About This Event

Scholastic Corp. (Nasdaq: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, visits the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Company's U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The spellbinding seven-book series by J.K. Rowling smashed publishing records and to date is the bestselling book series of all time with more than 230 million copies in the U.S. alone, and over 600 million copies sold worldwide. Most of all, Harry Potter has cast a spell on kids and adults alike and has turned an entire generation into readers.

In honor of the occasion, Ellie Berger, Executive Vice President and President, Trade Publishing, rings the Opening Bell.