We had a marathon reading of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone during Banned Books Week and read Dickens' A Christmas Carol to celebrate the holiday season. Students, faculty, and staff enjoyed reading, but many attended throughout the day just to listen. 
These are easy-to-organize events for college campuses, providing opportunities for faculty to discuss their newest publications with other faculty, staff, and students.
If your college or university sponsors a common reading experience for your students, the library is the perfect venue to hold related events; such as book discussions, faculty-led talks on themes or topics from the book, and student-led activities.
2017/2018
Penn State York students: Stop in the library and pick up a free copy of this year's Penn State Reads selection, It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War and then join us throughout the semester for discussions in the library.
PICTURE BOOK PANEL
PENN STATE LAUREATE EVENTS
Dr. John Champagne, professor at Penn State Erie, was named the Penn State Laureate for 2018-19. He toured the state, including the Penn State York campus, asking questions about — and offering a historical perspective on — the role of the artist in times of political turmoil.
ConnectED hosted several preview events including a film screening and film discussion prior to the Laureate Lecture.
POETRY READINGS
Poetry readings are amazing events on our campus. One of our English instructors, who is also a poet, arranges for poets to come to campus to speak to his classes and also provide an event in the library. In 2016, we had a wonderful session featuring, Joseph Bathanti, a Pennsylvania native and former North Carolina Poet Laureate.
In April of 2018, York's Poet Laureate was joined by three of the city's previous Laureates, for "The Poetry of York: Laureates Past and Present."
