The contest was run by Wilmington Memorial Library
BURLINGTON AND TEWKSBURY, MA — The Burlington Public Library on Wednesday was crowned champion of the second annual Minute Madness reading competition after defeating Tewksbury Public Library in the final round.
The monthlong bracket-style tournament featured 21 Massachusetts libraries competing head-to-head, with matchups decided by which library's patrons logged the most reading minutes.
In the final round, which began on March 29 and ended on Wednesday morning, Burlington scored a 14.02 weighted total to Tewksbury's 12.83. The scoring algorithm factored in a library's number of minutes and number of library card holders.
The contest was run by Wilmington Memorial Library, which posted the final results shortly after the contest closed on Wednesday.
"We (the library staff) were watching the computer and Wilmington was updating it, and once it came through we all were like 'oh my goodness!'" Cara Enos, head of circulation at Burlington Public Library, told Patch. "We were kind of in shock. We didn't expect to win, we just went into it for fun, so that was cool."
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During the four-week competition, Burlington defeated the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, Uxbridge Free Public Library, the defending champion Georgetown Peabody Library and Tewksbury.
Enos said Burlington patrons logged a total of 495,208 reading minutes during the last month. She said everyone from listeners (young children who don't yet read) to adults participated in the competition.
Of course, Enos said that some of the satisfaction library staff got from the contest went beyond the number of minutes logged.
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"We're thrilled any time people are using the library and thrilled they are reading," Enos said. "People are telling us that it pushed them to read more. We're hoping they will continue to read and use our online services. Any time people are compelled to read, for whatever reason, it's a good thing."
Kat Lewin, children's librarian at Tewksbury Public Library, said the second-place finishers had 290 readers participate in Minute Madness, logging a total of 685,262 minutes over the last month.
"We came in second place, which is not bad," Lewin told Patch. "Everybody really enjoyed it and pulled together to make us a winning team. Even though we didn't officially win the game, we're still winners."
Though Burlington Public Library does not have any official championship celebration planned, Enos said the library will be honoring all of its patrons, including those who participated in Minute Madness, at Patron Appreciation Day on April 22.
The event will include music for children in the morning, an afternoon program for adults, and treats for all patrons.
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