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A teacher wants to teach. I mean, why else would you take a @#$%^& salary and really long hours and do that job unless you really love to do it? — Matt Damon Lots of people have been sending us links to the video of actor Matt Damon defending teachers.... Read more
Dearest amazing First Book friends! Your efforts to break the chains that hold children back is so inspiring. My organization, Gift A Book Foundation, is so happy to be a member of First Book!! A simple thank you surely doesn’t seen adequate. First Book’s work lives on in the lives... Read more
Invariably, when people learn about First Book and our mission of getting new books to kids in need, someone always asks: “What about electronic readers and ebooks? Why don’t you distribute those to kids from low-income families?” Good idea! We’re pleased to announce that we are now able to offer... Read more
Today’s blog post comes from Gina Rullo. Gina has been an employee of First Book since October 2010 and is a Recipient Group Coordinator on the Help Team. She is from the Albany, NY area and moved to Washington, DC in October. She always enjoys a good laugh and feels... Read more
Passionate about literacy? Want to discuss your thoughts on literacy issues? Have literacy tips that you want to share? We want you! The First Book Blog is always interested in featuring fresh and exciting new voices on our blog. In particular, we are looking for dynamic writers who are interested... Read more
First Book was in Milwaukee last week, getting books to kids. We’ve been on the road a lot this summer; we try to spread our massive book distributions across the country so that schools and programs that can’t afford the shipping costs for the free books can still get what... Read more
Today’s guest blog post is from Anna Taleysnik-Mehta, Operations Manager for the First Book National Book Bank, who believes that world peace can be achieved one box of books at a time, and does her small part by coordinating large scale distributions around the United States. …And with those words,... Read more
Earlier this month we were happy to announce that First Book joined forces with Goodreads, one of the largest online communities of readers, to bring more books to more children this summer. This summer the Goodreads community will be reading ‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’, by Jennifer Egan, to kick... Read more
Students from First Book programs around the country recently sent us video essays finishing the important phrase “When I graduate, I will …” We loved all the submissions, but our favorite was this one, from Harvey Milk High School in New York City. The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), home of the... Read more
JetBlue crewmembers, PBS KIDS host Mr. Steve and PBS KIDS Characters Hooper and Super Why! touched down at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library this week to encourage children to keep reading over the summer. This summer, JetBlue and PBS KIDS launched the Soar with Reading program. Children traveling on JetBlue flights... Read more