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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 (th permission from CBS)
* FoVL Annual Mtg - ​(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/​

The 1st Annual Bradbury Readathon went live on 8/22/20 with a presentation of Fahrenheit 451 available via YouTube until September 5, 2020.
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The FoVL was honored to be a part of this event and thrilled to have Alley Mills Bean representing us. 
SEE PHOTOS BELOW

Bradbury Educational Resources

Download and Print the Bradbury educational materials:
The Bradbury Bio Page
ray_bradbury_bio_page.pdf
File Size: 132 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Bradbury Activities Page
fovl_bradbury_activities_and_resources.pdf
File Size: 110 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Reader's Theatre Practice
fovl_readers_theatre_practice_packet.pdf
File Size: 190 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Reader's Theatre Script "All Summer in a Day"
fovl.rtscript_all_summer_in_a_day.pdf
File Size: 75 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

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. 

Watch this YouTube video of the 1963 documentary by David Wolper, "Ray Bradbury - Story of a Writer."  

PHOTOS FROM OUR FOVL MEETING AND THE BRADBURY READATHON

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  • FOVL Home
  • ABOUT
    • What We Do
    • How We Got Started
    • Meet the Board
    • FoVL Photos
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    • Book Sales
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    • FoVL Annual Meetings
  • HOW TO HELP
    • Get Involved
    • FoVL Membership Form
    • Donate - Join - Renew
    • Volunteer
    • Friends of Bee
  • Donate Books
  • VENICE LIBRARY NEWS