Team First Book NYC's Bookmark Blog

First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy: access to books.

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[aromanticduck]

You have to read all the books in your bedroom before you can leave. How long will you be trapped?

There's no books in there, I can leave immediately

Less than a day

1-3 days

4-6 days

1-3 weeks

4-7 weeks

2-3 months

4-6 months

7-11 months

1-2 years

3 years or more

Results

Voting ended onJun 27

You can't die from hunger or thirst or lack of medication etc.

It doesn't matter which books you've already read. You have to read them all, starting from now.

Physical books only - if you have an e-reader in there you don't have to read your entire digital library.

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[intothestacks]

Fun fact: libraries actually raise sales, because people get to check if they like the book enough to buy it beforehand when they might not have bought it if they couldn't try it first.

They also get to learn about new authors they want to read more from, which is why authors love libraries.

It's publishers that have a problem with libraries.

[reniadeb]

[thememedaddy]

[bookgeekdom]

[intothestacks]

One of the best parts of being a librarian: Being able to go on a book-buying binge.

[myjetpack]

Almost reading the greats. My latest Guardian Books cartoon.

[depsidase]

[a-book-of-creatures]

Book that was good: I liked it 👍

Book that was bad: this sucked 👎

Book that I wanted to like but which failed to live up to my hopes: I am going to write 10,000+ words explaining exactly why this book wronged me

[1000-life-hacks]

[archeologist-prophet]

Lovely to see we have spaces where you can gain access to so much literature!

[ijustkindalikebooks]

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours.” ― Alan Bennett, The History Boys.

[inspirationpainting]

Alexander Deineka "Girl with a Book", 1934

[ebookporn]

Glen Baxter

[1five1two]

Fernando Vicente.

[librarycomic]

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Tom Gauld

[ebookporn]

From Winsor McCay editorial cartoon.