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Pics From New Year's Eve Party At Peoria Civic Center

Peoria Public Library staff brought Harry Potter to life at the Civic Center's family-friendly New Year's Eve party on Dec. 31.

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Peoria Public Library reference assistant Amber Lowery, left, and her mother, local author Linda Lowery, are our Harry Potter experts.
Peoria Public Library reference assistant Amber Lowery, left, and her mother, local author Linda Lowery, are our Harry Potter experts. (Peoria Public Library)

From the Peoria Public Library:

Posted 1/17/20

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Peoria Public Library staff brought Harry Potter to life at the Civic Center’s family-friendly New Year’s Eve party on Dec. 31.

More than 1,500 people attended and were excited to have a chance to take selfies with the powerful wizard and see his bubbling cauldron and potion pantry up close. We also helped our guests make custom wands and their own flying keys before being sorted into their Hogwarts House.

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Below: We also used our “magical” 3-D printer to make a tiny replica of Hogwarts for one lucky winner.

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