Volunteer

We are so thankful for everyone who has helped us make this event a success. Please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form above if you are interested in helping Battle of the Books.

If you are interested in volunteering on Competition Days, here is some information:

Types of Volunteers Needed

• Coaches

• Readers*: Read books & help write questions

• Question Sifters: Help edit & narrow down first drafts of questions to get them into their final format (a team of people work on this)

• Judges*: Read books & judge contested answers on competition days

• Moderators: Read questions to the teams on competition days. Say "incorrect" or "correct".

• Assistant Moderators: Help Moderator by keeping time (given a stopwatch).

• Other Competition Day help: check-in, score sheet collectors, entering scores into Excel spreadsheet, photographers, IT, food help, hallway helpers, room set-up, etc.

...And more!

In the spring, we hold a training for Moderators & Assistant Moderators (& other interested volunteers). See On the Calendar for when this takes place.

If you're interested in training videos or materials, see Prepping.

*These positions require the volunteer to not be associated with a competing team.