The tour will launch on June 1, 2007 from New York City and will travel to 37 libraries across the country, ending back in New York at Scholastic headquarters to kick off the release of the seventh book at 12:01 a.m. on July 21, 2007.

The list of cities include libraries in Providence & Boston, MA; Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, NY; Newark, NJ; Philadeplia, PA; Cleveland, OH: Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco in CA.

See all the dates HERE.
See the Press Release HERE.
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Also: someting is going on with comments, some of them disappeared. I dont know what is wrong but hopefully I will fix it.

According to a news report from Gwinnett County public schools, Gwinnett Superior Court will hold a hearing May 29 in an appeal brought by Laura Mallory.  Laura claims the Harry Potter books promote witchcraft and should be removed from Gwinnett school libraries.

Read the whole article HERE.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is listed as the number 1 book that leavevs a legacy in USA Today today.  The top of the page says:
Books tell a story � about our reading preferences, certainly, but also about what’s happening in our world. USA TODAY’s book editors and critics chose 25 titles that made an impact on readers and the publishing industry over the past quarter-century. If your choices differ, let us know at usatoday.com. We’ll post your picks.

Then here is what they say about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone:
Midnight book parties, all-night readathons, overnight deliveries: A boy wizard named Harry got kids (and adults) thinking that reading was cool. And mega sales of the magical series redefined what it meant to be a best seller.

Go HERE to see what the other books were. I am working on a project now so I cannot scan the page yet, I will do so as soon as possible.

Librarys are going to have very tight rules and regulations for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this summer. Among the rules are:

• • Libraries must limit the number of employees who handle the books before the July 21 release and provide names and contact information for each branch manager, according to the contract from Scholastic Inc.
  • The contract says failure to keep “Deathly Hallows” under wraps until July 21 could get libraries scratched from future embargoed titles. “We acknowledge and agree that any such violation will cause irreparable harm to Scholastic and the author, J.K. Rowling, and that monetary damages will be inadequate to compensate for violations,” the contract states.

Read the full article HERE!

The audio versions of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are going to be available the same day as the book, July 21, 2007. The cover art for the audiobooks of the British children and adult versions is now online via Amazon UK. Both are going to cost £54.75.

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Hey everyone, you’ll never guess where I am! Well actually, if you know how mischievous I am, you could probably imagine that I am in London.

The other night when I couldn’t reach my cell phone I decided to try some wand-less magic to get my phone. So I said, “Accio!” and my phone flew right into my hands! So I decided that I would come here to London to test out my powers. I was going to apparate but I didn’t want to risk splinching myself so I got the broom out of our closet and flew all the way to London, good thing it is spring time otherwise I would have froze to death over night.I had to place a Disillusionment Charm on myself so that people wouldn’t see me flying, because how weird would that be?

It worked so well that I decided I would try to get into the building where the book is being published at Bloomsbury. I waited until the middle of the night to begin my quest for the manuscript. I was very nervous and had to make sure I didn’t bump into anything or anyone or I would have been caught by the night guards who are there 24 hours a day to make sure no one can see the book. I accidentally squeaked the door when it opened, but luckily the window was opened so they thought it was the wind. I quickly grabbed one of the manuscripts that was in a pile on the floor and darted out! But just as I was about to leave the building an alarm went off!

Apparently there was a tracking device inside the pages and it set off the alarm the minute I left the building. I needed to get out of their fast so I apparated and ended up in Florida at my friend Jenny’s house! We both read the manuscript together and cried our eyes out.

We don’t want to spoil anything for you right now, we’ll just tell you that a badly cast spell in Chapter 2 puts Harry in a vegetative state so he’s stuck in a bed next to Gilderoy at St. Mungo’s where he remains until he’s cured in the chapter before last.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows manuscript