Is your school ready to take on this challenge?
Each year in April, the "Battle of the Books" teams from schools in Oshawa, led by a teacher or teacher-librarian, meet for the Semi-Battle competition. The top three teams from each division go on to the Final Battle to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The gold medal winners are awarded a trophy for their school and go on to compete in the Regional Championship.
The Battle of the Books is hosted at two levels: the junior division is for students in grades 4 - 6, and the intermediate division is for students in grades 7 and 8.
For more information about book lists, rules, key dates, and more for Battle of the Books 2025:
See bookbattle.ca for more information, or contact Alison Yntema, Community Engagement Librarian, at 905-579-6111 ext. 5256 or ayntema@oshawalibrary.on.ca.
Important Dates:
- Sept. 24, 2024: Registration Starts
- Sept. 27, 2024: Book Lists Released
- Jan. 31, 2025: Registration Deadline
- Apr. 1, 2025, at 12:00 pm: Junior Semi-Finals
- Apr. 3, 2025, at 12:00 pm: Intermediate Semi-Finals
- Apr. 8, 2025, at 12:00 pm: Junior, followed by Intermediate Finals
- Apr. 10, 2025 at 6:30 pm: Junior Regional Finals
- Apr. 10, 2025 at 8:00 pm: Intermediate Regional Finals
Pickering Public Library will host the regional finals at the East Shore Community Centre.
Congratulations to all 2024 participants!
Results of the Oshawa finals, held at the McLaughlin Branch on April 16, 2024:
Junior:
- Coronation PS
- Walter E. Harris PS
- Norman G. Powers PS
Intermediate:
- Coronation PS
- Jeanne Sauvé PS
- Sunset Heights PS
Results of the Regional Finals, hosted by Oshawa Public Libraries at the Durham District School Board Headquarters on April 18, 2024.
Junior:
- Coronation PS
- William Dunbar PS
- Duffin's Bay PS
- Enniskillen PS
- Captain Michael VandenBos PS
- R.H. Cornish PS
Intermediate:
- Jack Miner PS
- William Dunbar PS
- Duffin's Bay PS
- Coronation PS
- R.H. Cornish PS
- Courtice Intermediate PS
Thank you to the Rotary Club of Oshawa and TD for their support of the program.
