First Book is an international nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their own first new books.

To support local literacy projects, recruit more participants, and otherwise improve the quality of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service projects nationwide, First Book offers the opportunity for nonprofit organizations serving children from low-income families to obtain children's books relevant to Dr. King's life and teachings. For more information, pease visit www.firstbook.org.