They are held in the Angus Ross Room on the first floor off the front lobby. Battle of the Books Battle of the Books is a challenging annual competition which tests local elementary students knowledge of books and authors. For the Battle of the Books Booklist for 2001, click here. All area schools are invited to join the Battle of the Books challenge in the fall. Interested schools contact the Children's Department and are sent a booklist from which all of the questions will be written.
Teams prepare for the battles from the fall to early spring.
Questions are presented in a number of different categories including, new books, Canadian books, favourite books, classics, fairy and folk tales, etc. Battles are played between two teams and each team plays two battles, against a different opponent each time. Each team has 30 seconds in which to provide the answer to the question, which included both title and author. Points are awarded for each correct answer. The opposing team has the opportunity to score bonus points by correctly answering a question which the other team has missed.