First Book’s Book Relief efforts hit an important milestone last week when we distributed our 2.5 millionth book in the Gulf Coast region. In just ten months, we’re halfway to our goal of distributing five million books to children, adults, schools, libraries and other organizations impacted by last year’s hurricanes.

This article from the Sun Herald newspaper in Mississippi highlights one of our recent book distributions — this one in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education to support the Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative. Check out the Book Relief website for more information about our efforts to bring books back to the Gulf.