Mary Pope Osborne, author of the popular children’s book series, Magic Tree House, and Random House Children’s Books teamed up with First Book to provide 4,000 books to children in need in 27 Recovery School District schools in New Orleans this month. On April 19th and 20th, Osborne visited with and read to children from [...]
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Mary Pope Osborne and Random House Provide 4,000 New Books to Children in New Orleans
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Authors & Illustrators, Book Relief, First Book Events, Philanthropy
Tags: A Good Night for Ghosts·First Book-Greater New Orleans·Jack and Annie·Magic Tree House·Mary Pope Osborne·New Orleans·Random House
Coming Soon to New Orleans: Mary Pope Osborne and Random House
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Book Relief, First Book Events, Philanthropy
Mary Pope Osborne, author of the wildly popular Magic Tree House series, and Random House Children’s Books are teaming up with First Book to provide 4,000 books to children in 27 Recovery District schools in New Orleans. On Monday and Tuesday of next week, Ms. Osborne will personally visit with and read to children from [...]
Tags: A Good Night for Ghosts·Jack and Annie·Magic Tree House·Mary Pope Osborne·New Orleans·Random House·Recovery District
Book Relief: More than 5 Million Books to the Gulf Coast
August 31st, 2007 · No Comments · Book Relief
On August 21, we wrapped up our two-year effort to bring five million new books to the communities impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. We not only met but exceeded our goal, with a total of more than 5.1 million books distributed! We celebrated this accomplishment with an event at the New Orleans Public [...]
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The Coast Guard and First Book
May 11th, 2007 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Relief
Many of our book distributions would not be possible without the help of the U.S. Coast Guard. As the signature charity of the Coast Guard, First Book relies on their warehouse space and volunteers to help us distribute millions of books to kids in need. The Coast Guard worked with us on our New Orleans [...]
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A Book Relief Story
May 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Book Recipients, Book Relief, Guest Blog Posts
Guest blogger Dr. Frances Weiler, is the principal of North Bay Elementary School in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. August 29, 2005 changed the world — at least it changed my world. My home, my school, and my community were essentially destroyed. Thousands of homes were swept away by the fury of Hurricane Katrina, and thousands [...]
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New Orleans Book Distribution
April 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Book Distributions, Book Relief
A sign in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, LA. View more photos from New Orleans onFirst Book’s Flickr Page I just got back from a week-long trip to New Orleans, and I don’t think I’ve come back the same person. The week was intense and my mind is racing with impressions of the place [...]
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Thank you, Kit!
April 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Around the First Book Office, Book Relief
Kit arrives at her surprise party. It was with mixed emotions that the First Book staff gathered for a surprise farewell luncheon for our dear colleague, Kit Lunney. After four years at First Book, there was much to celebrate and reminisce over, through laughter and a few tears. Kit has been instrumental in so many [...]
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First Book Appreciated in Louisiana
January 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Book Recipients, Book Relief
We recently received this email from a Recipient Group in Louisiana: Hello Friends at First Book, I just wanted to let you know how important First Book has been to those affected by Hurricane Katrina. I was the Assistant Director in Plaquemines Parish La. where the eye of Katrina crossed over first. We lost our [...]
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Book Relief Along the Gulf Coast
December 20th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Book Recipients, Book Relief
Anna and I just completed a four day, 750 mile, trip along the Gulf Coast for a series of meetings and events. As our flight left National Airport last week for the 2 ½ hour trip to Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans we were both nervous and excited about what we would find and [...]
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First Book… or First Video?
October 4th, 2006 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Relief
Here at the First Book office in Washington, D.C., we get a bit confused sometimes. You’ve heard all the terms before — Book Relief, National Book Bank, Literacy Site — and now there’s one more for you to remember: “Learning Libraries.” But wait… Learning Libraries don’t come with books? What’s going on here? Two weeks [...]
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