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July 11, 2007 by Betsy Bird

Kidlit Drink Night – Harry Potter Party

July 11, 2007 by Betsy Bird   12 comments

Secret agent Rebecca Sherman (sans the secret part) had a magnificent idea. To have a Kidlit Drink Night (my first since this blog’s move) in tandem with the Harry Potter release.  Brilliant.  For the Kidlit Drink Night virgins amongst you, these are gatherings in Soho that anyone can (and is encouraged to) attend.  Librarians, editors, authors, illustrators, bloggers, and even a teacher now and then have been known to crop up.  And for those of you who would like to celebrate the Potter’s birth into this world but would prefer to avoid the Union Square Barnes & Noble craziness (I lost 3 toes last time) to say nothing of children themselves, here’s the plan.

Friday, July 20th

8-10 : We meet at Sweet & Vicious for drinks and carousing. Being that it’ll be a late Friday night, there will probably be a larger crowd than usual there. That’s all right. We’re hale and hearty and full vim.

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10-12: We walk a couple blocks over to the bookstore McNally Robinson NYC to attend their Harry Potter Party for Grownups. So says their website: "There will be a live DJ, “magical punch,” fortune telling, a look-alike contest, and much more. (We will card at the door to make sure only adult muggles partake of alcohol at the event.) And at the stroke of midnight, the McNally Robinson staff will do the traditional Conga Line with piles of Book #7 for you to take home and devour!"

So says me: Awesome.  Please join me if you happen to be near NYC during that time.  How can you resist "magical punch" anyway?  

 

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. JENNY HAN says

    July 10, 2007 at 7:56 pm

    OMG, a lookalike contest?? I call Cho Chang!

  2. Rebecca Sherman says

    July 11, 2007 at 7:40 am

    Hope we have a huge turnout…and that all leave with toes intact.

  3. Rebecca Sherman says

    July 11, 2007 at 12:39 pm

    I just pre-ordered my copy from McNally Robinson so I am sure to have one to bring home that night. Here’s what you have to do. You can buy it over the phone. Call 212-274-1160. They will hold your voucher at the counter so that you can get a book at the party. If it turns out you can’t make it to the party, they will still have the voucher for you to pick up the book later on.

  4. Fuse #8 says

    July 11, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Of course I’m a snob, so I’m getting mine from England. Horrid cover and all. *sigh*

  5. meghan says

    July 11, 2007 at 10:31 pm

    Well, I won’t be making it to that one because I have to work at B&N Union Sq that evening. They’re having their own Potter insanity… and when I say insanity, I MEAN IT. I will be the grumpy cashier who will want nothing more than to GET OUT OF THERE. Sigh. I don’t like crowds… or crowds demanding quicker lines and more potter books.

  6. meghan says

    July 11, 2007 at 10:34 pm

    Woops. Skimmed and missed that you are indeed aware of the insanity. Good to avoid at all cost. Now, all I require is that someone comes in and saves me.

    I thank you in advance.

  7. caroline hickey says

    July 12, 2007 at 7:19 am

    I’ll be there! I can’t wait. I look like Rita Skeeter (um, not really…).

  8. Laura says

    July 12, 2007 at 3:18 pm

    QBPL will be representin’ again. Currently, there’s be four of us. CAN’T WAIT! And thanks for the hook-up on the phone number, Rebecca Sherman. I’ll be sure to call ahead. And I’ll also get the British version. I want them both!

  9. Fuse #8 says

    July 12, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    I came THIS close to saying “QBPL in the hiz-ouse”. Phew! There’s a bullet missed.

    Meghan, would that it were in my power I would rescue you from the madness of your workplace. And Caroline, I am right now stealing your Rita Skeeter idea for my library’s HP party. Now to find some lime green press-on nails…

  10. Fuse #8 says

    July 14, 2007 at 10:15 am

    I’m just adding this final comment so that this post will appear in the “Most Commented On” portion of the blog. If you can’t beat ’em, cheat ’em.

  11. sarahb says

    August 19, 2007 at 2:24 pm

    Hey, I missed the Harry Potter KidLit Drink
    night :(…when’s the next one..so I can be sure NOT to miss it?

  12. Fuse #8 says

    August 19, 2007 at 7:00 pm

    Perhaps we’ll have one in tandem with upcoming movies. Either that or we’ll scrap the whole thing and hold Percy Jackson parties from here on in. I’m easy.

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