Battle of the Books

Each spring, our librarians visit schools attended by students from Tinley Park or Orland Hills for Battle of the Books. The contest revolves around the current year’s Association of Illinois School Library Educators book lists and is offered to grades 3–8. Students in grades 3–5 will read and be quizzed on books nominated for the Bluestem Award, and students in grades 6–8 will read and be quizzed on books nominated for the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award. The school hosts the competition and organizes the teams while the library sends two staff members to the school to run the battle. We prepare and bring questions for these battles only. Battles should be scheduled well in advance. If you are interested in a hosting a battle at your school, please contact the school liaisons at youthservices@tplibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708.532.0160, x2.