SOLD OUT! All events are now at capacity. If you would like to join a waitlist in case of cancellation, please email greatreads@carr.org. 

Why let the kids have all the fun? Join us for a special Battle of the Books After Hours, just for adults.

• Teams of 3-5 can sign up. Please note we have limited ticket quantities for each size of the team due to venue capacity.
• Cost is $25 per team.
• We will have three nights of trivia:
  • Sign up for Battle 1 - October 10 - 1623 Brewing Co. SOLD OUT
  • Sign up for Battle 2 - October 17 - 1623 Brewing Co. SOLD OUT
  • Sign up for Battle 3 - October 24 - Flood Zone Brewery SOLD OUT
• You will be contacted later for your team member names and team name if you enter "Unknown." 
• The team size you sign up for is the team size you are committing to. Expect that no additional team members will be able to be added.
• Registration is open until August 15 or until capacity is reached. 
• Please note that on the night of the event, you may be seated at the same table as another team. We will try our best to work with teams and seating arrangements so that there is spacing, but this may be necessary. 

Presented by A Likely Story Bookstore, 1623 Brewing Co., Flood Zone Brewery, and Carroll County Public Library.

What is Battle of the Books After Hours?

Battle of the Books After Hours is an adults-only reading competition. Teams of 3-5 will read 6 preselected books (see booklist below) and then join in a trivia competition at 1623 Brewing Co. (October 10 & 17) or Flood Zone Brewery (October 24). Check out books from the booklist below or purchase from A Likely Story Bookstore. The competition will have two rounds of 20 questions in multiple formats, fill-in-the-blank, true or false, or multiple choice. Doors open at 5:30 pm to practice and purchase food and beverages. Teams will be sent full competition rules in advance. 

If you are interested in participating but do not have a team, email greatreads@carr.org, as soon as possible. 

Booklist

(read 1 or all, but all 6 titles will be included in trivia!)

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Check out from Library

Purchase from A Likely Story Bookstore

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Check out from Library

Purchase from A Likely Story Bookstore

Fuzz by Mary Roach

Check out from Library

Purchase from A Likely Story Bookstore

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Please note that we are using the Penguin Classics version for our questions. 

Check out from Library

Purchase from A Likely Story Bookstore

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Check out from Library

Purchase from A Likely Story Bookstore

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Check out from Library

Purchase from A Likely Story Bookstore