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The Cost of Empty Bookshelves: Kyle Zimmer, First Book President, Co-founder, and CEO

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Empty bookshelves in school libraries, kids without backpacks or lunch or socks, educators shelling out an average of $500 a year to outfit their classrooms–this is why we do what we do at First Book. And this year, we have the opportunity to make sure that every back-to-school start is... Read more

What if Educators Had Everything They Needed? Kyle Zimmer, First Book President, Co-founder, and CEO

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By Kyle Zimmer, president, co-founder, and CEO of First Book. This post first appeared on Medium on June 12, 2018. A Texas elementary school media specialist recently shared a 43-second video that blew me away. In the video, a young boy named Isaiah holds a book by award-winning author Kwame Alexander, and... Read more

How First Book & The White House are Transforming Education Today

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At the heart of First Book’s mission to help children in need read, learn and succeed is the distribution of educational content. Breaking down the barriers to accessing books and other information can lift the kids we serve and their communities out of poverty and into bright futures. When President... Read more

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