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Battle of the Books

2024-12-18 17:00:00 2024-12-18 19:30:00 America/Chicago Battle of the Books Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Wednesday, December 18
5:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-18 17:00:00 2024-12-18 19:30:00 America/Chicago Battle of the Books Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Niles-Maine District Library

Commons Meeting Room A&B

Local teams battle to identify titles and authors from the battle list after listening to a quote from the book.

Niles-Maine District Library
books@nileslibrary.org
Phone: 847-663-1234
Hours
Mon, Nov 18 9:30AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Nov 19 9:30AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Nov 20 9:30AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Nov 21 9:30AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Nov 22 9:30AM to 7:00PM
Sat, Nov 23 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Nov 24 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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