Thu. February 22, 2024
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT
Free

Let Utah Read: Read-In at the State Capitol

Let Utah Read, a joint partnership with PEN Utah, ACLU, Utah Library Association, EveryLibrary, and the Salt Lake Education Association (SLEA), hosted a read-in to support Utahns’ right to read! This read-in began with a community reading hour in the Rotunda, followed by a great lineup of authors and other speakers, with all participants encouraged to BYOB (bring your own books)!

Speakers Included:

  • Erika George, PEN Utah Chapter Leader and professor of law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law
  • Christian McKay Heidicker, Author
  • Utah State Representative Brian King
  • Julia Lyon, Author
  • Kaitlyn Mahoney, Owner of Under the Umbrella Bookstore
  • Bhavika Malik, Student
  • Theodora Soter, Student