BOB: Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books is a program offered through the North Carolina School Library Media Association. (NCSLMA) There are opportunities for elementary (4th-5th grade), middle school (6th-8th grade), and high school students to participate in competitions against other schools in the state of North Carolina.
The NCSLMA requires teams to be coached by their school's licensed library media specialist. The books lists are chosen by an NCSLMA committee each year. The elementary list consists of 15-18 titles and the middle school list consists of 22-27 titles each year. Although I have not coached a high school team, I understand that the list consists of about 18 titles each year.
In my tenure as coach, our team has earned several district championships and placed in the top three in the independent elementary school's division in the state of North Carolina. Results below are for the independent school's division.
2012-13 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Third place - NC State Independent School's Division
2013-14 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Second place - NC State Independent School's Division
2014-15 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Third place - NC State Independent School's Division
2015-16 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Second place - NC State Independent School's Division
2016-17 Elementary: Second place, Region 9 district
2017-18 Elementary: Third place, Region 9 district
2017-18 Middle School: Third place, Region 9 district
2018-19 Elementary: Second place, Region 9 district
2018-19 Middle School: Second place, Region 9 district
The NCSLMA requires teams to be coached by their school's licensed library media specialist. The books lists are chosen by an NCSLMA committee each year. The elementary list consists of 15-18 titles and the middle school list consists of 22-27 titles each year. Although I have not coached a high school team, I understand that the list consists of about 18 titles each year.
In my tenure as coach, our team has earned several district championships and placed in the top three in the independent elementary school's division in the state of North Carolina. Results below are for the independent school's division.
2012-13 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Third place - NC State Independent School's Division
2013-14 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Second place - NC State Independent School's Division
2014-15 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Third place - NC State Independent School's Division
2015-16 Elementary: Region 9 district champions; Second place - NC State Independent School's Division
2016-17 Elementary: Second place, Region 9 district
2017-18 Elementary: Third place, Region 9 district
2017-18 Middle School: Third place, Region 9 district
2018-19 Elementary: Second place, Region 9 district
2018-19 Middle School: Second place, Region 9 district