Book Handout & Battle Kickoff

 

Details

Your chosen one-hour time slot between 10 AM - 3:30 PM

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Traverse Area District Library ~ Main Branch

For team members and head and assistant coaches

 

Important Info

Bring your whole team to work together through eight super-fun activity stations.

Gather your team members outside if possible then proceed to the Team Check-in table to the left as you enter the library.

Plan on one hour to complete the activities.

This year's eight battle books will be revealed as you do the activities.

Find out which special guest author is coming to Traverse City!

Head coaches, grab your free set of battle books, your Coat of Arms poster board, fun bookmarks, and more at your final stop (McGuire Room).

As you depart, please be considerate of new teams coming in who have NOT yet found out the book titles. Shhhh!

 

About Parent/Family Drop off and Pickup

Please tell families when and where to drop off and pick up their team member. Keep in mind that the parking lot will be very congested with our Battle of the Books teams coming and going as well as library patrons. *Note that there is not enough space at the library for parents who are not coaches to accompany the team through the stations.