Cheerios, Jon Scieszka and First Book have teamed up to distribute new books to kids in need across the country through the 100,000 Book Giveaway. From October 2009 through August 2010, visitors to the 100,000 Book Giveaway site helped to select the five states that would each receive 20,000 new books by answering trivia questions [...]
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The Votes Are In! Congratulations to the Winners of the Cheerios® 100,000 Book Giveaway!
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Book Distributions, First Book Partners
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Spreading Literacy in the Land of the Liberty Bell
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Distributions, First Book Events
What do you get when you combine Hanna Montana: Truth of Dare, Ella Enchanted: True Love’s Kiss, Bess the Book Bus, Miss New Jersey, a stellar Advisory Board, and Philadelphia Public Schools? First Book’s most recent Book Distribution in the land of the Liberty Bell: Philadelphia! Since I started at First Book, I have been [...]
Tags: Advisory Boards·Book Bank·Disney Publishing Worldwide·First Book - Philadelphia·Miss New Jersey·Philadelphia
Odds and Bookends: July 30, 2010
July 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Authors & Illustrators, Book Distributions, Books & Reading, General, Literacy, Philanthropy
24 Hour Blogging to Benefit First Book! On July 31st, beginning at 6:00 a.m. (PST), a legion of bloggers from around the world will post once every thirty minutes for an entire twenty-four hour period to raise funds for charity. visit www.OpenDiary.com/ODAHQ for more information about the event, show your support, or make a pledge [...]
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Celebrating Summer Learning in Oklahoma City
June 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Book Distributions, Books & Reading
I spend a lot of time here at First Book in Washington D.C. talking with our Recipient Groups about how to receive books, but last week I was able to experience the thrill of providing books to the children that need them most first-hand! Early Sunday morning, I packed up my laptop and left the [...]
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Happy Summer Learning Day!
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Recipients, Books & Reading, First Book Events, General, Literacy, Literacy Links and Articles
Today not only marks the first day of summer, but it’s also Summer Learning Day! Communities across the country are celebrating the importance of summer learning by hosting events that demonstrate the value of keeping the children in your community learning during the summer months. Even if your program is not hosting an event today, [...]
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BookRenter.com teams up with First Book to Donate Books to Young Readers
June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Book Distributions, Books & Reading, First Book Events, Literacy
We are pleased to announce First Book’s newest partner, BookRenter.com. BookRenter.com has teamed up with First Book to make educational resources more accessible and affordable for everyone. As part of an ongoing dedication to providing its customers with community giving opportunities, BookRenter.com has made literacy a top priority. BookRenter.com supports education by renting textbooks to [...]
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Join the Cheerios 100,000 Book Giveaway!
June 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Book Distributions, Books & Reading, General, Literacy
As part of First Book’s ongoing partnership through the Spoonfuls of Stories® program, First Book and Cheerios have joined with author, Jon Scieszka, to launch this year’s 100,000 Book Giveaway! For every trivia question you answer correctly now through August 31st, 2010, you can cast one vote for the state you want to receive new [...]
Celebrating People In Action!
April 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Distributions, Books & Reading, General, Philanthropy
National Volunteer Week, a signature event of Points of Light Institute, celebrates ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation from April 18th to April 24th. Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act and the Volunteer Generation Fund, the theme — Celebrating People in Action — honors [...]
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Presenting First Book’s Online Help Center
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Recipients, Marketplace
Here at First Book, we understand how busy life can be for our Recipient Groups. We also know that at the end of the day, when that bell finally rings and all those precious little ones pile onto the buses and head home, the last thing most teachers, principals or administrators need to deal with [...]
Tags: First Book Marketplace·First Book National Book Bank·Help Center
Delivering Books to the Sunshine State and Beyond
March 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Book Distributions
Last month, I traveled with two of my colleagues to Jacksonville, Florida and distributed 450,000 new books, generously donated by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, to children in need nationwide. It was unusually cold in Jacksonville but we were happy to leave the snow in Washington, DC behind for a few days to provide more [...]
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