One Book, One Community 2026 Author Event with Ian S. Port at Weld Hall at MSUM

Join us for an author visit with Ian S. Port and a presentation on _The Birth of Loud_, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served, and books will be available for purchase. All ages are welcome. For details, contact Lori West at [701.476.5977](tel:7014765977 "701.476.5977").

_This event us part of the 2026 One Book One Community reading program._

This event and program is supported by funding from the following:

Sponsors: the Friends of the Fargo Public Library (major sponsor), Concordia College Cultural Events, the Friends of the West Fargo Public Library, the Friends of the Moorhead Public Library, and Minnesota State University Moorhead, and Moorhead Community Education.

Partners: the Fargo Public Library, the Moorhead Public Library, Lake Agassiz Regional Library, the West Fargo Public Library, Concordia College’s Carl B. Ylvisaker Library, Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Livingston Lord Library, North Dakota State University Libraries, the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, and the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.