Escape games that transform library fundraisers into real page-turners.

Host game night at your library!

Locked Library™ is a series of 2-hour puzzle-solving games that can be licensed and hosted at public libraries. Working in small teams, players explore the library, solve an elaborate series of puzzles, and try to finish the game before time runs out. Every edition of the game has a unique theme inspired by literary genres, classics, and tropes.

Fundraise for your library by hosting a ticketed evening event.

Game can be hosted in libraries of all sizes, with 200 to 1500 self-guided players roaming your venue and solving puzzles simultaneously.

How It Works

  1. Select a Locked Library edition.

  2. Choose the date(s) you’d like to host.

  3. Complete license paperwork and payment.

  4. Market the event to library and local audiences.

  5. Sell event tickets and keep all ticket revenue.

  6. Receive game files customized for your library.

  7. Print and prepare game assets.

  8. Host your game!

FAQ

  • Game kits (one per team), signage, and other paper assets can be printed and prepared in-house. Signage is posted before the game starts and multimedia assets are set to play on a loop. Depending on your library, you might want to have some signage printed at poster sizes.

  • When players arrive, they’ll check in and you’ll give them a game kit. Teams will be directed to a starting area and instructed to wait for the signal to begin. For the next 1-2 hours, teams will roam the library self-guided, turning in answers at staffed stations, and completing the game at their own pace. Game kits and signage can be recycled as teams leave the library.

  • Games are licensed per-date (12:00am to 11:59pm in your time zone) for a one-time fee. Libraries set their own prices, sell tickets, and retain all profits. Jetpack makes all game assets available and can advise on both preparation and game-day logistics.

  • Yes! Locked Library is designed to be the perfect turn-key revenue generator. Host libraries have been able to generate as much as a 10x return.

  • Since 2017, Locked Library has been hosted at smaller zoos that can accommodate ~200 players at one time. For these venues, we are able to offer discounted pricing or 2-night bookings that make it possible to generated 2-3x revenue after costs.

  • Jetpack Creative Industries is owned and operated by writer/screenwriter Anders J. Svensson — a lifelong reader who infuses every game with his love of stories and his appreciation for the role libraries play in society.

Interested in hosting Locked Library?

For a quick reply to licensing questions, send us a message using the form below.