Volunteers Needed for the

Oregon Battle of the Books!!!

Region 1 Tournament
Saturday, March 5th
8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Westview High School, 4200 NW 185th Ave., Portland, 97229 in Washington County
http://oboblsta.pbworks.com

What is Battle of the Books?

The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a popular reading motivation program for all Oregon
students in grades 3-12 sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries. Last year 49 teams
from grades 3-5 from across Region 1 participated in the regional event!
The program encourages reading as both an individual and social activity. It motivates both readers
and non readers to discuss books with their peers, encouraging students and teachers to expand
their knowledge of new titles, authors, illustrators and a variety of literary genres.
Each year, the program culminates in a regional competition between school teams who have
collectively read all of the titles on a pre-selected list of books. During the competition, students
are asked knowledge-level questions about the books theyve read. Winning teams are sent to the
state competition.

How can you help?

We need volunteers to serve as Moderators! What is a moderator? Basically, its the person who runs
each battle. Heres a snapshot:
Receive training on battle rules and practices
Read the questions to the teams during battles
Make sure the battle is run by the rules, provide final decision on results
You do not need to read the books!

Sign up today!
A special moderator training will be held at the Hillsboro Main Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy.,
Hillsboro, 97124 on Feb. 27 in the multi-purpose room from 10-11 a.m. Email
obobregion1elementary@gmail.com if you will be attending.
At this session, you can sign up for the preliminary round, from approximately 9:30-10:30 a.m. on
March 5th; single elimination round from approximately 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or both.

Thanks for your support!