In celebration of the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, is donating 26,000 new books to First Book! The children’s book series has introduced many children to the joy of reading and with this donation, First Book hopes to touch the lives of many more. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'First Book Events'
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Ice-Treat Truck Bookstore Tour!
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, First Book Events, First Book Partners, General
Tags: amulet books·Diary of a Wimpy Kid·Politics and Prose·Wimpy Kid Ice-Treat Truck
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
eBay Puts the Spotlight on First Book
August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, First Book Events, First Book Partners, General
It’s back to school season and our friends at eBay are shining the spotlight on First Book! From August 23rd – August 29th, eBay sellers are encouraged to purchase items, create listings and make donations to nonprofit organizations supporting education. We are delighted to be a part of this effort once again! To view the [...]
Community Spotlight: FLASH Program at Owens Primary School
July 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, First Book Events
This Month’s Recipient Group: Families Learning At School and Home (FLASH) Program at Owens Primary School. The program’s mission is to engaged parents in learning along with their child to build literacy in the home. Since the programs inception in 2003, hundreds of parents have attended a 20-minute workshop each month with their kindergartner to [...]
One Month ’til 100,000 Books!
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · First Book Events, Philanthropy
There is just one month left to cast your vote for First Book in the Members Project! With your help, we can win the most votes in the Education category by August 22 and earn $200,000 – enough funding to provide 100,000 new books to children in low-income communities nationwide. In order to vote, please [...]
First Book Makes a Hole-in-One at Auntie Anne’s Benefit Golf Tournament
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, First Book Events, General, Literacy, Philanthropy
To kick-off First Book’s new charitable partnership with the world’s largest pretzel company Auntie Anne’s, First Book staff attended the 15th Annual Auntie Anne’s C.A.R.E.S. Benefit Golf Tournament on Monday, July 12th. The tournament, hosted in Hershey, Pennsylvania by the Auntie Anne’s C.A.R.E.S. Committee (Community Action Requires Employee Support) , benefitted First Book as well [...]
Tags: auntie anne's·corporate partners·corporate social responsibility·First Book·Literacy
Community Sourced Audio Recording of Oz to Benefit First Book!
July 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books & Reading, First Book Events, General, Literacy
During the 2010 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington D.C., Random House Audio, and OverDrive recruited individuals that attended the conference to participate in Lend Your Voice, a “community-sourced” audiobook recording of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The recording took place in OverDrive’s Digital Bookmobile, on Friday, June 25 [...]
First Book’s Night at the Spy Museum
July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Around the First Book Office, Books & Reading, First Book Events, General, Literacy
As First Book interns, we learn the ins and outs of the behind the scenes work that allows First Book to reach so many children with so many books. What we don’t always see, however, is the part where the books actually reach the hands of the kids who need them most. That’s why on [...]
Tags: books·First Book·summer reading
First Book at the American Library Association Conference
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Around the First Book Office, Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, First Book Events, General, Literacy
One of the great things about working at First Book is how wonderfully supportive our many partners and friends are of the work we do. We regularly hear from authors who say, “How can I support First Book’s efforts?” So regularly, in fact, that we will be rolling out some exciting opportunities for authors and [...]
Tags: ALA·books·E.B. Lewis·First Book·Jon Scieszka·M.T. Anderson·Mo Willems
Cast Your Vote for First Book!
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · First Book Events, General, Philanthropy
Exciting news! First Book has been selected to be one of 50 nonprofits showcased in this year’s Members Project from American Express and TakePart. If First Book can win the most votes in the Education category between now and August 22, we will win $200,000 – enough funding to provide 100,000 new books to children [...]