MILE at Maryland Day:
The University of Maryland’s Largest Outreach Event

  • Four people standing outdoors next to banners and a table under a white canopy. Two women and two men, with one woman holding a Maryland flag. They are at an event related to Maryland Day 2023, celebrating literacy and education at the University of Maryland.

    Maryland Day 2025

    On April 26th, 2025, the MILE team celebrated Maryland Day at Tawes Plaza with another year of literacy-themed activities!

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  • Group of people at an outdoor event, with four young women and two adults, gathered around a table with cut-out paper shapes, some of which are flower-shaped. They are in a park, with green trees and tents in the background, celebrating Maryland Day 2024.

    Maryland Day 2024

    On April 27th, 2024, the MILE team headed to McKeldin Mall at UMD to celebrate Maryland Day with our “Let There Be Lit(eracy)” themed literacy obstacle course! Attendees participated in activities in multiple languages and finished the course by sharing why literacy is their superpower!

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MILE leadership plays Maryland Day games with UMD students
A sign on a table reads "part of reading is code breaking... throw a bean bag on the correct letter or letters" and a sign next to it reads "Una parte de leer es decodificar... tira una bolsa de frijoles en la letra correcto"
MILE Co-Director talks with families at Maryland Day
UMD students toss beanbags
Sandra, a MILE graduate assistant, shows a visitor MILE's freebies
Maggie Peterson, DJ Bolger, and Amanda Cataneo at Maryland Day 2024
Sandra, a MILE GA, helps run activities at Maryland Day
Amanda Cataneo leads the bean bag toss with a young visitor
Maggie Peterson helps a young attendee participate
Attendees list different ways that literacy is their superpower
Attendees list different ways that literacy is their superpower
UMD students share ways that literacy is their superpower