All CCPL locations will be closed for the Independence Holiday on Friday, July 4. We will reopen for regular hours on Saturday, July 5.
Exploration Commons will be closed until 1 PM on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 to perform building maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Events
Registration opens Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Click on links below to register. If registration is full, you can sign up for the wait list.
Sold Out - Battle 1 – Tuesday, October 7, 2025, doors open at 5:30 PM: Flood Zone Brewery
Sold Out - Battle 2 - Tuesday, October 21, 2025, doors open at 5:30 PM: 1623 Brewing Company
Sold Out - Battle 3 - Tuesday, October 28, 2025, doors open at 5:30 PM: 1623 Brewing Company
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 (October 7) or 1623 Brewing Co. (October 21 & 28). 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 5:30pm 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.
- Teams of 3-5 can sign up. Please note we have limited ticket quantities for each team size due to venue capacity.
- Cost is $15 per person ($45 for a 3 person team, $60 for a 4 person team, and $75 for a 5 person team).
- 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 10. If registration is full, you can join the wait list through the registration form.
- 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.
Presented by Park Books on Main, 1623 Brewing Co., Flood Zone Brewery, and Carroll County Public Library.