CLARKS SUMMIT — The Abington Community Library recently participated in the Lackawanna County Library System Battle of the Books competition. Teams throughout Lackawanna County read five pre-selected books and answered questions on those books at the competition, held at Marywood University.
The Abington library had eight teams competing in the fourth through sixth-grade Jr. Battle of the Books and three teams competing in the seventh through ninth-grade Battle off the Books.
Through an EITC grant from Weis Markets, Fidelity Discount and Savings Bank, and Baker-Tilly accounting firm, the library was able to provide copies of the books to each participant, as well as shirts for them to wear at the competition.
Winners of the fourth through sixth-grade Jr. Battle of the Books are, from left, Mason Murnin, Lauren Bartell, Julianna Purcell and Elizabeth Henkels.
Winners of the seventh through ninth-grade Battle of the Books are, from left, Eric Schuster, Matthew Nzasi, John Nzasi, Mark Nzasi and Gavin Ross.
Through an EITC grant from Weis Markets, Fidelity Discount and Savings Bank and Baker-Tilly accounting firm, the Abington Community Library was able to provide books and T-shirts to the members of the library’s Battle of the Books teams. From left, first row, are Mark Nzasi, Gavin Ross, Lauren Bartell, Julianna Purcell, Elizabeth Henkels, Lindsey Bartell, Anna Ladde, Emily Bartell, Jadon Crawford, Adam Whtie, Landry Crawford and Steven Johns. Second row, Matthew Nzasi, Regan Allison, Owen McVety, Baker-Tilly representative Mark Ross, Linda Ross and Abington Community Library representative Nancy Burke.
