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Bradbury, a Waukegan native and famed author of books like “Fahrenheit 451,” willed his treasured collection of papers, books and other materials to the library when he died in 2012. As a boy, he developed his thirst for reading and love of books at the city’s library.
Famed author Ray Bradbury s personal collection of books and artifacts will be preserved and showcased at what had been his childhood library and inspiration in his hometown of Waukegan: the long-vacant Carnegie Library.
Ninety years after author Ray Bradbury developed his love of books here, a buzz of discovery and anticipation has returned to the long-shuttered Waukegan Carnegie Library, as a $13.5 million restoration is underway.
Residents told the Sun-Times they want public officials to take a holistic approach to the problems facing their lakefront city. “So it’s not just, oh, do this, vote this way, and boom, now we’re good. We need leaders who take a macro vision,” said photographer Jordan Esparza-Kelley.