The Lewis J. Ort Library is
pleased to announce our 8th Annual March Book Madness Tournament. Each of the
tournaments held during the past six years have been a success because of
students, faculty, and staff who vote to select our Champion. Just like the
NCAA Basketball Tournament held during March, the Ort Library holds its own
tournament that will crown one book the Champion of March Book Madness.
Voting for the
Round of 64 begins today March 1 and ends March 4.
Again,
this year there is just one way to vote, via the library guide that has been
created. To vote for each category, click on the tab for that category.
The
guide can be accessed via the following link: https://libguides.frostburg.edu/march-madness21
This year we
looked back to our past seven contests. We took 64 books from 2014-2020 that
made it to the Sweet 16 (minus the winners) and are going to have them compete
once again to give them a second chance. This year the brackets do not have a
theme and will just be named Bracket 1 - Bracket 8.
Just like in the
NCAA Tournament, we will start out with 64 teams (books). Student, faculty, and
staff votes will determine which books move onto the Round of 32. Once the 32
books are selected, additional rounds of voting will take place to get to the
Championship title game. The Champion Book will be crowned on Friday, April 2,
2021.
Some of the books
for March Book Madness will also be available for you to check out on the main
floor of the library (3rd floor).