“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is due out within hours, here are some events . . . from yesterday’s Boston Globe West Weekly section: at Perkins tomorrow (Saturday July 21) afternoon:

Harry Potter Extravaganza Saturday, 1-3 p.m., Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, 175 North Beacon St. 617-972-7242. Please reserve in advance. Residents of Watertown, and Perkins library members, will have preference. Marching band, first chapter readings by Boston Celtics team members, crafts, snacks.

And from today’s Boston Globe Sidekick section: 
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Harry Potter mania is officially in overdrive. At midnight you’ll be able to get “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and find out if our heroes make it out of the last install ment alive. Just about every bookstore in town is having a celebration in honor of the release (for a roundup of events, visit calendar.boston.com and search for “Harry Potter”). Also throwing a Potter party tonight will be the National Braille Press,which is releasing the braille edition of Harry Potter at 12:01. Muggles are invited to wait at the center at 11p.m. for their own copy of the 12 pound, 1,100-page book that will sell for $34.99. The night includes tgames and prizes. RSVP recommended. National Braille Press, 88 Stephens St., 617-266-6160, ext. 18. www.nbp.org/

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