Book burning for literacy?

In his novel Fahrenheit 451, author Ray Bradbury claims that 451 degrees is the temperature at which book-paper catches fire and burns. Those at the DeKalb Public Library in Illinois are about to put his theory to the test. To kick off October’s Big Read initiative—being held to increase literacy and reading—the library will host a book bonfire. The motivation behind the event is this year’s Big Read book, Fahrenheit 451, a novel about a future in which books are illegal in the United States. Read more about this event, and the Big Read, in this article from the Daily Chronicle.