Gainesville, Fla. – Alachua County teens can register now to compete in the Alachua County Library District’s annual Battle of the Books online in July and receive free copies of this year’s books while supplies last.
Teens ages 11 to 17 can register at www.aclib.us/teens/battle-books and select which branch they’d like to pick up their books from using the Library District’s curbside service. The Library District purchased the books with a generous donation from The Friends of the Library. The 2020 Battle of the Books titles are “Long Way Down” by Jason Reynolds and “A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World” by Charlie Fletcher.
Typically, local teens compete as teams in this trivia contest. This year, teens will take on the challenges individually online. The Battle of the Books will be held Saturday, July 25 starting at 1 p.m. as a multiple-choice and true/false quiz on the two books using Kahoot! Teens can join the competition in their web browser or on the Kahoot! mobile app. Questions won’t be timed and participants have until 11:59 p.m. on July 25 to complete the quiz.
The 10 players with the highest scores will each receive a copy of George Takei’s award-winning graphic novel memoir “They Called us Enemy.” If more than 10 players have the same high score, the names of high scorers will be drawn randomly for prizes.
“The Battle of the Books has always been a fun way to keep teens reading and talking about books throughout the summer. We’re excited to keep the tradition going,” said Youth Services Librarian Cameron Burris.
For more information, please contact Rachel Cook at 352-334-3909. Curbside service is available at all Library District branches 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Visit www.aclib.us/currentservice for more details.
If a person with a disability needs an accommodation in order to participate in this event he or she is entitled, at no cost to him or her, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Alachua County Library District at 352-334-3910 at least three (3) days prior to the event. TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).