NCompass Live - April 22, 2020 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/ The current health crisis has caused libraries and schools around the world to shut their doors and turn to virtual programming and learning opportunities online. Libraries and educators have responded with innovative programming that is shared and viewed beyond their own communities. One such program that has made its rounds has been the Hogwarts Digital Escape Room. Learn about the inspiration, creation, and challenges of this virtual experience from its creator Sydney Krawiec. Presenter: Sydney Krawiec, Youth Services Librarian, Peters Township (PA) Public Library.

1. Escaping Online:
Virtual Escape Rooms and
Other Online Programs
Sydney Krawiec
Peters Township Public Library | McMurray, PA

2. Quick Agenda
PTPL & WAGGIN
2020 Health Crisis
Virtual Programs
Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
Make Your Own
Other Applications
Questions

3. W
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Peters Township
Public Library
● McMurray, PA
● Card Holders: 21,081
● Collection Size: 139,727
● 2019 Physical Circulation: 263,605
WAGGIN System
● 20 mostly small & rural libraries
● Washington, Greene, Fayette Counties
● Card Holders: 118,047
● Collection Size: 930,840
● 2019 Physical Circulation: 683,550

4. Peters Township Public Library
Youth Services Department

5. Last Day
● Saturday 3/14/2020
● 9am - 12pm
● Over 600 visitors
● Over 3,000 items

7. Filling the Gaps with Virtual Programs

8. ● Kindergarten Readiness
with Ms Susan
● Easy to replicate
recipes with Ms Laura

9. ● Daily Calendar
Time with Ms
Shannon
● Easy to
replicate
science
experiments

10. Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
March 19, 2020
Responses
Day 1 905
Day 2 24,906
Day 3 55,840
Day 4 74,974
Day 5 94,707
Day 6 111,049
Day 7 125,176
1 month 350,000

11. Family Super Escape Room
March 14, 2020

12. Teen Only Harry Potter
Escape Room July 2018
Adult Only Harry Potter
Escape Room Jan 2019

13. Behind the Scenes...

16. Feedback & Translations
https://sites.google.com/view/ptpl-virtual-escape-rooms

17. Challenges

18. How to Make Your Own
Escape Room

19. Other Uses
Choose Your Own
Adventure

20. Murder Mystery

21. Additional Support
Google Forms Support
https://support.google.com/docs/topic/9055404?hl=en&ref_topic=1382883
Canva (Free version for creating clues)
www.canva.com
Unsplash (Free photos)
www.unsplash.com
Wikicommons
Pixabay