Dear First Book, I had a birthday party and instead of presents everyone donated money to you. My name is Nisha

Follow Nisha’s example! Ask friends and family to join you in celebrating the spirit of the holidays by raising funds to give new books to the children who need them most.
Learn how you can […]

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First Book, first step to literacy
First Book was featured in Wednesday’s Washington Times. Visit this link to read the article.
National Novel Writing Month
This month is National Novel Writing Month, where participants try to write a 50,000 word novel by midnight November 30. In 2007, over 100,000 people participated! This program is for everyone who has […]

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Have you started making your holiday shopping list yet? Are you worried about making every dollar go farther? Give wonderful gifts to friends and family while providing brand-new books to kids in need.

You can now get our original READ sticker on a number of different products! From tote bags to t-shirts, infant […]

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First Book is looking for volunteers like you to help us distribute books to children in need through our National Book Bank distributions. We conduct book distributions throughout the year in cities and towns across the country. Distributions typically last 1-4 days and volunteers are needed for all or any part of that time. All […]

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The First Book National Book Bank (FBNBB) is always looking for new warehouse space in which to conduct book distributions. By donating space, you can bring books to children in need in your community as well as across the country.
We are looking for warehouse space that ideally meets the following criteria:

Operational (staff and equipment on […]

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Auctions Benefitting First Book
Author Mindy Klasky offers eleven different ways you can support First Book, including ten auction items from jewelry to your name in a book and a fundraising recipe calendar. The auctions close at 12:00 noon ET on Monday, November 10th, so place your bid today!
“Leave a Mark” blog auction - The Meaning […]

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On Friday, First Book and KPMG’s Family for Literacy announced a sweet Halloween treat: a promise to bring more books to kids in need! In a kick-off event at the Franklin School in Newark, New Jersey, our very own Kyle Zimmer joined Newark Mayor Cory Booker and 36 KPMG volunteers and family members to […]

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Flickr: Literary Halloween Costumes

Happy Halloween! Visit this Flickr group to see some Halloween costumes inspired by books and authors.

Candidates Name Their Favorite Books

Local literati rate candidates’ reading lists
Since Election Day is so close – I had to include some links about the candidates’ book choices.

“Leave a Mark” blog auction - Tantalize, by Cynthia Leitich […]

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With Halloween just around the corner, I can’t think of anything scarier than kids without books. Luckily, with the help of our Shop to Support partners like Heartfelt Charity Cards, we can solve the problem!
The concept is simple: companies and individuals purchase their holiday greeting cards from Heartfelt Charity Cards, an e-commerce based retailer […]

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“Literacy begins in hearts, not heads.  There is a poem or story to raise the goosebumps on the toughest skin and we are well advised to try and find it.  A child never thrilled to words will remain indifferent to reading and writing them.”
-Glenna Davis Sloan, The Child as Critic

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