Host an escape room at your library

Rose Hopkins-LaRocco (right) writes: “Escape rooms: They’re all the rage. You know you want to host one. Go on, do it. It’s not that hard. It’s time-consuming, but it will be one of the most fun and rewarding things you do in your library career. Luckily, I work with amazingly creative and hard-working people, so that made it a breeze. The La Grange Park (Ill.) Public Library hosted a Harry Potter Escape Room for Harry’s (and J. K.’s) birthday. First, we would be nowhere without Robin Papaleka’s wonderful guide. This helped so much in determining a timeline and budget. We also used a few of her puzzles.”...

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