By Lisa Carolin
Whether you’re a college basketball fan or not, the Chelsea District Library is offering its own version of March Madness, a “CDL style tournament.”
The library’s tournament begins March 1 with the announcement of its Sweet 16 brackets.
“We have a webpage on our website for the tournament,” said Patty Roberts, marketing coordinator for the library. “The bracket match-ups will appear March 1, and people will have one week to vote their favorite book each round.”
Participants will have the choice to vote online or in person at the library, where a display will be located on the second floor where they can vote.
“The 16 titles were chosen from the top titles requested by our patrons in 2016,” said Roberts. “This year we are only including adult titles, which are all fiction.”
A sneak preview of those titles include “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrick Backman, “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes, and “Night School” by Lee Child.
Roberts said, “Although this year’s tournament is mostly for adults, there is a fun website where kids can participate in a similar type tournament here and there are three different age group tournaments-Picture Book, Middle Grade Novel, and Young Adult Novel.”
Voting dates will be: Sweet 16: March 1-12; Elite 8: March 13-19; Final 4: March 20-26; Championship Game: March 27-April 2; and the winner will be announced on April 3.
