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Scavenger Hunt: The Color of Death Is Re(a)d
2025-06-28 13:00:00 2025-06-28 14:00:00 America/Chicago Scavenger Hunt: The Color of Death Is Re(a)d Marianne Librarian has been murdered at the library! Her friends, coworkers and husbands (!) are all under suspicion. Can you follow the clues in this scavenger hunt to find the killer, the location and the weapon? Tackle the mystery with an adult-led team of up to four people. Older teens and adults. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Training Center

Saturday, June 28
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-28 13:00:00 2025-06-28 14:00:00 America/Chicago Scavenger Hunt: The Color of Death Is Re(a)d Marianne Librarian has been murdered at the library! Her friends, coworkers and husbands (!) are all under suspicion. Can you follow the clues in this scavenger hunt to find the killer, the location and the weapon? Tackle the mystery with an adult-led team of up to four people. Older teens and adults. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Training Center

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Marianne Librarian has been murdered at the library! Her friends, coworkers and husbands (!) are all under suspicion. Can you follow the clues in this scavenger hunt to find the killer, the location and the weapon? Tackle the mystery with an adult-led team of up to four people. Older teens and adults. Please register.

Marianne Librarian has been murdered at the library! Her friends, coworkers and husbands (!) are all under suspicion. Can you follow the clues in this scavenger hunt to find the killer, the location and the weapon? Tackle the mystery with an adult-led team of up to four people.

Older teens and adults. Please register.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Fun & Games | Featured |

TAGS: | Summer Reading |

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