First Book Blog

Celebrating reading at Major Ballachey School with Indigo Love of Reading Foundation

Posted in: Our Partners

For the last six years, First Book Canada has partnered with the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation to donate 1,500 new books each to high needs schools across Canada that are runners-up in the Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Grant. This year, we reached 30 high needs schools country-wide: a... Read more

First Book Canada Partners with the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation To Donate 45,000 New Books

Posted in: Press Releases

TORONTO, Ontario (June 15, 2018) – For the 6th year in a row, First Book Canada is partnering with the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation to donate a total of 45,000 new books to 30 high-needs schools country-wide— with 1,500 books to each of these schools. The partnership kicks off... Read more

First Book Canada Awarded Sustainable Development Goal Recognition From United Nations Association

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada

TORONTO, Ontario (May 28, 2018) – First Book Canada received the United Nations Association’s Sustainable Development Goal Recognition Award earlier this month for its outstanding work to increase equal access to quality education for children in need, furthering Goal 4 of the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The United... Read more

Bestselling Young Adult Author Mentors Toronto High School

Posted in: Press Releases

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario (May 28, 2018) – On Wednesday May 23rd, bestselling author Victoria Aveyard visited Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute as part of the wildly successful Speak Up! high school mentorship program initiated by the RBC Foundation and First Book Canada. Over 65 grade 9 students benefited Aveyard speaking about her path after... Read more

Canadian Entrepreneur Mentors Hamilton High School Students

Posted in: Press Releases

HAMILTON, Ontario (May 9, 2018) – On Tuesday May 8th, Canadian businessman and entrepreneur Anthony Lacavera visited Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School as part of the widely successful Speak Up! high school mentorship program initiated by RBC Foundation and First Book Canada. Over 100 grade 12 students received advice from Lacavera about... Read more

Raptors 905 Player Mentors Toronto Youth

Posted in: Press Releases

TORONTO, Ontario (May 4, 2018) – On Friday, April 27th, Raptors 905 player Kaza Kajami-Keane spoke with 70 youth from Toronto Community Housing’s Midnight Madness Basketball program about the challenges and successes he’s experienced in his basketball career and on his path to the Raptors 905 team and Team Canada.... Read more

Grand Chief to Share Celebrated Novel ‘Indian Horse’ at Literacy Fundraiser

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada

This press release first appeared on Nishnawbe Aski Nation, April 25, 2018. GRAND CHIEF TO SHARE CELEBRATED NOVEL ‘INDIAN HORSE’ AT LITERACY FUNDRAISER THUNDER BAY, ON (April 25, 2018): Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler will read from the acclaimed novel Indian Horse as one of six readers at this year’s Get... Read more

New pop-up bookshop for children knocking down barriers to reading

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada

This post first appeared on CBC New Brunswick, April 17, 2018. A national non-profit that works with publishers to donate books for kids is setting up shop in Saint John High school students from Quispamsis have been busy transforming an empty room at Saint John’s Nick Nicolle Community Centre into the... Read more

High School Students Deepen Understanding of Reconciliation

Posted in: Press Releases

(The following Press Release was written in collaboration with Sutton District High School students.) Sutton high school students uncover Canadian history with Chanie Wenjack’s story in The Secret Path SUTTON, Ontario (April 16, 2018) – On March 21st, approximately 100 students at Sutton District High School (SDHS) gathered to watch the... Read more

Toronto students celebrate reading alongside KPMG volunteers

Posted in: Press Releases

TORONTO, Ontario (April 2, 2018) – On March 29th, First Book Canada, KPMG, and children’s author Andrew Larsen brought the magic of reading to Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School. Market Lane Public School is a relatively new school in the St. Lawrence Community, a mixed social and economic... Read more