LWSF supports academic enrichment and equitable access across the district through the purchase of books and eBooks for the Battle of the Books competition at all middle schools and four elementary schools across LWSD.
This investment enables over 7,000 students in to participate in the program each year.
Battle of the Books is a district-wide reading competition that promotes reading comprehension, academic excellence, and cooperative learning and teamwork among students. Every year, school librarians work together to select 12 books for students to read. The selection of books provides a balance of genres, diversity of characters, and appeals to a variety of students. Battle of the Books allow students in each school to work together as a team and challenge other schools to correctly answer questions about the selected books.
I loved that some of the books were memoirs or had connections to history – it was cool learning about different parts of the world at different time periods. I also liked the energy of the battle this year, it was really fun and happy – everyone had a good time!
Middle School Student
Battle of the Books is the perfect introduction to middle school for our 6th graders. At ICS our students come from around the district, and many start the year looking for their “tribe” at school. Being part of the BOB team gives them an immediate activity to be involved with and share with peers. For many students their BOB team members are some of their first new friends at school.
Middle School Librarian
Building Friendships, Fostering a Love of Reading
Battle of the Books unites hundreds of LWSD middle schoolers through reading, teamwork, and friendship.
