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A radio tower sits against a red background with the words War of the Worlds.

Orson Welles' War of the Worlds & What They Did Wrong!

A Survival of the Readiest Program

2025-10-18 13:00:00 2025-10-18 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Orson Welles' War of the Worlds & What They Did Wrong! Join us for a live reading of "War of the Worlds," followed by a Burbank Fire Department talk on what the story got wrong—and how to stay safe in a real emergency. Burbank Central Library -

Saturday, October 18
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-18 13:00:00 2025-10-18 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Orson Welles' War of the Worlds & What They Did Wrong! Join us for a live reading of "War of the Worlds," followed by a Burbank Fire Department talk on what the story got wrong—and how to stay safe in a real emergency. Burbank Central Library -

Join us for a live reading of "War of the Worlds," followed by a Burbank Fire Department talk on what the story got wrong—and how to stay safe in a real emergency.

Join us for a special Reader’s Theater performance of War of the Worlds—the infamous 1938 radio play that sparked nationwide panic. After the one-hour production, Burbank Fire Department’s Emergency Management Administrator, Eric Baumgardner, will lead a discussion on what went wrong and how we can be better prepared for any kind of emergency—alien or otherwise!

Burbank Central Library

Phone: 818-238-5600

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Mon, Oct 20 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Oct 21 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Oct 22 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Oct 23 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Oct 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Oct 26 Closed

About the branch

The Burbank Central Library is located at the corner of Glenoaks Boulevard and Olive Avenue in downtown Burbank. It is a two-story building with elevator access. 

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