To wrap up World Book Night, Broadway Square is hosting a reading hour (#ReadingHour) immediately following this event when people are encouraged to bring, check out, purchase or download a book to read individually while gathered together around The Square.

We encourage event participants to grab their favorite food and beverage from the wide variety of Downtown Fargo restaurants and snack shops and return to The Square to participate in reading hour.

Participants have the chance to include their favorite book on the interactive Book Sharing Wall. 

Attendees are encouraged to bring a copy of their favorite book to swap in Broadway Square's Little Free Library. Leave a book, Take a book.

The event includes:

• Free World Book Night and Read in Color bookmarks
• A limited number of stylish bookbags 
• Books
• More exciting giveaways being announced soon!

The book lineup and activities include:

• Fargo Public Library on-site with a variety of books to check out, including some of the 2023 World Book Night Books

• NDSU Press on-site with various books to peruse and purchase

• Speakers discussing the importance of reading, the role of libraries and the variety of ways to access books

From 7:00-8:00 pm, as part of a larger international hour of reading (#ReadingHour), Broadway Square will host a Fargo Reading Hour where people are encouraged to bring, purchase, checkout or download a book to read individually while together (but socially distanced) around The Square.

Select participants will be provided with free ice cream coupons from Silver Linings Creamery.

• Anyone from Fargo Public Library who wants to talk about importance of reading/reading for fun and best ways to access books?

• Recommend your favorite book on an interactive Book Wall
• New Broadway Square Little Free Library unveiling

• A couple 2021 World Book Night books will be given away
• Free digital downloads of "Stories to Make You Smile" available on the World Book Night website
• Free World Book Night laminated bookmarks available