“Blog readers beware: What happens in Bernice, no longer stays in Bernice…,.” wrote First Book staffer Rachael V. one fateful afternoon in March 2006.

On one level, it began a playful (and thorough) chronicle of one of our many book distributions. In a bigger sense, though, Rachael’s post marked First Book’s daring launch into the unknown — a.k.a. The Blogosphere.

In typical First Book fashion, we didn’t just dangle our feet in the water. No, we dove in head first. Subsequent posts ranged in topic from staff outings to articles on literacy, from announcements of exciting new partnerships to a how-to (or how-not-to) on cooking green eggs and ham. These days, when anything interesting happens, our first thought is to post it to the blog in order to share it with you, dear friends and readers.

This is all to say that the blog has come to occupy a special place in our hearts here at First Book, signifying yet another exciting step in our growth and expansion into ever-widening new territory. I hope you’ll join us this week in celebrating this special milestone by donating to First Book in honor of the blog. As with all we do, we could never have gotten here without your support. Thanks!