Since 2008, the Crete Public Library has hosted an annual Battle of the Books program for the local schools. Battle of the Books is a competitive reading program for students in 3rd through 8th grades. Students volunteer to participate in the program with the help of parents, teachers, and school staff. Each team extensively prepares by reading books from a yearly assigned list. In the spring, students gather together to face off in a series of question and answer rounds developed by the Library’s Youth Services staff. The team with the most points at the end of the final round is declared the winner.
Battle of the Books 2026-2027
2026-2027 Crete Public Library’s 3rd Battle List
Battle of the Books
The school is alive!
Detective Beans & the case of the missing hat
The trouble with chickens: a J.J. Tully mystery
The tale of Despereaux: being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
Honeybee: the busy life of Apis mellifera
Zita the spacegirl. 1, Far from home
Maybe maybe Marisol Rainey
King of the ice
Rescue on the Oregon trail
The Guardian test
Skunk and Badger
Rise of the earth dragon
2026-2027 Crete Public Library’s 4th-5th Battle List
