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Award-winning authors mentor Saskatoon high school students

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First Book Canada and RBC bring Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers to Saskatoon High School in SPEAK UP! Mentorship Program SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (March 14, 2018) – On Thursday, March 8th, award-winning authors Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers visited Bedford Road Collegiate as part of a high school mentorship program initiated... Read more

First Book Canada and Paul Harbridge bring magic of reading to Maple school

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Maple students “discover” the magic of reading with local children’s author TORONTO, Ontario (March 6, 2018) – On March 2nd, First Book Canada and children’s author Paul Harbridge brought the magic of reading to grade 2 students at Discovery Public School. The Reading Celebration included a presentation from Paul Harbridge,... Read more

First Book Canada and Raptors 905 Celebrate 2018 Peel District School Board Reading Champions

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Hershey Centre celebration event recognizes achievement of students from Peel schools MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (February 28, 2018) – On Tuesday, February 27th, over 300 students from schools in the Peel District School Board celebrated the culmination of the Raptors 905 Winter Warm Up Reading Challenge at the Hershey Centre. The program... Read more

First Book Canada and Vikki Vansickle spread magic of reading at Toronto school

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Toronto students celebrate reading and journey into mythical creature care with First Book Canada acclaimed children’s author Vikki VanSickle TORONTO, Ontario (Jan. 29, 2018) – On January 23rd, First Book Canada and children’s author Vikki VanSickle brought the magic of reading to Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School in... Read more

First Book Canada Distributes Over 1.5 Million Books in 2017

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First Book Canada finishes successful year with donation of 5,000 books at Ontario Public Servants Holiday Toy and Book Drive and sets a new record TORONTO, Ontario (Dec. 15, 2017) – First Book Canada and members of the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Division donated 5,000 books to children in Ontario... Read more

First Book Canada and RBC Initiate “Speak Up!” Mentorship Program

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Neil Pasricha speaks on wellness, future success, and financial literacy to Toronto high school students TORONTO, Ontario (Dec. 18, 2017) – On Friday December 15th, New York Times bestselling author Neil Pasricha visited C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute to mark the beginning of the “Speak Up!” mentorship program that will include grade... Read more

Scotiabank and First Book Canada Distribute Over 15,000 Books to Children Affected by B.C. Forest Fires

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Children receive comfort and boosted sense of community through books in wake of natural disaster Vancouver, B.C. (Dec. 14, 2017) – First Book Canada, in partnership with Scotiabank, distributed over 15,000 new books to children in 10 schools across British Columbia that were affected by the forest fires this summer. All... Read more

First Book Canada Holds Inaugural Book Distribution in Kingston, Ontario

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40,000 New Books Distributed to Children in Need KINGSTON, Ontario (Nov. 24, 2017) – This week, First Book Canada distributed 40,000 books in its first ever Pop Up Book Distribution in Kingston, ON, with support from the Limestone District School Board. The book distribution is supported by TD Bank Group... Read more

Dolly Parton donates 500,000 books to hurricane-affected areas through First Book National Book Bank

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Donation to be made via One America Appeal in addition to donating 500,000 children’s books PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (October 17, 2017) — Today, Dolly Parton will assist with the ongoing relief efforts around the United States and its territories by making a contribution to the One America Appeal for Hurricane... Read more

The Ashley Bryan Center and First Book Distribute 15,000 Special Editions of Award-Winning “Beautiful Blackbird” to Kids in Need

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Second consecutive year of partnership marked by threefold increase in number of books distributed WASHINGTON (Oct. 5, 2017) – The Ashley Bryan Center, a foundation created to celebrate the work of award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, and First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise founded to address education inequity, will... Read more