Danvers Mail

Harry Potter Escape Room

As many Halloween activities kick off in October, the Danvers Library is hosting a Harry Potter Escape Room. Two escape rooms were planned, and the first one has already been held last Monday on the 11th for younger kids. The second escape room is being held on the 23rd and is for those 15 and up. The first escape room was primarily puzzles laid out on tables. The escape room hosted on the 23rd will feature hidden keys, locked boxes, and “a small, but interesting, twist” according to Chantel Sisco who is running the two escape rooms. There are one-hour time slots with six people allowed in each time spot.

The library decided to host this escape room as they “wanted to do something Halloween adjacent for the month of October with a literary foundation”. The escape room hosted on the 11th went smoothly and the library hopes “that the people who signed up and completed the escape room enjoyed it as much as we loved hosting”. This is the first time the library has hosted an escape room but there is already a conversation about hosting others, with different themes. This opens up even more opportunities to participate in the escape rooms if you couldn’t get a spot this time.

The Harry Potter Escape Room is a great opportunity for families to get together with a small circle of loved ones and get into the Halloween spirit. The escape room is free to the public, and all you have to do is contact the library to get a spot. You can either visit the Danvers Library website at https://danverstownshiplibrary.com/, email them at danvers.tl.rsa@gmail.com, call them at 309-963-4269 or stop in at the library to claim your spot. The library’s address is 117 East Exchange St Danvers, IL 61732. Hurry and grab yourself a spot for the October 23rd escape room before the spots are taken!