Friday, April 10, 2020

March Book Madness 2020 - Champion Crowned

The voting for the Champion of March Book Madness 2020 has ended.

In the end it came down to a contest between:
  • Charles Dickens (England) - Great Expectations
  • Jonathan Swift (Ireland) - Gulliver's Travels
In the end only one book can be crowned Ort Library's March Book Madness Champion for 2020. With over 2800 votes.....

The winner of this year's 
March Book Madness is: 

Jonathan Swift (Ireland) - 
Gulliver's Travels


Tuesday, April 7, 2020

March Book Madness - Championship Game - Voting Starts Today (4/7)


Congratulations to the two authors/books moving onto the Championship Game for March Book Madness.

The two authors/books moving onto the Championship Game are:
  • Charles Dickens (England) – Great Expectations
  • Jonathan Swift (Ireland) – Gulliver’s Travels
Good luck to both authors/books during the Championship Match.

Voting for the Championship begins today April 7 and ends Thursday April 9.

The guide can be accessed via the following link: https://libguides.frostburg.edu/march-madness20

The winner of March Book Madness will be crowned on Friday April 10 at 11 am on Instagram. The Ort Library’s Instagram account is: @frostburg_library.

Friday, April 3, 2020

March Book Madness - Voting for Final 4 Begins Today (4/3)


Congratulations to all the authors/books that are moving onto the Final 4 in March Book Madness. This is where the competition gets harder as we had some extremely close games during the Elite 8.

Voting for the Final 4 begins today April 3 and ends Monday April 6.

The guide can be accessed via the following link: https://libguides.frostburg.edu/march-madness20

This year our categories are focused on authors from around the world. As part of this the author and a book they have written will be paired together during the competition. You will vote on author/book as a pair. 

The 8 categories are:
  • Authors from South America
  • Authors from Europe
  • Authors from North America
  • Authors from Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Islands
  • Authors from Africa
  • Authors from Ireland (in honor of Irish American Heritage Month)
  • Authors from Central America/Caribbean
  • Authors from Asia

Enjoy the competition!!