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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">“Are you fascinated by the escape room
craze sweeping the nation but unsure how to bring it to your library?” Amanda
Puetz of Eugene Public <span>Library</span> describes how
she created an Unlock the Box program at her library, with all the details,
ideas, and practical experience one would need to create their own
program.<span>  </span>Please download and read her
new article, “Unlock the Box at Your Library,” here:<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss4/5/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss4/5/</a><span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">From Amanda’s article, “</span><span style="line-height:115%">Holding an Unlock
the Box program at your library is more achievable than you might think. You need
a few reusable supplies, a set of clues and puzzles around a central story, a
space to convert, and <span>an enjoyment</span> of
puzzles. Cultivating critical thinking skills, building teamwork, encouraging
creativity, and exercising good communication skills are just a few of the intangible
benefits Unlock the Box programs offer patrons. And on top of all that, these
programs are fun!”<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">And
see if you can find the puzzle built <span>into</span>
Amanda’s article! </span><span style="line-height:115%"><span><br></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thank you,</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Charles Wood</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">OLA Communications</span></font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings"><span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><span></span></span></p>





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