Libraries can change lives. All of us here at First Book know this, and so does literary icon Ray Bradbury.
who recently wrote a fantastic Op/Ed piece in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on the potential closing of the Main Library in Long Beach, California.
Bradbury, who clearly proves that he’s still as feisty as ever at the age of 88, writes in his letter:
“City Hall decisions will remove access to over 1.5 million books from one square mile of the city! Is Long Beach at war with the printed word and books? …Tell City Hall NO to the threatened closure! Long Beach residents and children deserve nothing less than access to a downtown library with ready access to books and programs to help them achieve their goals and aspirations.”
Go get ‘em, Ray! We couldn’t agree more.
By the way — did you know that not only is Bradbury one of the world’s most beloved sci-fi writers, he also has an asteroid named in his honor, “9766 Bradbury,” along with a crater on the moon called “Dandelion Crater” named after his novel, Dandelion Wine?
We could only hope to be so cool!
P.S. We also know a few other serious Bradbury fans… check out the authors whose lives were influenced by this amazing writer on First Book’s What Book Got You Hooked? site! (Hint: their last names start with “A” and “S”…)
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