Congratulations to the “Goldfish Mafia” Battle of the Books team from Beekman Library (shown above), who took first place and became the champions of the 12th annual MHLS Battle of the Books. The regional literary contest took place at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, NY, on Sept. 17th. Kingston Library’s team, “Hardcore Kingston Hardcovers” came in second, and the Pleasant Valley/LaGrange Library team, the “Flaming Marshmallows” came in third.
