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SUMMARY:2026 Penn State Marathon Reading
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for the fourteenth edition of a live community rea
ding event: Marathon Read! Twelve hours of literature\, relaxation\, and
community.\n\nMarathon Read 2026 will be Thursday\, October 1 from 10:0
0 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Burrowes Lawn (the green space between the back
of the Burrowes Building and Pond Laboratory). This year’s theme is Well
-Versed: Music and Literature. Texts for the 12-hour reading will includ
e A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan\, essays by Hanif Abdurra
qib\, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) by Jeff Tweedy\, sonnets by Petrarch
and William Shakespeare\, Daisy Jones &\; The Six by Taylor Jenkins
Reid\, and other writing.\n\nWe need readers! Everyone is welcome to rea
d for 5 minutes—sign up. No need to bring anything to read. Volunteers w
ill facilitate the handoff of books after 5 minutes have passed. Readers
receive a free t-shirt!\n\nWe also need volunteers! Volunteers will tim
e and help readers find their spot in the book when it’s their turn to r
ead. Help is also required for signing in readers and handing out t-shir
ts. Email Joe Bueter at jbueter@psu.edu to sign up. Volunteers also rece
ive a free t-shirt.\n\n \;\n\nThe Marathon Read website has more inf
ormation and the link to book a time to read.\n\nFor more details: https
://events.la.psu.edu/event/2026-penn-state-marathon-reading/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for the
fourteenth edition of a live community reading event: Marathon Read! Tw
elve hours of literature, relaxation, and community.
Marathon Read
2026 will be Thursday, October 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Burro
wes Lawn (the green space between the back of the Burrowes Building and
Pond Laboratory). This year’s theme is Well-Versed: Music and Literature
. Texts for the 12-hour reading will include A Visit from the Goon S
quad by Jennifer Egan, essays by Hanif Abdurraqib, Let’s Go (So
We Can Get Back) by Jeff Tweedy, sonnets by Petrarch and William S
hakespeare, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a
nd other writing.
We need readers! Everyone is welcome to read for
5 minutes—sign up. No need to bring anythi
ng to read. Volunteers will facilitate the handoff of books after 5 minu
tes have passed. Readers receive a free t-shirt!
We also need volu
nteers! Volunteers will time and help readers find their spot in the boo
k when it’s their turn to read. Help is also required for signing in rea
ders and handing out t-shirts. Email Joe Bueter at jbueter@psu.edu to si
gn up. Volunteers also receive a free t-shirt.
The Marathon Read website has more info
rmation and the link to book a time to read.
For more details:
https://events.la.psu.edu/event/2026-penn-state-marathon-reading/
URL:http://marathonread.psu.edu/
LOCATION:Burrowes Lawn
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