January 2025 Newsletter

A Message from the BookFest Committee

We are putting the finishing touches on our 2025 BristolBookFest Weekend line-up and are excited to share that with you soon! Until then, January 2025 marks the beginning of our “Fahrenheit 451” season! Join us in exploring the novel through resources and upcoming events. Winter Reading Seminars Over four Tuesdays beginning January 21 (6-7:30pm at the Rogers Free Library) this year’s Bristol BookFest Winter Seminar, Steve Calvert will review a different “great reader technique” each week, apply that technique to “Fahrenheit 451”, and together discuss about ¼ of the text until we’ve finished the book. Register in advance at rogersfreelibrary.org/bristolbookfest. Please feel welcome to attend as many Tuesdays as you are able. January 21 January 28 February 4 February 11 January-March Events at Rogers Free Library In addition to the Winter Reading Seminar, other BBF events are held during January-March. This year they include Firefighter Storytime at Hydraulion Engine & Hose Co #1, a lecture from RWU History Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer on the new and dangerous ideas of Roger Williams, and for the third year, our beloved and very special Readers’ Theater. Register for these and other events here. Events at RFL Reader’s Guide & Supplemental Materials by Roger Williams University Library Every year for BookFest, the Roger Williams University Library builds a library guide to accompany the selected book. This year the materials range from video clips of Bradbury, the Simpsons, links to a graphic novel and a pdf of the original, along with articles exploring the relevance of “Fahrenheit 451” to the 21st Century. For quick access to this fiery reading guide, click here. Reader’s Guide Donate Online Bristol BookFest is organized by local citizens committed to designing and delivering an annual humanities event to inspire readers, deepen understanding of significant works of literature, and enrich community life. Join us in this work by attending our programming at Rogers Free Library from January-March, as well as at our culminating weekend program April 4 & 5 2025 celebrating Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451”. If you would like to join us as a volunteer and/or donor, please do! To volunteer, email hello@bristolbookfest.com To donate through mail, address to: Bristol BookFest,190 High Street, Bristol, RI 02809 190 High Street Bristol, Rhode Island 02809   Hello@BristolBookFest.com Follow us on Facebook & Instagram @BristolBookFest Presenting Sponsor: View email in browser Bristol Book Fest · 190 High Street · Arts In Common · Bristol, RI 02809-2236 · USA update your preferences or unsubscribe