Congratulations to the Senior Battle of the Books team from William Dunbar Public School, who took home gold medals in the Durham Region Libraries 2008 Battle of the Books senior division. The grade seven and eight students from William Dunbar School in Pickering competed with students from Cadarackque Public School in Ajax, Jack Minor Public School in Whitby, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Oshawa, the Pines Public School in Clarington and St. Joseph Catholic School in Uxbridge, at the Whitby Municipal Building on Thursday, April 24. After reading through thirty-six books and answering questions based upon those books, William Dunbar Public School won first place, St. Thomas of Aquinas (Oshawa) won the silver medals and Jack Minor Public School (Whitby) won the bronze medals.

The Libraries wish to thank TD Canada Trust for their support in providing the medals and trophies for the Battle of the Books.

The Battle of the Books will return in the fall of 2008 with new lists of books to challenge readers in grades 4-8. All schools in Pickering are welcome to get involved. To learn more about the Battle of the Books visit the Myplus website.