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The following blog post is by Kyle Zimmer, First Book’s president and CEO. I am thrilled to announce the dawn of a new era at First Book: the official debut of our brand-new website! Our old site had reached “vintage” status, so we hope you will find our new site... Read more
This week First Book is sharing stories about science and engineering from some of our friends at Lockheed Martin. Today’s guest blogger is Jeff Marier, an aerospace engineer with Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, New York. Looking for some adventure, I joined the Air Force right out of high school and... Read more
This week First Book is sharing stories about science and engineering from some of our friends at Lockheed Martin. Today’s guest blogger is Amanda Tippey, a mechanical engineer with Lockheed Martin in Dallas. I didn’t grow up tinkering with cars or fixing things around the house with my dad. I... Read more
This week First Book is sharing stories about science and engineering from some of our friends at Lockheed Martin. Today’s guest blogger is Karolyn Evans, an aerospace engineer with Lockheed Martin in Colorado. Hi, my name is Karolyn Evans and I’m an aerospace engineer working for Lockheed Martin in their... Read more
Today’s blog post is by Chandler Arnold, First Book’s executive vice-president and director of the First Book Marketplace: Not long ago, First Book introduced a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) section on the First Book Marketplace, our award-winning online site for programs serving kids in need. This special STEM... Read more
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