Southwest Florida Reading Festival brings excitement of reading to downtown Fort Myers

The Southwest Florida Reading Festival returns Saturday as an in-person event. (CREDIT: WINK News)

Thousands of people gathered in downtown Fort Myers for the annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival on Saturday.

Guests had the chance to meet best-selling authors while celebrating reading.

The festival took place at the Fort Myers Regional Library.

The event shines a light on the resources the library provides to everyone in the community while also celebrating the power of reading.

Authors gave presentations about their books and there will also be book-signings where you can meet authors.

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