Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is going to be released this Friday night at midnight, and the whole world is going insane, not least KCLS.
KCLS ordered more than 500 copies of this book, and they arrived today. The books were processed and checked in to trigger holds... and they are spending tonight under lock and key in an Associate Director's office. They will be on the holdshelves on Saturday, but not before then.
Yesterday I flew into a tizzy because I thought there might be a problem with processing holds on this title, and with over 2,000 rabid patrons waiting for the book, that could be a catastrophe. Luckily there wasn't a problem (or only a very minor one, easily fixed), and all went smoothly.
It boggles me that one book (just one kid's book!) could cause such a stir. Yeah, it's popular, but so is Tom Clancy. It's ridiculous.
The general feeling among CMS staff was relief that the frenzy is almost over, for them at least, and that they will only have to do this one more time for the last Harry Potter.