BOB info Guide Email · January 13 November 21 WHAT IS BATTLE OF THE BOOKS? BOB is a competitive book trivia tournament for kids in grades 5–8 sponsored by the Grandville Branch

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QUESTIONS? Contact: Katie Lawrence I Youth Librarian

p: 616-784-2007 | e: [email protected]

1:00 to

5:00

WHAT DOES A COACH DO?• Registers the team.

• Sets regular practice meetings.

• Motivates and inspires the team to read the six books and hone their knowledge.

WHO CAN BE A COACH? This could be a great opportunity for you if you’re over 18, love kids, love reading and building a team of young readers. Parents, teachers, library supervisors, student teachers, Hope Kids volunteers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. would make great coaches.

WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ON BOB? Like us on Facebook or visit www.kdl.org/BOB

Grandville Battle of the Books

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2019 SPONSORS

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1st Place: Six Guys Dressed UP Like LLAMAS

2nd Place: Book KaBOBles

3RD Place: Girls GESTIC league

January 13November 21

WHAT IS BATTLE OF THE BOOKS? BOB is a competitive book trivia tournament for kids in grades 5–8 sponsored by the Grandville Branch of Kent District Library, in partnership with the Grandville Public Schools and Grandville Christian School.

HOW DOES BOB WORK? Participants form their own teams of 4–6 kids and they read six pre-selected books. With the guidance of their coach, each team hones their knowledge of the books and gets ready to compete with other BOB teams.

HOW DO I REGISTER MY TEAM? All teams must be registered by their coach. Registration forms will be available at the Grandville Branch, in the school media centers and online at www.kdl.org/BOB.

WHAT ARE THE BOOKS AND HOW DO I GET THEM? Titles are revealed at the BOB Kick–o� on November 21. The books are available in the Grandville school media centers and at the KDL Grandville Branch.

WHO SELECTS THE BOOKS AND WHAT CRITERIA ARE USED? A committee of librarians, teachers and school media sta� choose the books based on factors such as kid appeal, genre balance, availability in paperback, level of di�iculty, etc.

ARE THERE PRIZES? Of course! The top three teams will receive gi� cards. The first place team keeps the BOB trophy, with their team name engraved, at their school for one year.

IMPORTANT

DATESBOB KICK-OFF Thursday, November 21, 6:30 PM KDL Grandville Branch

COACHES MEETINGs KDL Grandville Branch

• Have you coached a BOB team before? Feel confident on the general rules? Join us for anin-depth look at BOB coaching & strategy Thursday, January 9th, 6:00 PM

• Are you a new BOB coach? Need a refresher on the rules? Join us to learn the BOB basics and get some strategy suggestions from veteran coaches. Thursday, January 9th, 6:45 PM

BOB BUZZER PRACTICE Come with your team, get a feel for tournament

questions and learn how the buzzer works. There will

opportunity to ask final questions. You won’t want to miss it!

• New BOB teams (5th grade teams or teams with two or more new participants only please!) Monday, February 10th, 6:30pm

• Returning BOB teams or any new team that can’t come on February 10th Monday, February 17th, 6:30pm

Please note, the questions asked will be the same on both days. Please plan on attending only one buzzer practice based on your team's experience level

BOB DAY Saturday, March 7, 9:00 AM Grandville High School Auditorium