First Book

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First Book is an international non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The mission of First Book is to distribute new books to children from "low-income" families through community-based mentoring, tutoring, and family literacy programs.

First Book has distributed more than 50 million new books, primarily in the United States. It also maintains a legal presence in Canada.

[edit] Programs

• First Book distributes new books and educational materials donated by publishers through the First Book National Book Bank.
• First Book sells new books through the First Book Marketplace.
• After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, First Book launched Book Relief to provide 5 million new books to help rebuild the coast.

[edit] Partners

• Disney Worldwide Outreach Program

[edit] External links

• First Book
• First Book National Book Bank
• First Book Marketplace
• Book Relief
• First Book Blog
• The Literacy Site -- a click-to-donate site in the Hunger Site network that supports First Book