| Calling all Wizards, Witches,
Ghouls and Goblins |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2003 WHO: County of San Diego Library staff WHAT: The County Library’s shipment of 200 copies of the fifth installment of the Harry Potter series will arrive at the headquarters office on Tuesday, June 17. Library staff will unpack the books, label them and process them for the system’s 32 branches. Local media are invited to videotape and/photograph the books being processed, which will be available for checkout by library patrons on Saturday morning, the book’s official release date. WHEN: 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 17 WHERE: County of San Diego Library headquarters, 5555 Overland Ave., Building 15, San Diego WHY: “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been called the most anticipated book in the history of publishing. It officially goes on sale at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Scholastic, the book’s publisher, is printing 8.5 million copies. The County Library is purchasing 200 copies, along with 41 audio books on CD and cassette. As of today, 390 people have signed up on the library’s waiting list to reserve the book. While most of the books will go to those on the waiting list, one copy per branch will go on the library shelves for check-out by walk-in patrons on Saturday morning. Editor’s Note: Library staff will be available for one-on-one interviews about the Harry Potter book release. ### Contact:
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