Battle of the Books

Fourteen teams converged on St. James School in Gouverneur on Saturday, May 31, to compete in the North Country Battle of the Books, but it was Canton's team - Four Rad Readers - who brought home the trophy.

Four Rad Readers from Canton, NY. 

Gouverneur's 3 4 Bookateers came in second place, and Wave Like Royalty out of Carthage came in third. The complete list of teams and their libraries are as follows:

3 B's -Adams Center Free Library
Four Rad Readers- Canton Free Library
Wave Like Royalty - Carthage Free Library
The Big Bad Book Bashers - Hepburn Library of Lisbon
Nerdie Birdies - Hepburn Library of Madrid
#Selfiegurls - Hepburn Library of Waddington
Night Owls - Hopkinton Reader Center
Keep on Booking - Macsherry Library
ESPC - Massena Public Library
Mysterious Moustaches - Ogdensburg Public Library*
D.A.M.P.  - Potsdam Public Library
3 4 Bookateers - Reading Room Association of Gouverneur
S.I.N.G. - Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library
Black River Rockin' Readers - Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library

Thanks to all the teams, coaches, parents, library staff and volunteers who made this such a great event. Look for next year's reading list in the fall! 

*I have to give a special style shout-out to the Ogdensburg team. Not only did they wear mustaches attached to their sunglasses, THEIR SHIRTS LINE UP TO MAKE A MUSTACHE. Pretty cool, right?

The Mysterious Moustaches from Ogdensburg.