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Thank You Thursday!
August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, General, Literacy
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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First Book Staff Profile
July 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Around the First Book Office, Books & Reading, General
Name: Mitali C. Where is your home town? Terre Haute, IN – I am the Indian from Indiana. What do you do at First Book? I work with amazing national nonprofits and government agencies to get them connected to First Book resources. What book are you currently reading? “Banker to the Poor” by Nobel Peace [...]
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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
First Book: Our Name in Lights in Times Square!
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · General
Are you making your way to the Big Apple anytime soon? If you happen to be in Times Square you may get a glimpse of First Book on one of the enormous video screens. Thanks to the generous support of our publishing partners, First Book may be seen by more than a million people every [...]
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Write It! Film It!
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, General, Guest Blog Posts, Literacy, Literacy Links and Articles
Guest Blogger Rachael Walker is the Outreach Consultant for Reading Rockets, a national multimedia initiative which aims to inform and inspire parents, teachers, childcare providers, and others who touch the life of a child by providing comprehensive, accessible information on how to teach kids to read and help those who struggle. Rachael began her career [...]
Odds and Bookends: July 9, 2010
July 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books & Reading, General, Literacy, Literacy Links and Articles
The story behind “To Kill a Mockingbird.” As the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” approaches, the true story behind the novel unfolds. Find out what this world renowned book is really about! Library of the Early Mind: a documentary exploring children’s literature. “Library of the Early [...]
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Thank You Thursday
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Around the First Book Office, Books & Reading, General
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July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Books & Reading, General, Literacy, Literacy Links and Articles
For those that follow the First Book Blog you know that this is our portal to share detailed news about what First Book is doing nationally with partners, at events and sharing how our local Advisory Board volunteers are getting thousands of books to kids in over 270 communities across the United States. Since there [...]
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 [...]