Book walk ideas

CCPRN recently incorporated a ‘Book Walk’ into our pre-summer picnics. So what exactly is a book walk? A book walk is a way to encourage children to be involved in a story. So here̵…

While you may not be able to go inside libraries this summer to pick out books like usual, one local library has found a way to bring books outside.

CCPRN recently incorporated a ‘Book Walk’ into our pre-summer picnics. So what exactly is a book walk? A book walk is a way to encourage children to be involved in a story. So here̵…

Our Columbus Metro Parks have done it again. They’ve created an innovative and fun way for us to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time with the Blendon Woods Story Trail. Departing from the Nature Center, you’ll find the story The Mitten by Jan Brett, printed out on boards throughout the 1/3 mile trail […]

About a year ago or more I saw some chatter about StoryWalks on Facebook. I thought - "How cool is THAT?" but could not figure out how to g...

Combine fresh air, exercise and books for a fun outdoor family reading experience. by going on a StoryWalk®.

StoryWalk® | Let's Move in Libraries

after eric carle the seed storywalk book, this is a take home activity kit from Granby Library’s Children’s Room

I encourage you to check out your local library and see what they're up to. I think you'll be impressed -- and more than a little surprised -- by what they're doing.

Photo of a frame on our StoryWalk outdoors in a park About a year ago now, we installed our first StoryWalk. You can find more information using the StoryWalk tag here. It's been a super delight and has been much beloved by those in our community who have discovered it. It is so nice to have a small place for the library out in the community, particularly during this time that our buildings are closed. We are promoting our StoryWalk to our patrons while cautioning them to distance their…

Picture Book Walk at Quail Ridge Park With all the hullabaloo that is summer reading, it can be easy for youth librarians to forget about anything else that happens in the summer months. The sun is shining! The weather is warm! It's a perfect time to wander about outside! Translation: It's a perfect time for a Picture Book Walk. Around this time last year, Angela Reynolds shared her Nova Scotia library's StoryWalk™ on the ALSC Blog. The whole idea, I later learned, actually traces back to…

A StoryWalk® is a fun activity that places laminated pages from a picture book mounted on posts along an outside path, in store windows, around a playground or park, or anywhere else you can imagine it! The StoryWalk® concept was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and was developed with t

StrongStart: The Mitten as a StoryWalk

"Dog's Colorful Day" by Emma Dodd Story Walk: I manage two small Public libraries in Oklahoma and I have been wanting to do a Story Walk since I first heard of it almost 2 years ago. A Story Walk incorporates reading/literacy and the outdoors. It is usually set up in a local park, but can be us…

Enchanted forest set up for secondary Scholastic Book Fair.

Walkin’ & readin’ | Newton Daily News

Storywalks from Saint Paul Public Library's Traveling Trunk Show in Oct 2014.

The StoryWalk at Medina's Mugrage Park blends nature book with nature.

taking a story outside for a walk with kindergarten kids