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More Books to Kids! Help First Book Win $10,000 from The Case Foundation

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The Case Foundation is celebrating the end of summer with a back-to-school sweepstakes on Facebook. The winning nonprofit will receive $10,000. So if you want to help First Book get more books to more kids, visit the Case Foundation’s Facebook page and “like” them, then cast your vote for First... Read more

First Book: My Full Circle Experience

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Today’s guest blog post is brought to you by Betty Tam. Betty has served as an intern for First Book over this summer. She is a Senior at the University of Connecticut and share our passion for childhood literacy issues. Last Wednesday I ventured with First Book’s Senior Director of National... Read more

Greetings from Beautiful Lansing! 450,000 New Books Going to Kids Around the Country This Week

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The First Book team has had a busy summer, bringing books to Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Claysburg PA and the National Mall in Washington DC – with more to come. We do lots of major books distributions, and we try to hold them across the country so that schools and programs... Read more

Opening a Door Where There Never Was a Door Before: First Book and the Kaufman Center

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Today’s guest blogger is Laura Geringer, beloved children’s book author and one of First Book’s favorite people. Last night First Book’s Chandler Arnold and I attended the final exciting performance of Cover to Cover, a lively collection of seven brief musicals all based on children’s books available on the First... Read more

Matt Damon (and his Mom) Sticks Up for Teachers

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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

Breaking the Chains that Hold Children Back

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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

First Book has eBooks!

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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

First Book Friday: Making It Happen in Milwaukee

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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

Call for Bloggers!

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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

Milwaukee's Best: Books to Kids in Wisconsin, Chicago, and Around the Country

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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