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The Big Read
March, 2007
You can get the featured book, Fahrenheit 451 at a lot of locations* throughout Redwood City, including libraries, businesses, and community centers.
We're even placing books at random locations like park benches and covered bus stops - when you come across one of those randomly-placed books, pick it up, read it, and then pass it along to someone else!
- Redwood City Downtown Library - 1044 Middlefield Road
- Redwood City Fair Oaks Library - 2510 Middlefield Road
- Redwood City Schaberg Library - 2140 Euclid Avenue
- Fair Oaks Community Center - 2600 Middlefield Road
- Redwood City Community Activities Building - 1400 Roosevelt Avenue
- Red Morton Community Center - 1120 Roosevelt Avenue
- Sandpiper Community Center - 797 Redwood Shores Parkway
- Veteran’s Memorial Center - 1455 Madison Avenue
- City Hall - 1017 Middlefield Road
- San Mateo County Human Services Agency - 2500 Middlefield Road
- San Mateo County Government Center - 400 Government Center
- San Mateo County History Museum - 2200 Broadway
Here are some of the local eateries that will also have a few copies available:
- Main Street Coffee Roasting Company - 150 Elm Street
- Whole Foods - 1250 Jefferson Avenue
- Chipotle / Escape from New York Pizza / Marble Slab Creamery - on Theatre Way between Middlefield and Broadway
- Le Boulangere - 2225 Broadway
- Starbucks Café at Safeway - 1071 El Camino Real
- Ben Frank's - 491 El Camino Real
- Alana’s Café - 1020 Main Street
- Amelia’s Restaurant - 2042 Broadway
And, check these local businesses for copies of the book:
- Key Market - 1063 Upton Street
- Costco - 2200 Middlefield Road
- Oracle Corporation (for Oracle employees)
- San Mateo Credit Union - 830 Jefferson Avenue
Also look for books randomly placed on benches at:
- Hoover Park (Woodside Road at Spring Street)
- Sequoia Station Caltrain station (behind the Sequoia Station shopping center)
- Bus stops (various SamTrans covered bus stops)
(*Please note: all locations are subject to change; not all locations will have copies of the book all the time; be sure to check with one of Redwood City's libraries if you are unable to locate a book at one of the other locations)
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