Peoria
Public Library
and
Common Place
present
read the book  
big read logo 2008 Fahrenheit 451  Frightening in its implications... Mr. Bradbury's account of this insane world, which bears many alarming resemblances to our
own, is fascinating.

- The New
York Times

The Book - The Author - Young Readers - Special Events - Peoria Reads!
Goals - Community Involvement - Community Partners  Books and Movies

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership
with the
Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

This program is sponsored in part by Friends of Peoria Public Library.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council,
the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.

This program/project has been made possible, in part, by a grant from
The Yeomans Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois