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Julianne Moore to Visit Kids in Need at Harlem Daycare Center, Sept. 9

Children’s author and award-winning actress Julianne Moore will visit Round the Clock Nursery in Harlem on Sept. 9, along with Kyle Zimmer, president and CEO of First Book, to celebrate the start of a new school year with local children.

Moore will read her new book, My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to Me to pre-K students and their parents. Each participating child will receive a copy of the book to take home compliments of Moore’s publisher, Chronicle Books.

The event, intended to promote the importance of books and reading at back-to-school time, is co-hosted by First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books to children from low-income families. Zimmer, First Book’s president and CEO, will also appear with Moore.

WHAT: Reading event with four-and-five-year-olds
WHO: Julianne Moore, actress/children’s author and Kyle Zimmer, president & CEO of First Book
WHERE: Round-the-Clock Nursery, 3333 Broadway, 1st floor
WHEN: Sept. 9, from 9:30 am until 11 am

Media are invited to attend. For additional details or to RSVP, contact Julia Hornaday at First Book, jhornaday@firstbook.org or 202-639-0114; or Deb Shapiro for Julianne Moore, deb@debshapiroandcompany.com.

About First Book
First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 100 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families throughout the United States and Canada. By making new, high-quality books available on an ongoing basis, First Book is transforming the lives of children in need and elevating the quality of education. For more information, please visit us onlineor follow our latest news on Facebook and Twitter.

Contact:
Julia Hornaday
jhornaday@firstbook.org
202-639-0114
First Book

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