First Book's Eligibility Requirements!
Registering with First Book gives you access to brand new books for the children you serve.
Buy books at the First Book Marketplace (FBMP), our online store where schools and programs serving children from low-income families can purchase children's books and educational materials for 50 - 85% off retail prices—at an average price of just $2.00 per book. The Marketplace offers a broad range of high quality, award-winning titles for children of all ages including Caldecott, Newbery, and other award-winning titles.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Programs, schools, and organizations that serve at least 50% children from low-income families; or be a Title I or Title I eligible school.
- Does not discriminate against individuals based on race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or physical or mental disability.
Receive free books from the First Book National Book Bank (FBNBB), our clearinghouse for books donated by First Book’s publishing partners. These books are free to programs able to pick them up at a distribution site. If a program cannot drive to a given distribution site, the books are still free – the school or program will simply need to pay a $0.35 shipping and handling charge per book.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Programs, schools, and organizations that serve at least 80% children from low-income families; or be a Title I or Title I eligible school.
- Does not discriminate against individuals based on race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or physical or mental disability.
In addition to the National distribution channels listed above, First Book reaches existing programs through a network of local Advisory Boards. First Book Advisory Boards are a group of volunteers who represent First Book on the local level and provide book grants to eligible programs at least once per year. To find out if there is an Advisory Board located in your community visit www.firstbook.org/abfinder. If there is an Advisory Board serving your community, please email them to inquire whether they are accepting grant applications at this time and visit their website if one is available.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Programs, schools, and organizations that serve at least 80% children from low-income families; or be a Title I or Title I eligible school.
- Does not discriminate against individuals based on race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or physical or mental disability.