Let the March book madness begin! Round 1 of Booketology, the Kansas City Public Library’s spring tournament of books, has begun. Vote for your favorites in the field of 64 through Sunday, March 18.

What is Booketology?

Thursday, March 15 – April 2, 2012, the Kansas City Public Library invites patrons to pit well-known favorites from eight genres against each other in a March Madness-style throwdown to determine which book (and ultimately which genre) is best.

We chose the books, you vote for the winners.

Here’s the bracket for the field of 64.

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VOTE: Booketology Round 1 Ballot

Cast your Round 1 ballot Thursday, March 15, through Sunday, March 18, at the link below.

Round 1 Voting Ballot

Booketology Rules:

• The tournament will begin Thursday, March 15, with six rounds of online voting taking place here on the Library’s KC Unbound blog until a winner is chosen and announced on Tuesday, April 3.
• Anyone can vote once per round.
• When a new round begins, the bracket will be re-posted at 12 p.m. with the books that advanced.
• Voters who enter their name and email address in the voting form will be entered into a drawing for a Booketology Prize Pack of one copy of each of the eight books that advance to the Elite 8 round, plus a basketball autographed by Kansas City author Whitney Terrell.

About the Author

Jason Harper is the web content developer and social media manager at the Kansas City Public Library.