March Book Madness - Voting for Final 4 Starts Today (March 23)

 Congratulations to all the authors/books that are moving onto the FINAL FOUR in March Book Madness. These last two games will determine who makes it to the championship match. Every vote counts! Make sure you are voting for your favorites.

Voting for the Final 4 begins today March 23 and ends March 26.

The guide can be accessed via the following link: https://libguides.frostburg.edu/march-madness21

As a reminder, 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.

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!!

March Book Madness - Voting for Final 4 Begins Today (March 25)!!

Congratulations to the characters/books who are moving onto the Final 4!!!

The Ort Library is pleased to announce our 6th Annual March Book Madness Tournament. Each of the tournaments held during the past five 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.

This year we are doing something different. The overall Theme is Favorite Literary Character. Each bracket will be a different type of literary character. You will vote for the character & book to advance to the finals. Through a tough and rigorous process, the library staff narrowed down the list of books to eight books in each category, for a total of 64 books.

Voting for the Final 4 begins on Monday March 25 and ends on Thursday March 28

The Champion Book will be crowned on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.

The guide can be accessed via the following link:

 https://libguides.frostburg.edu/march-madness19

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). Just look for the display stand near the March Book Madness display case.

March Book Madness - Final Four

March Book Madness - FINAL FOUR (Voting March 26-29)

Voting for the FINAL FOUR in the Ort Library’s March Book Madness begins Monday March 26.

We had some very close games during the Elite 8. It is now time to vote for your favorite book to move onto the Championship Match.

The library guide will have a tab for voting in the Final Four and a tab that provides the results for the Elite 8.

The link for the guide: http://libguides.frostburg.edu/march-madness18

Good luck to all the books as voting for the FINAL FOUR begins!