Hopewell Mini-Grant for “Battle of the Books”
The Beaver County Battle of the Books was held at the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit on May 9, 2017. Over 120 fifth and sixth grade students participated from seven districts across the county, including Ambridge, Beaver, Rochester, Central Valley, Hopewell, Riverside, and South Side Beaver. This event is a collaborative effort organized by school librarians and public librarians from the Beaver County Library System. Thanks to the BCET mini-grant funding, this year’s event featured a visiting author, Mr. Frederic Durbin. In January, the outreach coordination from Barnes and Noble, Selina Blinn, assisted Nicole Lash in purchasing 40 copies of Durbin’s book The Star Shard at $12.74 a piece. In turn, Mr. Durbin agreed to implement three thirty-minute activities for students during the Battle. These books were distributed to participating schools…
