Beacon Wins High School Battle of the Books

BEACON – The Howland Public Library is all a buzz with excitement. The library’s teen Battle of the Books team, The Beacon Buzzers, took home first place in the Mid-Hudson Library System’s 2nd Annual High School Battle of the Books. The regional literary contest took place at Poughkeepsie Day School, on August 19th. Congratulations to Beekman Public Library’s team “Where’s Ralph” second place winners and Kingston Public Library’s “Hardcore Hardcovers T2” who came in third.

This year, eleven public libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System’s five counties (Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster and Greene) competed in this nationally recognized literature contest in which teens answer trivia questions based on books they all read this summer.

Individual library teams worked all summer with their coaches to prepare for this final regional battle.  Mini-battles were played throughout the summer to practice for the big event. Over 60 students in grades 9-12 participated as coaches, family, and friends cheered on. The teams all proved to be winners when it came to knowledge, team spirit, and good sportsmanship.

A big thank you to the host venue, Poughkeepsie Day School, all of the volunteers and families who came out to support the teams, and the coaches and librarians who worked so hard throughout the year to make this special event possible. Much appreciated sponsors include The Allstate Foundation through the Sorrentino Agency in the Town of Newburgh and donations from many library Friends Groups. The Howland Public Library team would like to give a special shout out to the The Friends of the Howland Public Library who generously sponsor the Beacon team every year and Pleasant Ridge Pizza for keeping the team’s hungry minds fed all summer. The Howland Public Library is all a buzz with excitement. The library’s teen Battle of the Books team, The Beacon Buzzers, took home first place in the Mid-Hudson Library System’s 2nd Annual High School Battle of the Books. The regional literary contest took place at Poughkeepsie Day School, on August 19th. Congratulations to Beekman Public Library’s team “Where’s Ralph” second place winners and Kingston Public Library’s “Hardcore Hardcovers T2” who came in third.

This year, eleven public libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System’s five counties (Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster and Greene) competed in this nationally recognized literature contest in which teens answer trivia questions based on books they all read this summer.

Individual library teams worked all summer with their coaches to prepare for this final regional battle.  Mini-battles were played throughout the summer to practice for the big event. Over 60 students in grades 9-12 participated as coaches, family, and friends cheered on. The teams all proved to be winners when it came to knowledge, team spirit, and good sportsmanship.

A big thank you to the host venue, Poughkeepsie Day School, all of the volunteers and families who came out to support the teams, and the coaches.