Marathon Read—Youth on Fire: Stories of Growing Up
Read, Listen, Eat! Marathon Read 2024 will be Thursday, September 26 from 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. in the Dewey Room (W043) within the Collaboration Commons of the Pattee Library. This year’s them is “Youth on Fire: Stories of Growing Up.” This free event is an in-person community reading that is open to the public. We need readers! Anyone can sign up
Marathon Read: The Pursuit of Sustainability
Celebrate a decade of Marathon Read with twelve hours of literature that explores the challenges and rewards of sustainability in its many forms. This year will feature the writing of Rachel Carson, Ross Gay, Wendell Berry, Dina Gilio-Whitaker, and more. Visit marathonread.psu.edu to sign up to read or to find more information. Read more.
Marathon Read 2023 – Arrivals: Borders and Belongings
The 11th annual Marathon Read will take place on Thursday, September 21. Head over to Pattee Mall from 9 AM to 9 PM to enjoy live readings of literary works on the themes of movement—of people, cultures, ideas—and identity formation. This event is free and open to the public; attendees are encouraged to volunteer for
2021 Marathon Read
This year’s Marathon Read, held virtually on Zoom, will happen on Thursday, September 9th, from 10am to 10pm. This year’s theme is “Escape It All,” featuring authors from across the globe writing about all kinds of escape, mundane or extraordinary. Whether you want to read or just listen, register and join on Zoom to enjoy
2020 Marathon Read
2019 Penn State Marathon Reading
Myths, Legends, and Songs from around the World During this annual event, volunteers take turns reading over a 12-hour period. This year’s event, Myths, Legends, and Songs from around the World will incorporate short stories and songs from a number of languages taught and spoken on (our) campus at Penn State! Anyone may volunteer
Marathon Read 2018: Pages from 1968
This year the Marathon Read joins in the commemoration of 50 years since the watershed year of 1968. The Marathon Read will feature texts written or published in 1968, including Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and works from Joan Didion, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alice Munro, Jorge Luis Borges, Susan Sontag, Galway Kinnell, and
Marathon Read 2017
Join us for the sixth annual Marathon Read. Every year, volunteers take turns reading over a 24-hour period. This year’s theme is First Books, which focuses on first books by authors from all around the world. Each title will be available in English and the original language in which it was published. Anyone may volunteer