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 team size due to venue capacity.

• Cost is $25 per person ($75 for a 3-person team, $100 for a 4-person team, and $125 for a 5-person team).

• We will have four nights of trivia:

Sign up for Battle 1: Tuesday, October 6 – Flood Zone Brewery

Sign up for Battle 2: Thursday, October 15 – Fireside on Main *New date and location!*

Sign up for Battle 3: Tuesday, October 20 – 1623 Brewing Co.

Sign up for Battle 4: Tuesday, October 27 – 1623 Brewing Co.

• 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 opens June 15. If registration is full, you can sign up for the waitlist here.

• 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.

• Please only register your team for one night to allow more teams the chance to participate.

Battle of the Books After Hours is presented by Carroll County Public Library.

Special thanks to our partners 1623 Brewing Co., Fireside on Main Event Center, Flood Zone Brewery, and Park Books on Main.

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 Flood Zone Brewery (Tuesday, October 6), Fireside on Main (Thursday, October 15), or 1623 Brewing Co. (Tuesday, October 20 & 27). Check out books from the booklist below or purchase from Park Books on Main. 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!)

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

Check out from CCPL

Purchase from Park Books on Main

How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

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Purchase from Park Books on Main

Grace and Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman

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Purchase from Park Books on Main

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

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Purchase from Park Books on Main

The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

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Purchase from Park Books on Main

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

Check out from CCPL

Purchase from Park Books on Main