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WE CELEBRATED

BRADBURY'S​

100TH BIRTHDAY ON ZOOM!
EDUCATIONAL PACKET  BELOW
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On Saturday, August 22, 2020 via Zoom we celebrated Ray's Centennial birthday anniversary with a:
* Special showing of Bradbury's ​"I Sing the Body Electric" Twilight Zone episode (with permission from CBS)   
* FoVL Annual Mtg - ​(Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 we couldn't raffle a Raleigh bicycle in honor of Ray at this time. Stay tuned for further updates when conditions allow.)
* LAPL Zine Workhop by Yago Cura
 http://www.hinchasdepoesia.com/​
SEE PHOTOS BELOW
The 1st Annual Bradbury Readathon went live on 8/22/20 with a presentation of Fahrenheit 451 available via YouTube until September 5, 2020.

The FoVL was honored to be a part of this event and thrilled to have Alley Mills Bean representing us. 
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE FOVL

Bradbury Educational Resources

Download/Print the Bradbury educational materials below - including: 
*the Bradbury Bio *Activities Page,
*FoVL's Reader's Theatre Practice Packet & our *RT Script of Bradbury's short story, "All Summer in a Day." 
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ray_bradbury_bio_page.pdf
File Size: 132 kb
File Type: pdf
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fovl_bradbury_activities_and_resources.pdf
File Size: 110 kb
File Type: pdf
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fovl_readers_theatre_practice_packet.pdf
File Size: 190 kb
File Type: pdf
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fovl.rtscript_all_summer_in_a_day.pdf
File Size: 75 kb
File Type: pdf
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Watch this YouTube video of the 1963 documentary by David Wolper, "Ray Bradbury - Story of a Writer."  It's fantastic!
Further resources to learn more about Ray Bradbury:
  • https://raybradbury.com/
  • Eller, Jonathan R. Becoming Ray Bradbury. University of Illinois Press, 2011.
  • Great photos of Ray! https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ray-bradbury-pictures-photogallery.html
* A special thank you to the Bradbury Trust for allowing us to post all these educational materials on our website and for their help in this endeavor. 
* And thanks to CBS for permission to show Bradbury's Twilight Zone episode Season 3, Episode #35


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  • FOVL Home
  • ABOUT
    • What We Do
    • How We Got Started
    • Meet the Board
    • FoVL Photos
  • EVENTS
    • Book Sales
    • Venice Branch Library's Calendar >
      • 2020 >
        • January
        • February
        • March
    • FoVL Annual Meeting >
      • Sisters in Crime - 10/10/19
      • Bradbury - 8/22/20
      • Lori Snyder - 12/11/21
  • HOW TO HELP
    • Get Involved - An Overview
    • FoVL Membership Form
    • Join/Renew/Donate On-Line
    • Volunteer
  • Donate Books
  • Contact the Friends