Registration opens:
February 28th, 2026

Film Showing & Discussion: Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

First 20 patrons to arrive will receive a free copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury! Registration is required. While supplies last.

Join multi-award winning science fiction and fantasy author Elizabeth Bear for a discussion before the film showing.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the classic science fiction film Fahrenheit 451. Adapted from the Ray Bradbury novel of the same name, this film tells the story of a future society that has banned all reading material, with the job of the firemen being to keep the fires at 451 degrees: the temperature that paper burns. One fireman begins to re-think his job when he meets a book-loving woman. 

Year: 1966 / Run time: 1 hour 52 minutes / Rating: Not rated 

About Elizabeth Bear:

Elizabeth Bear was born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, but in a different year. She is the Hugo, Sturgeon, Locus, and Astounding Award winning author of dozens of novels; over a hundred short stories; and a number of essays, nonfiction, and opinion pieces for markets as diverse as Popular Mechanics and The Washington Post. She lives in the Happy Valley of Massachusetts with her spouse, writer Scott Lynch. Visit www.elizabethbear.com to learn more. 

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