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There’s nothing like a good book.

Good books come from good authors, especially the 16 who participated in the book festival, A Tale of Our City, on Saturday, September 13, as the library and city government celebrated authors and the books they write about, including Jersey City and other fascinating subjects. The Jersey City Free Public Library staffed a tent and signed up lots of readers for library cards during the book festival, too. (Check out the picture gallery link!)

Mid-September’s A Tale of Our City, Jersey City’s first annual book festival, served as the kick off for the Jersey City Free Public Library’s participation in the nationwide community read-in – The Big Read – to promote literacy and reading, and to encourage reading of the great classics. 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.

Come join in on The Big Read… Be part of the community-wide reading and discussion of one of the classic novels of all time…on book burning…at the crossroads of art imitating life. Read about censorship from a ‘banned book’!!!

First, see Fahrenheit 451, the movie. Then, pick up your FREE copy of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the temperature at which paper burns, and FREE! T-shirt, CD and Reader’s Guide.

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury