2019 READATHON:
the 7th annual out loud reading challenge
to raise funds for the Tompkins County Public Library
When:
Saturday, April 27, from 8:00 am to 12:00 midnight
Where:
In front of TCPL, at the corner of Green & Cayuga Streets,
101 E. Green Street, Ithaca
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What:
TC Public Library READATHON
The READATHON is our challenge to read out loud – one reader at a time, 30-minutes each, all day long – to raise funds for our public library. Readers and supporters gather to share their love of reading, books, community -- and our Library!
Want to support your favorite reader or team? Interested in learning more? Click here for all the details and to give:
Who? Your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers...anyone who values TCPL and literacy!
Here's the schedule so far:
Saturday, April 27, 2019
8:00 to 8:30 AM: TCPL Director Annette Birdsall, reading selections from Ursula LeGuin's The Wave in the Mind
*Kickoff sponsored by Sciarabba Walker*
8:30 to 9:00 AM: Spencer Hill, reading Roald Dahl's Danny, Champion of the World
9:00 to 9:30 AM: Bob and Story Proehl
9:30 to 10:00 AM: Emily and Mary Hopkins
10:00 to 10:30 AM: Julee Johnson, reading Carl Sagan's Cosmos
10:30 to 11:00 AM: Patty Thayer, reading selections from E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
11:00 to 11:30 AM: Jen and Mena Schlossberg
11:30 AM to 12:00 Noon: Melisa Crumrine
12:00 to 12:30 PM: Scott Hitz (and puppet) reading selections from Winnie the Pooh, sponsored by Dermatology Associates of Ithaca
12:30 to 1:30 PM: Zee Zahava and Friends, reading original work
1:30 to 2:00 PM: Kelly Sauve
2:00 to 2:30 PM: Next Chapter Book Club, reading P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins Returns, sponsored by Chiropractic Health Care
2:30 to 3:00 PM: Johannes Leip
3:00 to 3:30 PM: Grace Xing, reading from Michelle Obama's Becoming and Nico Medina's Who Was Genghis Khan
3:30 to 4:00 PM: Leslie Danks Burke
4:00 to 4:30 PM: Rich Recchia, reading The Lorax and more
4:30 to 5:00 PM: Lisa Swayze
5:00 to 5:30 PM: Tanya Morrisett, reading Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux
5:30 to 6:00 PM: Keith Hannon
Virtual READATHON Readers:
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Tom Fredette and Noah
6:00 to 6:30 PM: Anna Gardner
6:30 to 7:00 PM: Liz Honis, reading A Circle of Cats, by Charles De Lint
7:00 to 7:30 PM: Wendy and Sam
7:30 to 8:00 PM: Jessye Cohen-Filipic
8:00 to 8:30 PM: Meredith Collins
8:30 to 9:00 PM: Woody Chichester
9:00 to 9:30 PM: Rachel Balzano
9:30 to 10:00 PM: Mady Chlebowski, reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Endless Forms Most Beautiful
10:00 to 10:30 PM: Lilah Aslan
10:30 to 11:00 PM: Bill Jablonski
11:00 to 11:30 PM: Brett Bossard
11:30 to 12 Midnight: Luca Maurer
Thank you to our 2019 READATHON sponsors, Wegmans!
Why?
Every dollar raised helps to buy books and other materials our community so desperately needs. Nearly a million items are used each year—a remarkably high level for a community of our size—and 100% of the funding for annual purchases comes from private support like yours.
We need your help to keep us all reading.
Want to support your favorite reader or team? Interested in learning more? Click here for all the details and to give: