Sounds of excited fifth graders and cheering parents will fill the air at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. Eight teams of students from Virginia Beach schools will compete for first place in the fourth annual Battle of the Books, hosted by Virginia Beach Public Library.
Battle of the Books is a Jeopardy!-style competition in which teams of fifth graders from Virginia Beach City Public Schools and local private schools answer trivia questions based on 10 books preselected by library staff. More than 500 fifth graders, parents and teachers from across Virginia Beach participated in preliminary battles that began earlier this month at most library locations. From an initial 40 teams, the final nine emerged, hailing from Alanton (two teams), Arrowhead, Baylake Pines, Christopher Farms, Cook, Creeds, Green Run and Indian Lakes elementary schools.
The winning team members will receive a trophy to display at their school, as well as gold medals, first-place ribbons and gift certificates to Barnes & Noble.
About Virginia Beach Public Library
A community anchor for more than 50 years, Virginia Beach Public Library includes a central library, eight area libraries, a law library and a bookmobile. Services include workforce development and job-search support, small business resources, computer and technology classes, early childhood literacy classes and local history archives. In addition to books in a variety of formats (print, audio and downloadable), the library provides online research tools accessible from home or work, as well as movies, music and a variety of specialty collections. In fiscal year 2011, the library saw 1.9 million people through its doors and checked out more than 3.3 million items. Visit www.VBgov.com/libraries for more information.
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