Battle of the Books
Our librarians visit various schools with Tinley Park or Orland Hills students in attendance every spring for the Battle of the Books competition. The contest revolves around the current year’s Association of Illinois School Library Educators book lists and is offered to grades 3–8. Grades 3–5 will read and be quizzed on books nominated for the Bluestem Award, and 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 competing teams, and 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, please contact the school liaisons at youthservices@tplibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708.532.0160, x2.
