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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Knight Bus TourJune 7-9, 2007Tickets: Free Various locations (See schedule below) scholastic.com/harrypotter  To celebrate the much-anticipated release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter book, Scholastic is touring the Knight Bus across the country. Based on the purple, triple-decker bus described in the Harry Potter books, the Knight Bus will be rolling into various New York City public libraries starting Thursday, June 7.In all, 37 libraries across the country will participate in the seven-week-long Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Knight Bus tour, which culminates at Scholastic headquarters in New York City for the release of the seventh and final book in the series at 12:01 a.m. on July 21, 2007. At each library, some lucky fans will have a chance to board the Knight Bus and share on video their thoughts and feelings about the Harry Potter books. Select video clips from each location will be uploaded for viewing and sharing on www.scholastic.com/harrypotter. Additionally, each fan who records a message will receive a unique username and password so that they can view their own video online. Other planned activities during the Knight Bus visit at the New York City libraries include Harry Potter games, face painting, sidewalk chalk art, wand-making and other fun crafts. The fastest-selling book in history, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter book was released on July 16, 2005 with a first printing of 10.8 million. It sold 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours. All six Harry Potter books, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" have been number one bestsellers in the United States, Britain, and around the world. Scholastic Corporation is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials an products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. Here is a list of NY dates for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Knight Bus Tour: Thursday, June 7th-12 noon-3 pm The New York Public Library-Bronx Library Center 310 E. Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10458 718-579-4200 nypl.org Friday, June 8th-10 am-1 pm Queens Library at Hillcrest 187-05 Union Turnpike Flushing, NY 11366 (718) 454-2786 queenslibrary.org Friday, June 8th-3 pm-6 pm Queens Library at Elmhurst 8601 Broadway Flushing, NY 11366 (718) 271-1020 queenslibrary.org Saturday, June 9th-10 am-1 pm Brooklyn Public Library Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-230-2191 brooklynpubliclibrary.org |
