Thrice-yearly, 24 hour Readathon. Founded 2007. The original. Official tag #deweysreadathon - Next #deweysreadathon is 8am EST April 13 – 8am EST April 14
At the top of the hour we will be in our final hour for this year's Reverse Readathon. We always close with one last hour long sprint. One last chance to finish another book or make great progress in something. What are you reading to close out our official readathon today?
We have reached our second to last hour-long sprint, Hour 20. After this hour we're in the home stretch. Ready for another solid hour of focused reading? Grab your book for this hour and let's see how much we can accomplish in Hour 20. What are you reading?
Hour 16: Are we all still reading? Now is your chance to dive back into some focused reading with our 5th hour long reading sprint. Grab your book, some water and anything else you need, and lets see how much we can accomplish in Hour 16. What are you reading?
Hour 8 Reading Sprint: We have reached our third reading sprint for this readathon, and if you have not moved around much, now is a great time to stand, stretch, drink some water, and then gran your book for another hour long sprint. What are you reading for this one?
Will you be with us for a while yet? If you are still with us for Hour 4, grab your book, your beverage and whatever else you need and lets head into the Hour 4 sprint at the top of the hour.
Ready! Set!! Go!!!
Hour 3: Favorite readathon traditions. Whether during Dewey's or not, what are some of your favorite traditions, personal guidelines, or tricks you like to return to?
We traditionally begin every Dewey's readathon with a scheduled hour-long sprint. So, gather your beverage, snacks, and book, and let's kick off the 2025 Reverse Readathon with a good solid hour of reading. On your MARKS ...... Get SET ..... GO!!!!!
We have less than an hour til Dewey's 2025 Reverse Readathon starts. Are you ready? The starting sprint is scheduled, and I'm making my Hour 1 coffee to get energized and ready to read.
The books are still calling, but naps, chores, extra cleaning we otherwise never do, pets and everything else may be getting harder to ignore, yet we have many hours still to go. Time to regroup. Grab your book for the Hour 16 sprint.
On your marks!!! Get Set!!! Read!!!!!!!
Hour 12: This next hour marks the halfway point in our readathon, as well as our 4th scheduled hour-long reading sprint. Are you joining us for this one? What are you reading?
Have you eaten real food yet? Eat something, refill your water, pop your head outside, breathe in some fresh air, and then grab your book for our 3rd scheduled reading sprint, starting at the top of Hour 8.
Ready? On the marks..... Get set ...................... Go!!!!!!!!
How is your readathon going so far? We have been reading for hours now. If you've not taken a break yet, stand up, move around, drink some water, ...
and, grab your book for our second reading sprint. We start at the top of the hour, and read for on hour.
Ready!! Get Set!!! Go!
Every Dewey's readathon starts with an hour-long sprint. (We will have more sprints at hours 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24. )
So, gather your beverage, snacks, and book, and let's kick off the 2025 April Readathon with a solid hour of reading.
On your MARKS ...... Get SET ..... GO!!!!