This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we want to take a moment to say “Thank you!” to all the First Book volunteers – the interns who give their time and knowledge at the First Book offices, the volunteers who come out to our reading parties and book distributions,... Read more
April is a big month for literacy; not only do we get to celebrate National Poetry Month and National Bookmobile Day, we also get to celebrate National Library Week! We are especially passionate about libraries at First Book; many books from the First Book Marketplace end up on library shelves across... Read more
Wu Qing, a political leader and and renowned human rights advocate, visited the First Book office yesterday to tell us a little about her work in China. One of the many hats she wears is that of an educator: helping rural women in China find their voice in a society... Read more
Today’s post is by guest blogger Laurie Isop, winner of the 2009 Cheerios New Author Contest: Trying to get published is like trying to get your garage band signed by a record company. You spend months, even years, hoping for “the big break”. And the children’s market, like the teen... Read more
Did you know that it’s National Poetry Month? That’s right; April is the month that we celebrate our favorite poems and poets. Do you remember the first poem that inspired you or touched your life in the way that only poetry can? This month, we invite you to celebrate the... Read more
J.A. Konrath, who writes a series of popular thrillers, announced last week that if the electronic version of his book Origin made it into the Top 100 on Amazon’s Kindle store, he’d donate $500 to First Book. Origin cracked the Top 100 easily, and, true to his word, Konrath sent... Read more
First Book loves March Madness! We even have a “friendly” bracket competition going on in the office – although President Obama’s bracket was beating all of us the last time we checked. Even in the midst of the drama and excitement of the tournament, we recognize that basketball teaches so... Read more
We register new schools and programs at First Book every day; the more programs we can reach, the more good we can do, the more efficient our efforts become and the more easily we can provide high-quality new books. Last week, a program called The Aunt Rudy Fund registered with... Read more
Do you have a great idea for a children’s story that you’d like to share with millions of people? Well, you are in luck! We are excited to announce that Cheerios® has launched its annual Cheerios® New Author Contest and is searching for the next great children’s book author. Read more
“With this grant, our library was able to purchase 100 books for our library collection, as well as provide books for 87 students from low-income families. With proration hitting so many non-profits, it was truly a blessing to receive this grant for our library. HOORAY to First Book and Walmart... Read more