First Book Blog

Best-selling Children’s Author Mo Willems to Match Donations to First Book Up to $50,000

Posted in: Press Releases

Join Mo Willems, wife Cher and First Book to equip classrooms and programs with new books for children in need WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2016 – Mo Willems, author and illustrator of the award-winning Elephant & Piggie books, and his wife Cher are matching up to $50,000 in new donations to... Read more

Using the Power of Pizza to Transform Lives Through Literacy

Posted in: For Educators, Impact Stories, Inside First Book Canada

What could bring together teachers, community organizations and hungry friends of First Book? Answer: Pizza! First Book is proud to partner with Pizza Hut and excited to take part in their new 10-year campaign, Pizza Hut: The Literacy Project. When friends, families, and co-workers sit down to eat or order... Read more

First Book, Wipro Bring 50,000 New Books to Kids in Need through Year-long Partnership

Posted in: Press Releases

Partnership kicked off at 2016 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, will continue with book distributions across North America WASHINGTON, September 15, 2016 – First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, and Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company,... Read more

Louisiana Book Relief: Help Restock Flooded Libraries

Posted in: Inside First Book Canada

  All of us at First Book have been heartbroken to learn ways recent floods in Louisiana have destroyed public libraries, school libraries, and home libraries across Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas. Even before the flood waters started to recede in Baton Rouge, we knew what residents needed most... Read more

Monthly Book List: Our Five Favorite Books for September

Posted in: For Educators

Our favorite books this September feature some lovable animals and some courageous young adults. These stories about friendship and making good choices will make you laugh, cry and learn life lessons in the process. Read on to see what books had us hooked this September!     For PreK-K (Ages... Read more

First Book, NEA Foundation to Bring Thousands of Diverse Books, Resources for Children in Need

Posted in: Press Releases

Collaboration includes special edition affordable paperbacks from multicultural publisher Lee & Low Books, and opportunity for first-time author of color to be published WASHINGTON, September 8, 2016 – The NEA Foundation and publisher Lee & Low Books have joined forces with First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, to expand the... Read more

‘Link to Libraries’ Connects Education With Basic Needs

Posted in: Impact Stories

Since 2008, nonprofit organization Link to Libraries has served kids in need all across Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. President and Co-Founder Susan Jaye-Kaplan helped start the organization to give kids opportunities to explore our world through books and expand their horizons. Recently it has become so much more. Link to... Read more

First Book Launches Fundraising Campaign to Replace Libraries Destroyed in Louisiana Floods

Posted in: Press Releases

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and other publishers to provide new books and resources to public libraries, school libraries, and home libraries across Baton Rouge and surrounding areas WASHINGTON, September 1, 2016 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 150 million books to children in need, is... Read more

A Library Full of Books & Happiness

Posted in: Impact Stories

Will they still be here tomorrow? students often ask Morgan VanClief, the librarian at P.A. Shaw Elementary School in Dorchester, MA. They’re asking about the brand new books that Morgan has been able to bring to the school’s library through generous grants and access to the First Book Marketplace. Many... Read more

Active Bodies, Active Minds: Boost Wellness & Learning with Sports Equipment

Posted in: For Educators, Inside First Book Canada

Experts say that one way to help your kids get a jump on learning is to help them, well, JUMP!  Boosting students’ physical activity not only supports health and wellness and makes kids feel better, but it turns out that it can help them learn better, too. That’s why First... Read more