The winner of the 2015 Battle of the Books was Payne Elementary 6th grade team. Pictured here (l-r) are Riley Stoller, Jacob Stouffer, Owen Manz, Ryan Wenninger, Chloe Parker, and Carlee Mead.
The 25th Annual Battle of the Books has begun! Teams from Paulding, Payne, Antwerp, Oakwood, Grover Hill and Divine Mercy are battling the week of April 4th for the honor of representing their school during the Battle of the Books finale on Wednesday, April 13th at 12:30 p.m. at the Youth Leadership Building on the Fairgrounds in Paulding. Families and the general public are encouraged to attend the finale to root the teams on during this intense literary battle.
The 2015-2016 Battle of the Books is special as it is being held in the library’s Centennial year. Fifty books were distributed to all library locations and each participating county school, and Divine Mercy. This year’s competition list includes titles from throughout the twentieth century as well as the popular titles since the year 2000. Many of the titles this year’s teams will be reading include titles their parents and grandparents might have read. The Battle is just one example of how the public library partners with county school systems to create a meaningful and engaging reading program.
This important program is made possible by generous donations of area businesses such as Lafarge North America, Inc., Baughman Tile Company, Inc., Cooper Family Foundation, Dr. Jeffery Rhees, and Dr. Larry Tope.
For more information or to help support this annual program, contact the Children’s room at the main library at 419-399-2032.
The Bibliophiles Win Antwerp Battle of the Books! The Antwerp Battle of the Books winning team, The Bibliophiles (from left to right: Gaige McMichael, Lydia Krouse, Aeriel Snyder, Hayleigh Jewell, Kate Farr, and Katryna Fish). The Bibliophiles defeated The Royal Readers in overtime, 25 to 23. They will now compete in the Paulding County Battle of the Books on Wednesday, April 13th. Battle of the Books is a literary competition for Paulding County schools sponsored by the Paulding County Carnegie Library system. Teams participating in the competition read 50 books over the course of the school year.
Fifth grader Lydia Krouse and sixth grader Kate Farr confer before reporting their answer to team captain Gaige McMichael, a sixth grader.
Grover Hill top team in Battle of the Books
Paulding County Carnegie Library sponsored and coordinated the spring competition for Battle of the Books. Students read fifty books and then are quizzed. Grover Hill Elementary top team to go on to the County Competition is pictured here: L-R Rylee Miller, Laura Thornell, Hannah Maenle, Anna Miller, Chloe Beining and Sydnee Sinn.
