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“We have never seen anything like this” (Mark 2:12). 1 Sam 8:4-7, 10-22a; Mark 2:1-12  Today’s first reading from the First Book ...

Longtime Lee Highway business Mr. Moore's Barber Shop is piloting a new program pairing kids coming in for haircuts with free books. "We specifically chose

Geneva Campbell, a 78-year-old grandmother, is dead and her two young grandchildren injured after fire gutted their Jacksonville home.

"Today more organizations are promoting reading than at any other time in our countrys history," said Center for the Book Director John Y. Cole on March 22 in welcoming participants to the centers annual "idea exchange" for its national reading promotion partners.

You knew that when the Alt released its eponymous debut album in 2014 there was definitely more to come. It was a special release – bold, fully for...

Pizza Hut will donate $1 to First Book, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring educational equity, for every BOOK IT! Bundle sold through Dec. 31, 2022, according to a press release.

Charitable organizations supported vaccination efforts, prioritized mental health and enabled communities to receive services as the struggles of Covid-19 continued.

Several years ago, I participated in a book giveaway in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the U.S. I offered a book to a boy who immediately clutched it to his chest, grinned and said, “I’m going straight home to put this in my library.” I asked him what other books he had in his library. Bubbling with excitement, he said, “This is the first one!” That encounter has stayed with me, because it shows that reading is as much about our hearts as our minds. Reading is a...

In “an all-hands-on-deck” year, nonprofit groups help families with toys, food, books and winter essentials.

A unique partnership is connecting literacy to those in need in the Dryden area. Domtar has once again partner...