The Ultimate Showdown @ Your Library THE ULTIMATE CHAMPION

And the Ultimate Champion, by a vote of 21-16, is...





Jellyfishing, meowing pet snail, friends galore, on-air longevity, employment...all reasons the kids used to decide that SpongeBob was their Ultimate Champion!

We had an amazing Showdown and an amazing summer! Thank you to everyone for participating. We can't wait to do it again next summer!!! We're dreaming of a bigger and better Ultimate Showdown! Get excited!

The Ultimate Showdown @ Your Library Round Three and Four *RESULTS*

I am so sorry for the delay in posting. I had to take a day off from the library so I could go see the new Harry Potter movie. Yes, I squee'd after the Ginny/Harry kiss and I cried at the end when everyone at Hogwarts raised their wands to the sky. Sniff, sniff, waaaaaahhh!

So Thursday was the day for Round Three - The Sweet Sixteen! I surprised everyone with a double battle day. We also battled Round Four - The Elite Eight.

We're now down to the Final Four, which will take place next Thursday at the FLYP Finale before the No Contest Talent Contest. What's your talent? I might read a poem.

We had some amazing surprises and upsets in the last two rounds!!!

Sweet Sixteen Battles:

Dorothy Gale in a surprise upset moved on past Spider Man!

Phineas & Ferb used their imaginations again to out-wizard Snape!

Much to the dismay of the tween girls, Aslan (loud cheers from the kids in the front) sent Edward home to Forks.

Hermione! Hermione! Hermione! Girls ruled and Bill Nye the Science Guy was out.

We had to count the vote twice, and though some wild fans screamed NO!, Pikachu cuted it up and Indiana Jones was done.

The Queen of the Library heavily campaigned for her, but Alice in Wonderland was no match for our friend and library-visitor, Curious George!

The vote was clear. The voices were heard. SpongeBob is king! Bella is sent following Edward back to Forks.

Again, there wasn't much of a fight for this battle. Harry Potter is really The Chosen One. Lyra got in Lee Scoresby's air ship and floated back to Oxford.

Elite Eight Battles:

We were amazed how far Dorothy went in the Showdown, but her battles are over. Phineas & Ferb are going to the Final Four!

This was a squeaker! We had to recount the votes a few times. Sadly, the smartest girl wizard is done. We love you, Hermione, but Aslan is an amazing character. He goes on!

Oh the mighty cute have fallen! The monkey wins the battle! Pikachu goes home to Ash. Curious George is a Final Four contender!

And this was one of the toughest-judged battles so far...Harry Potter vs SpongeBob. There was drama, there was yelling. We had to use the whistle to calm everyone down. And the decision? SpongeBob!!!

So there you go! Your Final Four in The Ultimate Showdown:

Phineas & Ferb vs Curious George
Aslan vs SpongeBob Squarepants

Could YOU have predicted this? I know I couldn't have!

See you next week when we reveal the ULTIMATE CHAMPION!!!

The Ultimate Showdown @ Your Library Round One, Part Four RESULTS!

We had over 80 kids and teens and adults who participated in judging today's battles! We had another round heated debate and a few surprises!

And now the results...

In the Epic Battle of the Cute, Spongebob Squarepants out-cuted fuzzy Elmo!

Ramona Quimby, age 8, was too awesome for Percy Jackson and his Grecian powers.

In the Battle of the 1970s Hairstyles, Luke Skywalker used the Force to outlast Troy Bolton. We had to vote on this one three times before we had a winner!

And to stress out all you Twilight fans, Bella was voted in over Jacob!

In a shocker, Frodo Baggins of the Shire epic-journeyed past Ron Weasley!

The younger crowd was a bit unsure about our next battle. Your librarian hopes they will read these great books in the future. Lyra was chosen over Arnold Spirit. She's friends with armored bears, is all I'm sayin'.

Spock was a clear winner over Laura Ingalls, who went back to the prairie.

And sorry to Anne of Green Gables, but Harry Potter ruled over the Muggle in this battle round!


So there we go! Round One is OVER! Tune in on Saturday for the beginning of Round Two! ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN WOO!

The Ultimate Showdown @ Your Library Round One, Part I and II RESULTS

Our Stupendous Saturday attendees have spoken and we have some surprising results so far in Round One, Part I and II!!!

Part I

Jack Sparrow was victorious over The Cat in the Hat. Welcome to the Caribbean, Cat.
Spiderman triumphed over Harriet the Spy because of his huge heart.
In a shocking upset, Dorothy Gale of Kansas knocked out Captain Kirk. The kids didn't even have to think about it!
Amelia Bedelia won out over Octavian Nothing due to her sweet nature.
Phineas & Ferb bested Coraline because of their smarts and inventive ideas.
Nancy Drew took out Kermit the Frog.
Iron Man shut out Wolverine. They reasoned his brain power was better than Wolverine's strength.
Snape overtook Desperaux after a heated discussion by our group. It seems Snape's intellect was judged higher over Desperaux's heart.

Part II

Edward Cullen was chosen over Ms. Frizzle, but there wasn't much discussion. The girls sighed and that was that.
Mickey Mouse moved on instead of Stanley Yelnats.
Aslan easily coasted past Cinderella because he came back from the dead.
Gemma Doyle's witchy powers bested Weetzie Bat, but I think we might have convinced some readers to give both book series a chance.
Bill Nye scienced his way past Eragon because Bill Nye knows all about computers and experiments.
Alaska Young topped Dora the Explorer.
Optimus Prime was too much for Prince Caspian.
Hermione Granger moved on to the next round, taking out Bone.

Next Thursday, we'll continue with Part III of Round One. Stay tuned to see who will become the Ultimate Champion!!!