The Clues to Running a Great Mystery Program

I was about to take a group of middle school patrons into an escape room when one of them asked me a question. “Hey Ms. Ann, will there be any actors in this?” I stopped and explained that, unfortunately, there wouldn’t be any actors, but there would be really great puzzles to solve. The kids had a blast doing the escape room, and after they finished, I had a question for them. Would they want to do a program where they were the actors and got to play roles? The answer was a resounding yes. That yes led to my first mystery program for middle schoolers. Different Kinds of Mystery Programs Mystery programs are always a huge hit with patrons. There are so many different paths you can take! Erin Warzala from the Wichita Falls Public Library (TX) created an amazing murder mystery night with filled with different crime scenes…
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