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For National Library Month, we’re celebrating libraries that go above and beyond to meet the needs of their communities. Meet Kim Angotti and Kelsey Bates of Kansas City Public Library (that’s Kansas City, Missouri – or as Kim and Kelsey informed us, “the COOL Kansas City”). Kim is the library’s Youth and Family Engage...
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The STEAM Book Family Festival is free and open to teachers from Title I schools and the families they serve, and to military families . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (April 6) – The national nonprofit First Book and Blue Star Families are inviting military families, teachers from San Diego-area Title I schools and...
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Announcement at the national Public Library Association conference celebrates the role of libraries big and small to create community. Pictured (from left to right) Talia Miracle, Program Manager for Indigenous and Impact Library Programs; Kelly Griffin, First Book VP of Nonprofit Partnerships; LaTreena Fegely, Program...
Read more about Talk About a Book Club: New Partnership Between First Book and Little Free Library Will Expand Access to New Books and Boost Book Joy in Under-Resourced Neighborhoods Nationwide
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Nonprofit offers deep discounts on new books and free educational resources to help eligible libraries strengthen community outreach programming . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (March 31) – First Book, a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to quality education, is expanding its outreach to public libra...
Read more about First Book Expands Support for Public Libraries Serving Under-Resourced Communities
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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports educational programming with $250,000 grant . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (Feb. 12) – First Book , a national nonprofit that expands educational opportunities for children in under-resourced communities, and The Moth , a global leader in the art and craft of personal storytelli...
Read more about First Book and The Moth Launch National Storytelling Partnership for Children and Educators in Low-Income Communities
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This blog features an interview with Antwan Eady , author of Nigel on the Moon . Drawing from his own dreams and aspirations, Antwan shares insight into his creative process and the path that led him to write for children. Antwan Eady’s debut picture book, Nigel and the Moon , illustrated by Gracey Zhang , was selected...
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Through this year’s campaign, The New York Times invites readers to support the power of education; beloved author Mary Pope Osborne kicks off donations to First Book with a $50,000 matching grant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK (Nov. 25) – For the sixth consecutive year, the national nonprofit First Book has been selec...
Read more about First Book Selected as a Beneficiary of The 2025 New York Times Communities Fund Holiday Giving Campaign
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Nov. 17 celebrations include a virtual reading with bestselling author Mary Pope Osborne, and panel discussion with educators on overcoming the decline in reading for pleasure FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 — Leading global trade publisher Penguin Random House and First Book, the national nonprofit that expa...
Read more about First Book and Penguin Random House Celebrate 42 Million Children’s Books Distributed Together Through 25-Year Partnership
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© Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. 2026. All Rights Reserved. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. , October 28, 2025 — An original manuscript and cover sketch by Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, was discovered in the archives of UC San Diego’s Geisel Library, and will be published by Random House Children’s Books , it was annou...
Read more about A Newly Discovered and Never-Before-Seen Manuscript by Dr. Seuss To Be Published by Random House Children’s Books
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. , October 16, 2025 — First Book, the national nonprofit that furthers educational opportunities for children in low-income communities, and Penguin Young Readers are giving educators and students the opportunity to engage with author Helena Haywoode Henry about her groundbreaking...
Read more about First Book and Penguin Young Readers Feature Last Chance Live! Debut Author Helena Haywoode Henry for Lively Discussions with Educators and Students