NC SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA ASSOCIATION |
Elementary Battle of the Books
Contact
Please contact the relevant district coordinator and/or regional coordinator (listed below) before emailing the state chair. If you email the state chair, please include your NCSLMA region and district information.
Karen Yutzy, Elementary Battle of the Books Committee Chair
Book Lists
2026-2027 Compliance Information
The School-Level BOB Compliance form must be completed and submitted by each school participating in any level of BOB competition each year. The school media coordinator must join or renew NCSLMA membership BEFORE being allowed to fill out this form.
The compliance form will appear as an event beginning October 1, 2026. You will need to "register" for the event to answer the compliance questions. You will not see the compliance form event if you are not a current member and logged in to your account. The event will remain open until Dec. 1. Here is a video that will help you find the form.
We will accept late registrations from Dec. 2nd-31st with a $25 late fee. Starting January 1st, 2027, late registrations may be allowed with written permission from your district level competition coordinator and a $50 late fee.
Questions? Contact your EBOB Regional Coordinator listed below.
2027 Regional Competition Dates
Dates will be posted beginning in January 2027
Region 1
TBD
Region 2
TBD
Region 3
TBD
Region 4
TBD
Region 5
TBD
Region 6
TBD
Region 7
TBD
Region 8
TBD
Region 9
TBD
2027 Elementary Battle of the Books State Competition
Wednesday, April 28th, 2027 at Unity Center, 1145 Salisbury Road, Statesville, NC 28677
Regional ContactsRegion 1 - Contact - Kellie Williams Region 2 - Contact - Open Region 3 - Contact - Melissa Waring Region 4 - Contact - Lori Schneider Region 5 - Contact - Amity Robinson Region 6 - Contact - Lisa Shaw Region 7 - Contact - Amanda Moose Region 8 - Contact - Karen Yutzy Region 9 - Contact - Janna Miller | District CoordinatorsIf you are the coordinator for your district event, please see the links below. 2025-2026 District Contacts (Please complete ONLY if you are a district coordinator) 2025-2026 EBOB Request for District Level Questions - deadline is January 23, 20262025 -2026 EBOB Request for Regional Level Questions - deadline is March 1, 2026 | Book Nomination Form
Book Nominations -To nominate a book for the Elementary Battle of the Books List click the link and fill out the form.
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