Category Archive: Impact Stories

"They held onto those books like little treasures."

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I wanted to take the opportunity to let you know that the books we received from your organization last spring were appreciated more than I can possibly convey. I work for the University of Texas at Dallas and we hold day camps for homeless children each summer. For the first... Read more

"Kids Can Have Their Own Books in Their Own Houses"

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The thing that I like about First Book is that kids can have their own books in their own houses that their parents can read to them, and, later, that they can read themselves. — Jane Greene, First Book supporter Jane Greene is a longtime supporter of First Book. She... Read more

"It was too noisy at my house and I knew if I came to school I could find a quiet place to finish it."

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"I don’t know if I'll be here long enough to read all of these and give them back."

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First Book distributes millions of books a year to schools and programs around the country. If you’ve ever wondered where they go, and what kind of impact they have, Ellen Finan, a local First Book volunteer in Trumbull County, Ohio, wrote today to share this story of a little girl... Read more