Toronto Fire Chief Jim Sales and City Librarian Jane Pyper announce the
title of the Library’s 2013 One Book Community Read, in front of an
antique fire engine at Yorkville Fire Station. One Book is part of the
Library’s annual Keep
Toronto Reading Festival.
Ray Bradbury’s
classic Dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451
is pick for this year’s city wide book club
TORONTO (Wednesday,
Feb 27, 2013) – Fahrenheit
451,
by Ray Bradbury, has been chosen as Toronto Public Library’s One Book
community read for 2013. The title was announced this morning at Yorkville Fire
Station 312 with City Librarian Jane Pyper and Fire Chief Jim Sales.
The
dystopian novel depicts life in a futuristic city where books are banned and
burned. “We decided to go with a
classic this year -- a book you maybe haven't read in a long time, or one you'd
always been meaning to read. Fahrenheit
451 fit that bill perfectly, “said City Librarian Jane Pyper. “It was
published in 1953, but is remarkably relevant today. Its depiction of a media-saturated
world will resonate with anyone who reads or rereads this small but powerful
book.”
The
One Book community read is part of the library’s Keep Toronto Reading Festival,
an annual city-wide celebration of reading held in April. The library
encourages everyone to read the same book and to come out to readings,
discussions and other events and activities that bring the book’s themes to
life. The full event line up will be announced March 14 and posted on
keeptorontoreading.ca
The
partnership between the library and Toronto Fire Services is a natural fit
given the book’s theme – in an ironic twist, the firemen in Bradbury’s imagined
future burn books. During Keep Toronto Reading, Fire Service outreach
officers will visit several library branches to share their favourite books and
stories. They will also guest blog on the festival website at
KeepTorontoReading.ca.
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