F451 Author, Ray Bradbury "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
-Ray Bradbury

"One Book" Events

East Lansing mayor Mark Meadows and Sparty launch the "One Book, One Community" project.
Kelli Flynn (store manager, Barnes & Noble East Lansing), Mark Meadows (mayor of East Lansing), and Sparty agree: Fahrenheit 451 is #1!
WLNS NewsCenter 6 anchor Jane Aldrich prepares to emcee the “Get Fired Up!” kick-off event on October 7.
Sparty’s favorite book: Fahrenheit 451.
MSU President Peter McPherson lends his support to “One Book, One Community” at the “Get Fired Up!” kick-off event on October 7.
Wendy Wilkins, dean of the MSU College of Arts and Letters, reads a passage from the novel during the Celebrity Book Reading on October 8. The event was a fundraiser for the Capital Area Literacy Coalition.
William Allen, MSU professor of political science, addresses the audience at the “Censorship and the First Amendment in the 21st Century” panel discussion on October 15. Other participants included (left to right): Berl Schwartz (City Pulse), Sue Carter (MSU School of Journalism), Jim Spaniolo (MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences), Kevin Saunders (MSU-Detroit College of Law), and Henry Silverman (MSU Department of History).