Brandy Danner is a librarian specializing in young adult services.
Harry Potter and the Huge Page Count
First: Summer Reading sign-ups continue apace, and I'm up over 100 teens registered already. I think it helps that I put a sign up on the shelves that hold their required reading, telling them that if they have fines on their cards and can't check out their summer books, signing up for the program gets them a Free Fines coupon. I have 108 teens so far. Hooray!
Second: Tonight is the All-Ages Harry Potter Discussion/Predictions/Support Group. I have no clue how many people to expect. All I know is that we've told a bunch of people about it, lots of the tear-off slips are gone from the library flyers, and a reporter with the Lowell Sun was mentioning the group in the article he's publishing today. We're serving up butter beer (chilled, because it's 6:30 and still 92°--and because we bought cold cups instead of hot), chocolate (to ward off Dementors), jelly beans, and Weasley's Ton-Tongue Toffees (actually just regular butter toffee, but eat at your own risk!). Wish me luck!
Third: in preparation for tonight's festivities, I just re-read the series thus far. I started last Monday, and finished at 12:30 last night, meaning I read close to 2800 pages in 8 days, while also doing crazy things like going to work and museums and having friends over for meals and making jam. Current read: Joey Pigza, because my brain REALLY needs a break.
