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Battle of the Books- Last Practice!
2026-07-23 15:00:00 2026-07-23 16:00:00 America/New_York Battle of the Books- Last Practice! The last team practice for the big, Battle of the Books! Alachua Branch - Meeting Room

Thursday, July 23
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-23 15:00:00 2026-07-23 16:00:00 America/New_York Battle of the Books- Last Practice! The last team practice for the big, Battle of the Books! Alachua Branch - Meeting Room

Alachua Branch

Meeting Room

The last team practice for the big, Battle of the Books!

Preparing team for the Battle of the Books being held at Headquarters Branch on July 25, 2026 @ 2:30 p.m. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens (12-18 years) |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading Program | Books, Authors, & Writing |

TAGS: | #teens | #teen | #teamwork | #competition | #botb | #Battleofthebooks |

Alachua Branch
Phone: 386-462-2592
Branch manager
Daniel Cespedes
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Mon, Jul 06 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jul 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jul 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 10 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 11 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 12 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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The Alachua Branch Library provides access to resources and services in the City of Alachua and surrounding areas.

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Rescheduled
Battle of the Books- Last Practice!
Thu, Jul 23, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
New date Thursday, July 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The last team practice for the big, Battle of the Books!
Battle of the Books- Last Practice!
Thu, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
The last team practice for the big, Battle of the Books!
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