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What a fantastic day at the BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO RICHMOND! We were proud to partner with the LEGO Group and BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO RICHMOND to celebrate five years of LEGO Replay—a circularity program that, through partners like First Book, helps bring beloved LEGO® bricks to kids in need, creating new worlds of learning and imagination. Thank you to the amazing volunteers, Club members, and educators who made this day unforgettable. Your time, creativity, and generosity are helping bring the joy of play and learning to more kids. Discover how LEGO Replay supports communities here! - www.lego.com/replay #PlayMatters #EducationForAll #LEGOReplay #CommunityImpact

We are honored to celebrate our ongoing partnership with Tata Sons (Tata Group - North America) with our recent #TataTruckOfBooks2024 distribution! On September 20-21, with the help of over 100 Tata volunteers from Tata Sons, Tata Consultancy Services - North America, Tata Consumer Products – North America, JLR North America, and The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel, we distributed 35,000 books to Title I schools across New Jersey and New York. These books will reach students from early childhood through high school, ensuring that every child has access to essential reading materials that support their academic journey. We are incredibly grateful for Tata Sons' 17 years of unwavering dedication to advancing education for underserved communities. 💙📖 Thank you to everyone involved in making this event such a success! #EducationForAll #TCSNA #TCSEmpowers #BooksForAll #NonprofitPartnerships

Happy 27th BEAR-thday to Build-A-Bear Workshop! 🎉🐻 We’re so grateful to be part of the journey in bringing books, joy, and new possibilities to kids in need through our partnership. Here’s to more years of inspiring smiles and warm memories, together. #OnceABearAlwaysABear #HappyBirthdayBuildABear

We’re excited to join Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hot Mess tour this fall! Thanks to the generosity of Jeff Kinney and ABRAMS, First Book is receiving over 100,000 Wimpy Kid books to help us support schools across the country. Additionally, as Kinney’s food truck tour brings interactive shows and a "menu" of diverse books to young readers, we’re partnering with General Motors to provide Title I schools along the tour route with even more diverse titles. Check out the full article from Publishers Weekly to learn more about this tour and how we’re supporting young readers! - https://lnkd.in/dsUWmEwa #HotMessTour #WimpyKid #EducationMatters #FreedomToRead

Another amazing STEM Book Family Festival with our amazing partner, First Book, at our lovely Dayton & Southwestern Ohio Chapter with Geri Lynn Strobbe Maples, Ph.D.! This event is such an amazing opportunity for our military families and Title 1 educators to select from from a variety of incredible STEM books to take home to build their home and school libraries. So thankful for Lakota East Freshman Campus for providing a beautiful space for our families to come and enjoy picking out books and meeting wonderful partners in the local community providing STEM activities to do. We were able to share 25,000 STEM books with over 250 titles to choose from! Thank you Geri Lynn Strobbe Maples, Ph.D., her "A" team of volunteers, the First Book team- Jenna Grubman Jerry Yelton, Chenelle, and Ian, and Leah Love for all the planning that went in to this event to ensure it was amazing for our families and educators- it could not have been done without all the teamwork! Of course an event of this magnitude would not have been possible without the generous support from General Motors. Thank you for supporting military families and educators in local communities. Looking forward to 2025!!

Thank you to all who made this year’s Banned Wagon Tour possible! Thank you to Penguin Random House, Unite Against Book Bans, and Little Free Library, all who stopped by, and the staff at each bookstore and library stop!

Friday’s the day! Don’t miss our STEM Careers All Year event featuring Carolyn Lee, President and Executive of The Manufacturing Institute - MI, and Haley Nichols, Paint Process Engineer at General Motors, two leaders in STEM. They’ll share their insights on resilience, innovation, and teamwork – key skills for STEM careers. Educators, bring your students to this free virtual event and help inspire the next generation of STEM professionals. RSVP today! – https://lnkd.in/gY2QgZAP #DiversityInSTEM #STEMInspiration #FutureSTEMLeaders #STEMEducation

The National Book Access Association (NBAA) is designed for people who believe that giving away books is an important and sustainable way to improve literacy in people of all ages. A sponsored project of First Book, NBAA members can learn from and support organizations that distribute new, gently used, and/or digital books for free. No matter if you are a seasoned non-profit professional or someone who is just starting out, come network and learn with a community of people passionate about getting the right books into the right hands. Become a member today - https://lnkd.in/gejxUQ4w #bookaccess #nonprofit #association #nationalbookaccess #membership #professionaldevelopment

Are the students in your classroom or program ready to make an impact? The Time for Change Youth Challenge offers K-12 students who attend First Book-eligible schools a unique opportunity to develop and implement project ideas that create positive change in their communities. With the chance to win $1,000+ in funding, this initiative empowers young leaders to take action on pressing issues like sustainability, community-building, and more. 📅 Application deadline: January 30, 2025 🔗 Learn more and encourage your students to apply today! - https://lnkd.in/geiUeYsB #StudentLeadership #Changemakers #YouthEmpowerment #EducationalEquity #TFCYouthChallenge

We’re excited to kick off this year’s STEM Careers All Year series, designed to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders! Join Carolyn Lee, President and Executive of The Manufacturing Institute - MI, and Haley Nichols, Paint Process Engineer at General Motors, as they share their journeys in STEM and the role of resilience and teamwork in their success. If you’re an educator or STEM professional, this is a great opportunity to inspire elementary students with real-world stories of STEM leadership. Share with your network and RSVP today. - https://lnkd.in/gY2QgZAP #STEMEducation #STEMForKids #WomenInSTEM #LeadershipInSTEM