HP POLL FINALS
The final results are in for the Harry Potter Poll! The question was: "How do you feel about the new & final Harry Potter book?"
The top result was: "Can't wait -- I have to be first in line -- I need it to survive!" with 37% of the vote.
Second was: "I just want to know who dies!" with 25% of the vote.

Stop by to vote in our newest poll: "With less than a month until the start of school, what are you most looking forward to doing?"

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~emily - 2:40 PM~
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HARRY POTTER LIVE CHAT
JK Rowling is going to do a live chat on Monday morning (9-10am EST). Visit this page to submit your questions in advance.

You can also watch her reading from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (almost 20 minutes worth) at the National History Museum in London.

Enjoy!

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~emily - 2:03 PM~
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RSS & HP
Just a quick message on this beautiful Sunday afternoon -- RSS feeds through bloglines appear to have been restored.
And... have you finished the Harry Potter book yet? What did you think?
Today's stats on HP are: 1160 holds on first copy returned of 412 copies (and some copies are even available in some libraries -- check the catalog to see which ones!).

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~emily - 1:34 PM~
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HARRY POTTER UPDATE
There are now 1374 holds on 356 copies of HP and the Deathly Hallows ordered and processed for the libraries.... It hits the shelves tomorrow!

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~emily - 12:11 PM~
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HARRY POTTER READING
The final Harry Potter book hits the stores in less than two days -- have you ordered or reserved your copy yet? There are 1353 reserves in our library system on the Deathly Hallows -- and 275 copies being processed for release on Saturday.

Waiting anxiously but not sure when you're going to get your copy? Looking for another great fantasy to read to pass the time? Here's a booklist you may want to consider -- and here are a few titles from that list:

13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear — Walter Moers
Cry of the Icemark — Stuart Hill
Dealing With Dragons — Patricia Wrede
East — Edith Pattou
Golden Compass — Philip Pullman
Plague of Sorcerers — Mary Frances Zambreno
Princess Bride — William Goldman
So You Want to Be a Wizard? — Diane Duane
Dreamhunter Duet — Elizabeth Knox
Dark is Rising Sequence — Susan Cooper
Chrestomanci Series — Diana Wynn Jones

Now, I'm not saying these are exact read-alikes to the Harry Potter series, but a few of them have definite similarities and others are just fantastic reads.

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~emily - 4:02 PM~
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Don't forget to vote in the Harry Potter poll on the blog -- anyone can vote -- and everyone should!

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~emily - 3:08 PM~
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