Looking for more Harry Potter?

J.K. Rowling's already announced her next plans, a Potter encyclopedia (warning: plot points from Book 7 mentioned in linked article). While you're waiting, share your reactions to Deathly Hallows in the comments here or check out some video of Harry and the Potters playing the release party in Harvard Square. Whether or not you're a fan of the books, how cool is it to see Harvard Yard, packed with thousands of people of all ages screaming at the top of their lungs about the power of reading?

Fodor's Travel Guides Online

Hundreds of Fodor's guides, published in 2006 and 2007, are now available online as part of our Infotrac database (provided to all state residents by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners). Thanks to Libraries For My Friends for the tip. Check out what's available:

1. Log in through this site (enter your library card number, with no spaces) and click on "PowerSearch."
2. Then, click on "InfoTrac OneFile".
3. You'll see a search box - type in the name of your destination.
4. Click on the "Reference" tab at the top of the list of search results, and travel books from Fodor's and Hunter will be included in the results - here's an example of the first few results if you search for Venice (click to enlarge):


Click on a title for full text from the current book.

Or, to browse all Fodor's publications, click on "Publication Search" and enter Fodor's, or the name of the specific book you're looking for.