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On Saturday, July 18, more than 3,500 neighbors filled Durham Central Park for our annual Summer Block Party — and in just three hours, children harvested 15,363 books to take home and keep forever.

We are demonstrating, over and over again, what becomes possible when we lead with abundance instead of scarcity, with hope instead of fear.

At the 2026 Book Harvest Summer Block Party, 15,363 books were harvested in just 3 hours. That’s 85 books harvested per minute by 3,500+ attendees – a 56.4% increase in books harvested from last year! And it all happened right at Durham Central Park, amidst music, games, food, and joyful community.

We’re only 23 days away from the best event of the summer – Book Harvest’s annual Summer Block Party!

Book Harvest’s 5th Annual Summer Block Party welcomed more than 3,000 attendees!

Supporting Children’s Literacy with Book Harvest

Summer block party, expansion update, and what we're reading

An estimated 3,500+ of you filled the concourse of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park for our annual Summer Block Party Saturday, July 13!...

‘Book Harvest’ works to transform children’s literacy, providing more than 2 million books to families in North Carolina since 2011. Preview

BOOK HARVEST TO HOST JULY 16TH BLOCK PARTY ON CONCOURSE OF DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK WITH FREE BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND CHILDREN’S...