event at the YAI Network‘s Gramercy School in New York City. The preschool serves children ages 3-5 who have developmental disabilities and/or learning delays. The… Read More
The Story of First Book
Posted In:Focus on First Book, Impact Stories
February 7, 2011 A collection of our favorite authors and illustrators sat down to help us tell the story of First Book: The Story of First Book from First Book on Vimeo. Read More
Four Simple Steps to Gear Up for 'Read Across America Day'
Posted In:For Educators
February 3, 2011 Today’s guest blogger is Anita Merina, the National Coordinator for ‘Read Across America’, a National Education Association initiative. Every year on March 2nd educators, parents, grandparents, athletes, actors, politicians, and kids join together for Read Across America Day to celebrate reading. Read More
Happy Friendiversary!
Posted In:Focus on First Book
February 1, 2011 Today is the first annual First Book Friendiversary! We are very excited. A Friendiversary, of course, is the anniversary of a friendship. Think of one of your oldest and dearest friends. When did you first meet? How did you meet? That story is the story… Read More
First Book and Target Celebrate the Launch of Target Read With Me with the Donation of 1 Million Books
Posted In:Impact Stories
September 30, 2010 We are thrilled to announce that First Book is donating one million new books to elementary school students across the country in celebration of the launch of Target Read With MeSM. When Target was looking for a partner to help make this unprecedented… Read More
IBA Employees Give Back to Schools this Fall
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September 29, 2010 Founded in 1979, Irving Burton Associates is a woman-owned professional and technical services firm providing expert program management and advanced technology solutions to government and commercial clients. IBA delivers program management and technical solutions to over 40 program offices in the federal sector… Read More
An Evening with the National Head Start Association
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September 28, 2010 First Book’s mission of providing books to children from low-income families could not be accomplished without support from organizations that provide direct services. This year, First Book partnered with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to help prepare children for school by putting… Read More