The Library will be CLOSED on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day.

Practice Dates

  • July 7, 4-5:30pm 
  • July 14, 4-5:30pm 
  • July 21, 4-5:30pm 
  • July 28, 4-5:30pm 
  • August 4, 4-5:30p
  • August 5, 4-6pm 
  • August 7, 5-9pm – Final Battle

Competition Information

When: Friday, August 7, 4:30-9pm
Where: Hyatt Regency Long Island, 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge / (631) 784-1234

**More information to follow as the date gets closer**


This Year’s Titles

  • The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum
  • Cookies & Milk Fink by Shawn Amos
  • The Greatest Kid in the World by John David Anderson
  • The Kingdom Over the Sea by Zohra Nabi
  • The Las Cuentista by Donna Barbara Higuera
  • The Sherlock Society by James Ponti

Coaches and Contact Information

Randall Lombardi & Emily Kazanecki
teens@johnjermain.org
631-725-0049

Interested in joining this year’s Battle team? Download this form and bring it to the library before July 14 or stop by and talk to Randall (in Teens) or Emily (in Children’s) anytime!