Marathon Reading Event

We are VERY excited to invite you to participate in a Marathon Reading Event!

A what?
The Marathon Reading Event, a joint effort of ALA@UBC, the SLAIS community, and Creative Writing students at UBC, is an opportunity to come together in celebration of our professions, our community, and our love for books. During the event, participants will take turns reading aloud from their favorite works. Everyone is invited to stop by to listen, enjoy treats, and contribute a loonie or two to our by-donation fundraiser. All proceeds will go to program development at the Carnegie Branch of the VPL in the Carnegie Centre.

Awesome! So when and where is this happening?
Wednesday, March 7 from 8 am to 8 pm in the Lillooet Room of IKBLC
Friday, March 9 from 1 pm to 3 pm in the auditorium at the Carnegie Centre

How can I participate?
There are many ways!

– Stop by the Dodson Room anytime on March 7 to listen to readings, relax with friends, eat snacks, and donate to our fundraiser
– Sign up to read aloud from your favorite book at the Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ni7m1KrHn_DA1Pa9YD1V2P0vqf-psbKjD5Q7-cSLHo0/edit
– Bake something tasty for people to nibble on at the Dodson Room portion of the event, just bring it at anytime on March 7
– Come to the Carnegie Centre between 1 and 3 on March 9 to listen to readings by Carnegie patrons (or to read yourself if there are gaps in the action!)


Some incentives!

Everyone who reads and/or donates to the bake sale will be entered to win a gift card!

We’re pumped about this, and hope you are too. Please feel free to share this with friends, everyone is invited!

Any questions, just send them over!

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