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› What: Get Pop-Cultured: Chattoine Cosplay Celebration. Celebrate fandom with events including a how-to workshop for novice cosplayers, a cosplay parade and a costume showcase. Come dressed as your favorite character.› When: 6 p.m. Saturday, July 29.› Where: Barnes & Noble Hamilton Place, 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.
Every year, the staff at the Chattanooga Public Library compiles a list of well-worn books that need to be replaced. And every year, they know a familiar name will appear again.
Harry Potter.
“We replace Harry Potter books every year, more than any other books,” says acquisitions librarian Cathy Royal. “They’re in such constant rotation.”
Monday marks the 20th publication anniversary of the beloved series’ first book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (the American publisher changed the title to “Sorcerer’s Stone”). Two decades in, locals say the story’s draw is as strong as ever, with new readers discovering the wizarding world and longtime fans returning to the series again and again.