The Library of Alexandria and the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco launch; In cooperation with the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the third edition of the “Read Marathon” initiative, which is the largest qualitative reading marathon at the level of three Arab cities in Dhahran, Alexandria, and Rabat, for three days in the period from February 29 to March 2
The marathon seeks to motivate the Arab community to read in public libraries, out of belief in the role of the library in enriching scientific, cultural and civilizational life, and in the fact that reading is one of the most important means of cognitive enrichment for future generations, and in an effort to achieve the inspiration of one million male and female readers by the year 2030 AD.
It also aims to raise environmental awareness through the Ithra Center, in cooperation with the National Center for Vegetation Development to combat desertification in Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in Egypt. By planting a tree for every 100 pages read, in order to achieve the marathon goal this year of reaching 500,000 pages read, to contribute to planting 5,000 trees. In addition, the reader will receive a medal as a motivational souvenir related to the occasion, as these medals are divided into four categories: a brass medal for reading 100 pages, a bronze medal for reading 200 pages, a silver medal for reading 500 pages, and a gold medal for reading 1,000 pages.
