Penn State's Marathon Read 2023: Arrivals

Each year, Penn State holds a Marathon Read event in front of the library. This year's event, run by the Comparative Literature department, is themed on Arrivals: Borders and Belonging. Participants sign up for a 5-minute time slot, and the readings go continuously from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. It's a great opportunity to see people gather as a community and read out loud together.

A stack of books on the sign-in table. Titles include *Pachinko*, *Little Bee*, and *Voces Sin Fronteras*.

State College Mayor Ezra Nanes delivers a spirited reading from The Odyssey.

Sue Paterno, a longtime benefactor of Penn State and its libraries, reads from The Odyssey.

Sunlit flowers on a college mall.
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