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Sydney Shearer Chair of the First Book-Rhodes College Campus Advisory Board Memphis, Tennessee Rhodes College in Memphis is the #1 school in the nation when it comes to community service. Those kids mean business. Sydney Shearer, who heads up First Book’s local volunteer chapter — known as a Campus Advisory... Read more
If you’re taking a trip anytime soon, we recommend flying with our friends at JetBlue. That’s because JetBlue is donating 10,000 brand-new books to children in need to celebrate Black History Month. The books will go to registered First Book programs in Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and New... Read more
On Thursday, some of our staffers met up with volunteers from Barclays Capital for a reading event at the YAI Network‘s Gramercy School in New York City. The preschool serves children ages 3-5 who have developmental disabilities and/or learning delays. The kids especially enjoyed In the Snow, Bear About Town... Read more
A collection of our favorite authors and illustrators sat down to help us tell the story of First Book: The Story of First Book from First Book on Vimeo. Read more
Today’s guest blogger is Anita Merina, the National Coordinator for ‘Read Across America’, a National Education Association initiative. Every year on March 2nd educators, parents, grandparents, athletes, actors, politicians, and kids join together for Read Across America Day to celebrate reading. Now, if you’re thinking, “March 2nd . . .... Read more
Today is the first annual First Book Friendiversary! We are very excited. A Friendiversary, of course, is the anniversary of a friendship. Think of one of your oldest and dearest friends. When did you first meet? How did you meet? That story is the story of your Friendiversary. To celebrate... Read more
We are thrilled to announce that First Book is donating one million new books to elementary school students across the country in celebration of the launch of Target Read With MeSM. When Target was looking for a partner to help make this unprecedented book distribution possible, they came to First... Read more
Founded in 1979, Irving Burton Associates is a woman-owned professional and technical services firm providing expert program management and advanced technology solutions to government and commercial clients. IBA delivers program management and technical solutions to over 40 program offices in the federal sector including the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S.... Read more
First Book’s mission of providing books to children from low-income families could not be accomplished without support from organizations that provide direct services. This year, First Book partnered with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to help prepare children for school by putting books into the hands of Head Start... Read more
This months group is an overseas program founded by a member of First Books long standing partner, Pi Beta Phi. This post features an individual that is volunteering abroad, and taking her passion for literacy to all corners of the world. Kentucky Beta member Ann Enderly Walker’s family began a... Read more