The National University Bibliobattle 2025 Finals will be held on Sunday, November 23, as part of the Nagasaki Peace & Culture Festival 2025 at Arkas SASEBO in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture.

We are now recruiting participants (battlers) to take part in the Block Preliminary Round at Kanazawa University in hopes of advancing to the national finals.

【Block Preliminary Round Details】
　October 10, 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM

【Presenters】Up to 4 participants【Click here to apply】

　１．Students from universities and graduate schools in the Hokuriku region (including students of technical colleges and vocational schools of university-equivalent age) are eligible to participate.

　２．Applications must be submitted by Wednesday, October 8.

　３．The winner of the preliminary round (Champ Book Winner) will receive a special prize. All other battlers will receive participation prizes.

 

【Venue】 Book Lounge “Honwaka Café,” Kanazawa University Central Library

（Audience members do not need to register in advance — feel free to join us on the day!）

 

-- The Champ Book Winner of this preliminary round will advance to the Block Final, which will be held on Saturday, October 18 at Dandan Hiroba, Ishikawa Prefectural Library. The winner of the Block Final will represent the Hokuriku A Block at the National Finals in Sasebo on November 23.-- 

 

【What is Bibliobattle?】

Bibliobattle is a communication game centered around book sharing with the concept:

 

【Bibliobattle Rules】
１．Each participant brings a book they’ve read and found interesting.

２．Participants introduce their books in 5-minute presentations (talk only — no handouts or slides).

３．After each presentation, a 2–3 minute group discussion follows.

４．Once all presentations are finished, everyone votes on “Which book do you most want to read?”

The book that receives the most votes is named the Champ Book.

◆For more details, please visit our [Library Bibliobattle page] to see past events and more.

◆This preliminary round will be held as the 49th Library Bibliobattle hosted by the Kanazawa University Library.

 

【Contact Information】Central Library etsuran@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp