Hello blog readers! I’m Keith and this is my first blog post. I’m originally from Ireland — Dublin City, to be exact — and I’ve been living in the USA now for three years. I work in the IT department here at First Book.
Today my dad, all the way from Ireland, […]

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We at First Book are extremely excited to announce that Borders gift cards have been distributed to over 1,000 community groups across the United States and Puerto Rico as a result of the 2007 Borders Holiday Giving Campaign.
Thanks to the generosity of Borders and their customers, almost $1.1 million was raised for First Book, bringing […]

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A special bonus for book lovers who live in the Washington D.C. area is that it just so happens to be home to the incredible Library of Congress. So in celebration of the start of National Library Week, we thought it would only be appropriate to spotlight “America’s Library!”
The Library, which just launched a new […]

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Special thanks to Rachael Walker, Outreach Consultant for Reading Rockets, for providing this post.
Everybody’s getting ready to drop everything and read on April 12, Beverly Cleary’s 92nd birthday and National DEAR Day! Some folks are getting a head start, like all the readers at Brush Creek Elementary School in Eagle, Colorado who will […]

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This week Erin will be traveling through Northern Ohio for a series of meetings with new and established Advisory Boards, a conference for the Ohio Student Education Association, and a Meet and Greet at The Ohio State University.
Day One:
6:15 am: I’m awake before the alarm, probably from fear of subconsciously turning off the alarm in my […]

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Have you ever wondered what books award-winning authors have on their bookshelves?
Well, best-selling author and First Book supporter James Patterson ended the suspense recently when he posted a photo of one of his bookshelves on his popular ivillage blog.
Curious First Bookers want to know… what do YOU have on your bookshelves? Email us a […]

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In January, we announced an e-card promotion on The Literacy Site to generate new books for children in need. Thanks to the support of site visitors like you, this e-card challenge was the most successful to date! More than 6,500 e-cards were sent, generating more than 6,500 additional books to kids who need […]

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In 2005 the First Book Marketplace was named a Grand Prize winner of the Yale School of Management - Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures’ National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations.
Two weeks ago First Book Senior Vice President Chandler Arnold and Director of Stakeholder Outreach Zanna Gilbert returned to the Yale School of […]

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Thank you to everyone who makes notes from children like Shawnta possible.  We couldn’t do it without you! 
“Thank you all for everything.  You’ll make our grades go up by picking out good books or giving us money to get the good books.  We are happy now!!  We all have smiles on our face.   Love, Shawnta”   
 

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Congratulations to First Book-Greater Johnstown, PA on the incredible success of its First Book Advisory Board Kick-Off Reading Event on Thursday, March 27!  The event brought in nearly 100 people during a cold, rainy evening—a testimony to the community’s commitment to literacy.  The children and their families enjoyed an evening of interactivity and reading ending […]

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