First Book Blog - Education News & Stories

How Educators Use "All Are Welcome" in the Classroom

Posted in: For Educators, Our Bookshelf

Millions of students and educators across the country have returned to the classroom with high hopes of success, growth, and excitement. To support them, we chose All Are Welcome - a picture book by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman - as the focus of our back-to-school campaign to help the First Book community of e...

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Imagine A School Without A Library

Posted in: Impact Stories

Ed. Note: Originally posted in April 2016, the significance of abundant, diverse school libraries still holds relevancy today. Libraries are the gatekeepers to cultural, social, and individual growth and must continue acting as an inviting, welcoming development hub for students and teachers. Today’s guest blog post is...

First Book and the Guru Krupa Foundation Have Provided More Than 137,000 Books and Essentials—Including Meals—to More Than 52,000 Kids in Need Since 2012

Posted in: Press Room

WASHINGTON (February 14, 2019) – The Guru Krupa Foundation, a private foundation that supports the preservation and acquisition of knowledge, today announced that in collaboration with First Book, they have distributed more than 137,000 books and educational resources to more than approximately 52,000 kids in need in t...

dd's DISCOUNTS and First Book Celebrate Partnership's 10th Anniversary

Posted in: Our Partners

"dd’s and First Book have made such an amazing impact on our students. Thanks to this program we have been able to get high interest, age-appropriate books into the hands of our students and build home libraries! We are growing a culture of readers!" This year, dd's DISCOUNTS and First Book celebrated the 10th annivers...

Find Award-Winning Books on the First Book Marketplace

Posted in: Archive

On Monday, January 29, 2019, the American Library Association ( ALA ) announced the top books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults at the 2019 Youth Media Awards. Gathering together to watch the ALA Youth Media Award presented live has become a beloved tradition for our staff. We love watching the autho...

First Book and The Rise Up Foundation to Bring $130,000 in New Books to Schools, Programs Devastated by Natural Disasters

Posted in: Press Room

WASHINGTON and ORANGE, Calif. (January 29, 2019)—First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise committed to equal access to quality education, and the Rise Up Foundation, author Alane Adams’ nonprofit that promotes literacy in low-income communities, today announced they are partnering to bring $130,000 in brand-new book...

Super Bowl Champion Chris Long and First Book Kick Off Partnership With Donation of 27,000 Books to Kids in Need in Four Cities

Posted in: Press Room

NFL stars Beau Allen, Andrew Whitworth, Fletcher Cox, and Connor Barwin provided donations, matched by Long, for books as part of the Chris Long Foundation’s “First Quarter for Literacy Week” WASHINGTON and PHILADELPHIA (January 29, 2019)— Reigning Super Bowl champion Chris Long, the nonprofit social enterprise First B...

First Book Accelerator: First Book Launches New Initiative Translating Research into Resources

Posted in: First Book research & insights, Press Room

The First Book Accelerator spurs expert-developed, evidence-based strategies to classrooms and programs serving kids in need, decreasing time-to-market from years to weeks WASHINGTON (Jan. 22, 2019) – In the business community there is a race to introduce the latest innovations into the marketplace; yet in the field of...

Provide Books to Kids with Your Picture!

Posted in: Archive

This week we launched our annual Magic of Storytelling campaign with our partners Disney! Once again, we need your help to unlock a 1 million book donation to the educators and kids we serve. Join our mission to provide books to kids and me by posting a shelfie (a picture of yourself with your favorite book, or a pictu...