Escape the story

Jay County Public Library will be hosting escape rooms next week.

Based on the children’s book, “How to Eat a Book,” the program intended for children grades kindergarten through sixth grade will be hosted in the Community Room from 3:50 to 6:50 p.m. Thursday. Two escape rooms will be available, one for kindergarteners through third graders and the other for fourth graders through sixth graders. Fifty-five minute time slots are available, with six children to a group. Snacks and prizes will be available for escapists at the end. Space is limited, and registration is required.

Other activities going on this month include:

•Financial Foundations: Prevent Identity Theft — Learn to spot the signs of identity theft and prevent it.

•Adult Puzzle Competition — Teams will complete a 300-piece puzzle in a timed race from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Registration is required.

Comstock photos

There’s a new photo exhibit on display at Arts Place.

Photographs by Jackie Comstock are available to view now through March 28 at Jay County Campus of Arts Place in Portland. The free exhibit, located in the Weaver Community Gallery, is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays.