March Madness: Sweet Sixteen

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Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event, Virtual

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Teens, Adults
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I'm in my "Bestseller" era.

It's season three of March Madness at the library! Each week vote for your favorite titles as sweet sixteen books in eight era divisions battle it out for the title of March Madness Champion!

Click here to vote starting March 4th:  https://forms.gle/GiWPUUaqrczVK9E59

Be sure to vote every Monday in March - each time you vote, your name will be entered into a prize raffle to win a grand prize. Get a bonus prize entry when you fill out a bracket with your predictions before the tournament begins; anyone who correctly guesses their entire bracket will win a small prize! Brackets are due no later than Sunday, March 3rd. The winning title will be announced Tuesday, April 2nd.

  • Brackets and voting forms can be picked and dropped off at the Adult & Teen Services desk.
  • You can also download a bracket, print it out, and bring it to the Library or email it to kcunningham@newlenoxlibrary.org

Meet your Sweet Sixteen titles below:

This year's theme is "Best Sellers by Era"

2010-2019

  • The Girl on the Train
  • The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo

2000-2009

  • The Da Vinci Code
  • The Hunger Games

1990-1999

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • The Bridges of Madison County

1980-1989

  • The Name of the Rose
  • The Alchemist

1970-1979

  • Watership Down
  • The Eagle Has Landed

1960-1969

  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude

1950-1959

  • Lolita
  • East of Eden

1940-1949

  • The Little Prince
  • The Diary of Anne Frank

** Registration is not required, but by registering you will receive a reminder email when each new round of voting becomes available.

The 2024 March Madness: The Eras Tournament Champion is... Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. Thank you to everyone who voted, see you in 2025!