First Book 3rd Annual Bookcase Auction

Live Bookcase Auction and Reception to benefit First Book and the children of Portage County

First Book – Portage County  will auction unique, handcrafted and hand-decorated  bookcases of all shapes and sizes. 

First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy - access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise, each year First Book distributes millions of free and low-cost books to disadvantaged children and the programs that serve them.

First Book, founded in 1992, is an international nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.

First Book- Portage County began distributing books to programs serving low-income children in 2005. During this first year, First Book- Portage County awarded grants in excess of $7,000.00 and almost 3,000 books to children participating in local programs. Through our continuing fundraising efforts, we have been able to distribute books to 1561children in 20 community programs since we began our efforts.

Our goal is to continue to distribute 12 books a year to children from low-income families and to increase the number of children we reach in Portage County. Last year, we were able to give 4038 books to children in Portage County. This year, our goal is to double that amount to 8000 books given to children in the county.