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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Posted by: wpbkids on: July 15, 2009

The count down has finally come to an end! Fans are sure to be standing  in  long lines today to be among the first to see the new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  This is the sixth movie of the series based on the writings of J.K. Rowling.  It is the magical and suspenseful nature of [...]

Tales of Beedle the Bard… HAVE YOU READ IT????

Posted by: wpbkids on: December 16, 2008

OK, OK, OK, The Tales of Beedle the Bard: a wizarding classic from the world of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling hit our shelves and has been pretty popular among Harry Potter fans.  This book of children’s stories is the one mentioned in the last book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the [...]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Official Trailer!!!

Posted by: wpbkids on: August 1, 2008

Hello Good People,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Official Trailer has been released.  The movie will be in theaters on November 21, 2008.  Take a look at the trailer below:

I have a secret that will help you enjoy the movie even more…listen very closely…
READ THE BOOK!!!!!!
I promise you nothing is better [...]

Harry Potter Final Prize Winner!

Posted by: wpbkids on: August 21, 2007

Congratulations to Ella! She won one of the three magical final prizes for reading all 6 weeks during the Hogwarts’ Demise Summer Reading Program here at the West Palm Beach Public Library! She read for over 600 minutes!! She earned all four of the Harry Potter movies on DVD, a Harry Potter video game for [...]

Final Summer Feast

Posted by: wpbkids on: August 4, 2007

Check out the great photos from the magical celebration we had at the West Palm Beach Public Library last night! This party was for all the kids, teens and adults that completed all the reading for our Summer Reading Program!!

We had a magician, a tarot card reader, DDR, lots of food, mask making, live owls [...]

The Last Harry Potter…

Posted by: wpbkids on: August 3, 2007

I did finally read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (I finished it last Friday). I am bummed. I’m not upset because I thought it was a disappointing ending or anything like that… I’m just down because this story has ended! (SPOILER ALERT: if you read past the next paragraph you will find out about [...]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted by: wpbkids on: July 23, 2007

I have a confession to make: I have yet to finish the very last Harry Potter book!! I am currently on Chapter 13 and I am loving every word, every plot twist and every new spell in this book!!! I will probably finish it tonight.
I actually bought the book about 7am on Saturday morning [...]

There have been articles in the NY Times and the Washington Post proclaiming that the Harry Potter books, despite their huge popularity, haven’t really made a difference in getting kids (or adults for that matter) to fall in love with reading. Hmmm… Is this true? Have your kids read all the Harry [...]

Hogwarts’ Demise in the News…AGAIN!

Posted by: wpbkids on: July 11, 2007

Wow, check out the article the Uptown Gals wrote about the West Palm Beach Public Library’s Summer Reading Event for elementary age kids! They did a great job!!!
Find out more about this event by going to the Kids’ Page!
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Hogwarts’ Demise…in the Newspaper

Posted by: wpbkids on: June 28, 2007

Check out the two pictures snapped by a Palm Beach Post photographer! The kids love the library’s Hogwarts’ Demise Live Video Game.
If they love this game, then they should check out these great reads all about going online, playing video games and solving computing mysteries!
Artemis fowl series by Colfer, eoin
Arthur’s computer disaster by [...]