犹他州举行首次全州“阅读马拉松”：27.5万人同时拿起书本
盐湖城——犹他州州长斯宾塞·考克斯与第一夫人艾比·考克斯10月2日共同启动了该州首届全州"Utah Reads 阅读马拉松"。当天上午9点半到10点半，全州学校、图书馆、工作场所与社区组织预计有超过27.5万名学生和成年人同时拿起书本阅读。
州长通过直播向全州参与者致欢迎辞，第一夫人在州议会大厦圆形大厅与学生们一起阅读。当天上午，两人还走访了盐湖城的瓜达卢佩学校，与学生共读并在图书义卖会上帮孩子们挑选书籍。每位到场的学生都获赠一本由 Marissa's Books 捐赠的图书。
这是考克斯夫妇"Utah Reads"阅读倡议的一部分，旨在培养全州的阅读习惯。第一夫人艾比·考克斯说："阅读有丰富各年龄段人生的力量。"州政府鼓励企业、学校、图书馆与家庭每年都留出这样一小时的共读时间。
信息来源：犹他州州长办公室
Utah Holds First Statewide Read-a-Thon With 275,000 Participants
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer J. Cox and First Lady Abby Cox kicked off Utah's first statewide Utah Reads Read-a-Thon on October 2. From 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., more than 275,000 students and adults across schools, libraries, workplaces and community organizations were expected to pick up books and read together.
The governor welcomed participants statewide via livestream, while the first lady read with students gathered in the Capitol rotunda. Earlier that morning, the couple visited Guadalupe School in Salt Lake City to read with students and help them select books at a book fair. Each attending student received a free book donated by Marissa's Books.
The event is part of the Coxes' Utah Reads initiative to build a statewide reading culture. "Reading has the power to enrich lives at every age," First Lady Abby Cox said. The state encourages businesses, schools, libraries and families to set aside a shared hour of reading each year.
Source: Office of the Utah Governor
图片来源：图：孩子们在图书馆举起读物合影（资料图）。摄影：Desiree Ruiz（美国海军陆战队），公有领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
